Hockey: Pakistan beats India in SAF Games hockey final
Pakistan had won hockey gold in 2006 and 2010 editions, beating India in final on both occasions
GWAHATI (Dunya News) – Pakistan beat India by 0-1 in men s hockey at the 12th South Asian Games on Friday, reported Dunya News.
According to the details, Awais-ur-Rehman scored the only goal of the match in added time of the first half as Pakistan notched up a hat-trick of titles in the South Asian Games.
Pakistan completely dominated the first half, leading 1-0, and though India pressed for an equaliser with several raids into the opposition post towards the end of the match, the goal did not come for the home country.
India conceded a soft goal in the added time of the first half but could not score another during whole of the match.
Pakistan had won the hockey gold in 2006 and 2010 editions, beating India in the final on both occasions. India had also lost 1-2 to Pakistan in the group stage of the ongoing Games.
