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Pakistan are the victors and how! Their resilience has to be admired through the contest and they have their revenge for Asian Games loss. Pakistan lost the first three matches and it’s been a dramatic turnaround.

Full Time

0.30′ India win a penalty corner and Pakistan hold firm and and win the battle here as they celebrate wildly and there is stunned silence in the crowd and India bow out of the tournament. Pakistan had two free hits to defend in the dying seconds of the game.

1. 25′ Goal!! Pakistan overload the Indian territory and Irfan’s shot earns a long corner and a patiently worked move is smashed into the net by Qadir and Pakistan stun the crowd

3 Manpreet attacks for India and India have a free hit near the area. Nothing comes of it.

4′ Pakistan do well to keep the corner away and Manpreet’s flick was smashed towards the goal and Akashdeep was a whisker away from touching the ball in front of an empty net.

4′ Pakistan are looking to play on the counter attack and are soaking all the pressure in and Pakistan give away a silly penalty corner.

6′ The tempo of the game has slowed down. India are controlling the ball and Dharamvir and Gurbaj, whose superb ball led to the goal a couple of minutes ago are impressive.

8′ Goal!! Nikkin Thimmaih India get back in the game yet again and it was a superbly worked ball from the right corner and Nikkin flicks the ball into the net quite calmly and there is a real ebb and flow to the game.

10‘ India look to strike back but Pakistan’s backline is solid and hold firm.

11′ Goal!!! (India 2- Pakistan 3) Mohammad Irfan India give away a soft penalty corner and it’s a well taken one by Pakistan and Irfan shot beats a maze of players to land up in the net.

11‘ Manpreet makes a superb surge and and was slightly wide of Akashdeep and wide and India could have the lead.

12′ The fourth quarter is underway and Pakistan are immediately looking to wrestle back the advantage with some intricate play but the ball is cut out.

End of 3rd Quarter

India have got back at just the right time and it’s turning out to be a riveting battle.

50′ GOAL!! Dharamvir (India 2- Pakistan 2) With Pakistan being a few men lighter on the pitch, India take full advantage of it and Dharamvir gets past the defense and then Butt with ease and slams it in the net. Game on

47′ Arslan makes a wild push as battles get increasingly heated and the umpire gives him a yellow card. Pakistan are down to nine men now.

45′ Pakistan’s Muhammed Tusiq is green carded and will have to sit out for a couple of minutes on the touchline for infringement.

44‘ The yellow carded players for both sides are back on and have full strength for both sides here.

42′ Lovely play by Manpreet for India in the defence as he fends of two players to get the ball out and India hold possession here.

38‘ Match is getting feisty with tackles clattering in and then Indians make a great run through to goal but it was a touch too many and the Pakistan goalkeeper, Butt makes a fine save.

35′ India are pressing hard and Raghunath is tripped and its a penalty corner for India, the corner is worked and Raghunath takes it and it’s tipped over the ball by the goalie and it’s another penalty corner. Another shot but it’s wide of the mark

Goal!!! After a long check, the goal is given and Waqas is the scorer. Pakistan are in the lead!! (India 1 – Pakistan 2 )

32′ India start on the front foot and and they are looking good but Pakistan hit back on the counter attack and a crossfield ball from Rasool is put in the net by Waqas and Pakistan celebrate. The jubilant players are brought back to earth by the umpire and it’s a referral as the official think it’s come of the back stick.

End of 2nd Quarter

After Gurjinder Singh netted goal for hosts in the 1st quarter, it was Qadeer for Pakistan who scored the equaliser just at the start of 2nd quarter. Pakistan now will play with just 10 players for 10 minutes as Mohahamad Irfan has been handed Yellow Card. Riveting two quarters on cards, stay with us as it is halftime.

28′ As halftime approaches Pakistan camp look relaxed as they pass the ball. Suddenly Sunil attacks and is accelerating towards the goal

post. There is a collision and Video Umpire has been called in. It is Yellow Card for Irfan but no Penalty offered to India as they lose the

referral.

26′ Sunil is surrounded by Pakistan players as he tries to pass through them: Sunil is surrounded by Pakistan players as he tries to pass through them

23′ Remember with Yellow Card to Gurbaj Singh India are on field with just 10 players and Pakistan seems to take advantage of that.

20′ Pakistan suddenly look to attack now as they get free hit here. Akashdeep runs with ball, the crowd is getting behind him, passes to

Sunil, there is a contact and it is another Penalty Corner for India. But they miss it.

16‘ GOAL!!! There you go Pakistan equalise. We are just few seconds into the 2nd quarter and Qadeer nets a superb goal. India-1 Pakistan-1

End of 1st quarter

Pakistan started positively looking to attack India early on but it was Gurjinder Singh for Hosts, who netted the goal.

14′: Pakistan get their first Penalty Corner of the night just before the end of 1st quarter, but they fail to capitalise.

13′: India trying to keep ball away from Pakistan and why not they are already one up. Meanwhile it is yellow card for Gurbaj Singh as he collides with Mohammad Dilber

11‘: Goal!!! First real chance for India to net a goal, but they miss it. And there you go first penalty corner of the night and that’s it India open the account. It is Gurjinder who nets the goal. India 1- Pakistan 0. Pakistan call for review but there is no obstruction and

it is a goal!

10′: India looking to counter attack and are keeping the ball in their possession. Indian players are not leaving Pakistan half, looking for every small possibility to net a goal.

8′: Another chance for Pakistan goes begging as crowd gets right behind home team.

7′: Chance here for Pakistan to take an early lead but Indian goalkeeper Shreejesh displays perfect blocking technique.

5‘: Things slowly heating up as the ball is in Indian possession.

3‘: So far it is Pakistan handling the ball and looking to dominate the Indian defence early on.

1st Quarter: 1‘: There you go; the most fascinating battle of the night gets underway as both teams battle it out for the berth in the finals. Crowd already seems to be on their toes at the Kalinga Stadium. Cheers going all around.

India XI: Sreejesh, Rupinder, Gurjinder, Manpreet, Sardar, Khandangbam, Gurbaj, Mujtaba, Sunil, Akashdeep and Ramandeep.

Pakistan XI: Butt, Rizwan, Waqas, Dilber, Rashid, Imran, Irfan, Shakeel, Bhutta, Abbas and Shan.

Hello and Welcome to our coverage of the eagerly awaited semifinal between India and Pakistan. Playing in front of their home crowd, India will be starting as favourites in the contest. After winning the Asian Games, India will be fired up for this battle and the sheer competitiveness of this battle, transcending beyond the realms of spot, makes it a pulsating battle.

India and Pakistan have a long history of hockey rivalry. The two nations have a record of facing each other in the first six Asian games finals. They have played in seven finals against each other out of which Pakistan has won six and India has won just one. Both nations have played each other from 1956 to 1964 in three successive Olympic Hockey finals. India won gold twice while Pakistan won once.

But the records are a thing of the past and when the two teams take the ground tomorrow, they will have only one goal, a place in the final of the Champions Trophy. The hosts definitely have looked a better team than Pakistan in the tournament so far. (With Inputs from PTI)