Abhishek scored his second goal in the 23rd minute to give India a strong lead of 4-1. In the same minute, Pakistan got a penalty corner and in the 24th minute,
India beat Pakistan 5-3, seal place in semi-final race: India defeated Pakistan 5-3 in the Hockey World Cup 2026 to enter the second round of the tournament. The thrilling match was played at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands on Wednesday.
In the fourth minute, India got a penalty corner and just one minute later, captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a brilliant goal to give the team a 1-0 lead. In the 10th minute, Abhishek scored a brilliant goal to increase India’s lead to 2-0. The Indian team maintained its dominance in the second quarter as well. In the 19th minute, India got a penalty. Captain Harmanpreet Singh converted this opportunity into a goal in the 20th minute to increase India’s lead to 3-0. In the 21st minute, Hannan Shahid scored a goal to open Pakistan’s account and make the score 3-1. India did not wait long.
Abhishek scored his second goal in the 23rd minute to give India a strong lead of 4-1. In the same minute, Pakistan got a penalty corner and in the 24th minute, Sufian Khan converted it into a goal to make the score 4-2. India led 4-2 at half-time. India got three penalty corners while Pakistan got two in the first two quarters.
India maintained their lead at the start of the third quarter. India’s Sukhjit Singh was shown a green card in the 29th minute. After this, in the 34th minute, Hardik Singh scored a brilliant goal to increase India’s lead to 5-2. Pakistan tried to make a comeback in the final quarter. Hannan Shahid scored his second goal in the 45th minute, bringing Pakistan back into the game. With this, the score became 5-3 in favor of India.
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