India beat Pak to enter U-18 Asia Cup final

Dhaka, September 29

India defeated Pakistan 3-1 to storm into the final of the men's U-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament.

India will meet Bangladesh in the final tomorrow. India took the lead in the seventh minute through Shivam Anand's strike. It was the Indians who were more clinical in front of goal as three minutes from the halftime they doubled their lead through a penalty corner conversion by Dilpreet Singh (32nd minute). After the change of ends, India continued to assert their supremacy and controlled the possession.

India were awarded a penalty stroke in the second half but it was saved by the Pakistan goalkeeper. Minutes after the missed stroke, Nilam Sanjeep Xess (46th) converted a penalty corner. Pakistan managed to pull a goal back through Amjad Ali Khan (63rd). — PTI