Olympic bronze medallist India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-3 in a pulsating third-fourth place play-off match to win the bronze medal on the Asian Champions Trophy males`s hockey event.
India, who have been the defending champions together with Pakistan within the final version of the event in Muscat, will return with a comfort prize after having misplaced to Japan 3-5 within the semifinals on December 21. India took the lead within the very first minute by means of vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh earlier than Sumit (forty fifth), Varun Kumar (53rd) and Akashdeep Singh (57th) struck a aim every.
Pakistan`s objectives have been scored by Afraz (tenth), Abdul Rana (thirty third) and Ahmed Nadeem (57th). It was India`s second win over Pakistan within the event after having crushed the identical opponents 3-1 within the round-robin phases. Coming into the event as sizzling favourites and having topped the round-robin stage with an unbeaten document, the Indians can be dissatisfied to return with a bronze. Within the summit conflict late on Wednesday, South Korea will play Japan.
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