So, India begin their Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 campaign in style. An impressive win to start the tournament. India scored three goals in the last quarter, in fact, in last five minutes to open their winning account.
Goal Scorers: Ramandeep Singh (25'), Dilpreet Singh (54'), Mandeep Singh (57') and Lalit Upadhyay (59').
GOAL!!! Third goal under five minutes here. Great presence of mind by Lalit. No one was guarding the Pakistan goal and he deflected one into the empty net. This one is last seconds of the match!
GOAL!!! Another goal for India. This time Mandeep Singh nets the goal for India. This should perhaps seal it for India.Â
GOAL!!! It is 17-Year-Old Dilpreet Singh who doubles India's lead. This should make things difficult for Pakistan's comeback. India further dominate now after Dilpreet's superb finish.
End of third quarter, India continue to lead 1-0. Final quarter coming up, can India hold on to the lead? So far they have been impressive. Â
IND vs PAK Q3: Time running away from Pakistan in this penultimate quarter. They are pressing hard for a equaliser, but nothing in their favour so far. India, on the other hand, looking to keep the ball away from their half.
IND vs PAK Q3: What a way to begin the third quarter. Great referral by India and by virtue of that Pakistan have been denied a goal. India continue to dominate the proceedings.Â
Half Time: That's the end of first half. Ramandeep Singh's goal has been the difference between the two side so far. India will be a happier camp as we go into the break.Â
GOAL!!! Five minutes into the second quarter and India open their scoring! Ramandeep Singh with the goal. Men in blue take the opening lead. IND 1-0 PAK.
IND vs PAK Q2: Ten minutes remaining in the second quarter. Pakistan have dominated the proceedings in the quarter so far.
IND vs PAK Q2: India begin the second quarter on a promising note. The men in blue earn their second Penalty Corner. Need to capitalise it this time around. No, they again fail to! Another chance goes begging for India.Â
That's the end of Quarter 1. It is goalless thus far. Exciting quarter to begin with. India, however, had a chance to convert a Penalty Corner but they failed to.
IND vs PAK Q1: India earn a penalty corner here. First of the match. They fail to convert it, good save by the Pakistan goalkeeper.
IND vs PAK Q1:Â We are down to last five minutes of the opening quarter and Pakistan have got the possession back. Very little to separate the two teams as far as the action so far is concerned. Â
IND vs PAK Q1:Â Nine minutes remaining in the first quarter and no team has opened the scoring yet. India have had the majority of possession so far. Pakistan under little bit of pressure and India play a passing game.
IND vs PAK Q1: Three minutes into the first quarter and it is good start for both India and Pakistan. Both teams looking to be aggressive up front.
Both the teams are out in the middle and it is time for respective National Anthems.
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Arch-rivals India and Pakistan square off in the opening match of Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 in Breda, Netherlands. India will be looking to begin their campaign on a positive note as they look for their maiden Hockey Champions Trophy title. Pakistan, on the other hand, have won the title three times. Meanwhile, this is the last edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy as the tournament will be replaced by Hockey Pro League (HPL) from 2019 onwards. India vs Pakistan Live Streaming of Hockey Match: Get Telecast & Free Online Stream Details of IND vs PAK Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 Contest.
Though India starts as favourites in this fixture, Pakistan holds an upper hand whenever it comes to Hockey Champions Trophy. So far in the history of the tournament, Pakistan have defeated India 12 times out of 19 matches. India have emerged victorious in just six matches.
Interestingly, the last meeting between these two rivals in Champions Trophy took place during the semifinal of 2014 edition. Pakistan won that match 4-3. Apart from three title wins Pakistan have finished as runner-up seven times in the tournament. India, on the other hand, managed to finish runners-up in 2016 edition and it remains their best performance in the tournamentâs history.
Apart from the hosts, India and Pakistan, Australia, Argentina and Belgium are taking part in this yearâs Champions Trophy. Each team will get to play five matches during the round-robin stage. Top two teams will the qualify for the summit clash. The finals of the tournament will take place on July 01.
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