India emerged champions within the Males’s Hockey5s Asia Cup right here on Saturday, beating arch-rivals Pakistan 2-0 in a shootout after each groups had been locked at 4-4 in regulation time.
With the win, India have booked their place within the FIH Males’s Hockey5s World Cup 2024.
For India, Mohammed Raheel (nineteenth and twenty sixth), Jugraj Singh (seventh) and Maninder Singh (tenth) had been the objective scorers in the course of the regulation time, whereas Gurjot Singh and Maninder Singh managed to beat the goalkeeper within the shootout.
Pakistan, Abdul Rehman (fifth), captain Abdul Rana (thirteenth), Zikriya Hayat (14th) and Arshad Liaqat (nineteenth) had been on the right track for Pakistan.
Indian keeper Suraj Karkera made some very important saves earlier than Pakistan broke the impasse through Rehman within the fifth minute.
Jugraj Singh received the equalizer for India simply a few minutes later. India took the lead with Maninder Singh’s reverse hit from a distance. Nonetheless, Pakistan struck again shortly and restored their lead by way of skipper Abdul Rana (thirteenth) and Zikriya Hayat (14th).
The Males in Blue started to play a possession-based recreation and pressed deeper, just for Pakistan to double its lead through Arshad Liaqat within the nineteenth minute.
Whereas Mohammed Raheel instantly pulled one again for India on the identical time, the Indians upped their ante and commenced attacking from all corners. Within the twenty sixth minute, Mohammed Raheel acquired a protracted move and dribbled previous Pakistan’s under-pressure defence, hanging the ball dwelling to attract degree once more.
Each groups failed to attain a winner, and as issues went to the shootout, Gurjot Singh and Maninder Singh scored for India.
For Pakistan, Arshad Liaqat and Muhammad Murtaza missed their makes an attempt, permitting the Males in Blue to carry the title. Following the conquest, Hockey India introduced a money prize of Rs 2 lakh to the gamers and Rs 1 lakh every for the help workers.
