London: In a very exciting match of FIH Pro League 2026 played in London, the Indian hockey team defeated Pakistan 4-3. At the beginning of the match, Pakistani team was leading, but India made a strong comeback in this match. For India, Abhishek, Neelakant Sharma, Sukhjeet Singh and Rajinder scored brilliant goals to give the team a strong lead of 4-1. At the last moment, Pakistan made the match very exciting by scoring two consecutive goals and brought the score to 4-3. However, the Indian players bore the pressure well in the last minutes and did not give Pakistan any chance to equalize on the basis of their excellent defence. With this resounding victory, India has maintained its dominance over Pakistan.
Pakistan had the lead in the first quarter
In the last minutes of the first quarter, the Indian team tried its best to make a comeback in the match. India continuously got several penalty corners, but Pakistan’s strong defense foiled every attempt of India. During this, Pakistan player Abdul Mannan also got injured while stopping a sharp shot of captain Harmanpreet Singh. Despite all efforts, the Indian team could not score a single goal in the first quarter and Pakistan remained ahead 1-0 till the end of the first quarter.
Team India dominated in the second and third quarters also
After this, the Indian team made a brilliant comeback in the second quarter. Abhishek gave India equality by scoring the first goal and then Neelkant Sharma put India ahead for the first time in the match by scoring the 19th brilliant goal of his international career. Thanks to these two goals, by the end of half-time, India took a much-needed lead of 2-1 over Pakistan and strengthened its hold on the match. Even in the third quarter, the power of the Indian team was seen on the field. India maintained its dominance in the match and increased the pressure on Pakistan. This time Sukhjit Singh played brilliantly and scored the third goal of the match, due to which Team India’s lead became bigger.
Pakistan made a comeback in the last quarter, but Team India won the match
India got another penalty corner in the fourth and last quarter. Here the Indian team changed its strategy and scored an excellent goal and took a big and strong lead of 4-1 over Pakistan. It seemed that India would win this match easily. But in the last minutes of the match, Pakistan suddenly made a strong counterattack and surprised the Indian defense by scoring two consecutive goals. Just before the end of the match, the score became 4-3, which increased both the excitement and tension on the field. However, despite this huge pressure, the Indian team controlled itself and preserved its lead. In this way, India won this exciting match 4-3 and won 3 points.
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