India vs Pakistan Highlights, Asian Games: IND Hammer PAK 10-2 to Top Pool A, Harmanpreet Bags Four

Harmanpreet Singh and Co. were utterly dominant against Pakistan, they hammered ten goals past their arch-rivals and with that, India guaranteed themselves top spot in Pool A. Thanks for joining us today, you can keep up with over coverage of Asian Games here.

That’s it, it’s all over, India win 10-2, top group A. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored four, Varun Kumar scored two, Shamsher, Mandeep, Sumit, Gurjant scored one each.

Chance! Pakistan survive, there could have been the 11th goal, good attack from the Indian players but a foul on the Pakistan goalie results in a free-kick. Comprehensive performance from India. Pakistan earn a penalty corner meanwhile.

Sumit gets hit on his face, there was a brief break in play, Pakistan meanwhile have earned another penalty corner. Save from Sreejesh, the wall of India standing tall!

Another one, Varun Kumar converts the penalty corner, this is embarrassing, 10 goals for the Indian team.

Less than seven minutes remain in quarter 4, India recycling possession, still looking to add more, India win another penalty corner. Relentless attacking hockey.

Pakistan defend a penalty corner, can they keep this scoreline from going into double digits? India still attacking, they are not just happy with this scoreline.

Lalith Upadhyay hammers home the ninth, what a scoreline, India 9-2 now against Pakistan. This is turning into an exhibition game.

Shamsher Singh nets again, Pakistan defenders caught sleeping the Pakistan goalie caught in no man’s land, Shamsher was sharp, quick, India leading 8-2.

End of quarter 3, three goals in this quarter, two for Pakistan and a goal for India, Varun Kumar with the strike. Last 15 minutes remain. India have sealed their top spot in Pool A.

Amit Rohidas with the stick-check, gets yellow carded. Penalty corner, converted, Pakistan score again! Abdul Rahman deflects in, Pakistan get a second.

Quarter 3, penalty corner saved by India. Couple of cracks by Pakistan. India on the counter, Varun Kumar scores the seventh. India lead 7-1.

Sufyan Mohammed Khan pulls one back for his side, similar to the penalty corner scored at the other end by Harmanpreet, through the legs of Krishan Pathak. No clean sheet for India today.

Penalty corner again for Pakistan, Krishan Pathak and the Indian players gear up to face the Pakistan players. They finally score!

Harmanpreet Singh saves the day, he’s everywhere today. 8 minutes remain before the end of third quarter, plus the fifteen minutes of the quarter 3.

Ten minutes remain in quarter 3, 15 minutes of the quarter 4, this could get worse for them. Meanwhile Pakistan earn a penalty corner, chance to get one back.

Pakistan defender Arbaz was adjudged to have stopped the ball from going into the back of the net, thus India earned themselves a penalty stroke, not a penalty corner.

Meanwhile they have earned another penalty corner, saved but India will get another crack. Harmanpreet converts again!

Again! Harmanpreet Singh scores a hat-trick, India leading 5-0 against Pakistan, my oh my!

The third quarter is underway, India get a penalty corner, Arbaz Ahmed was caught, the Indian players want more, are they asking for a penalty stroke?

End of the first two quarters, India leading 4-0 thanks to a brace from captain Harmanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh had opened the scoring for India, Harmanpreet scored a penalty stroke then converted a penalty corner, Sumit added another just before half time.