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Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024: India beat Pakistan with 2-1

Semi-finals will be played on September 17

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Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024: India beat Pakistan with 2-1
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Beijing: Pakistan on Saturday were handed a 2-1 loss by arch-rivals India during their match in the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 played at the Moqi Training Base, Hulunbuir, China.

During the match, Pakistan secured an early lead as Ahmad Nadeem managed to throw the ball into goal post.
However, India soon came back to score consecutive goals to turn the scoreboard in their favour.

The third and fourth quarters were goalless as both teams attacked at respective nets on many occasions.

For India, both goals were scored by Captain Harmanpreet Singh with the second one coming in the second quarter.

Both Pakistan and India have qualified for the semi-finals with the latter finishing the round stage unbeaten to secure the top position on the points table after handing down Pakistan their first defeat of the tournament.

Pakistan recorded a 5-1 win over China on Thursday while they defeated Japan in their third game.

The round matches will culminate today, whereas the semi-finals will be played on September 17.

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