IND vs PAK Hockey Match Highlights: In their first match of the London-leg of the FIH Pro League 2025-26, India made a spectacular comeback from a goal down to defeat Pakistan 4-3. Abhishek (21st), Neelakanta Sharma (24th), Sukhjit Singh (34th) and Rajinder Singh (52nd) scored goals for India. At the same time, all three goals of Pakistan were scored from penalty corners. Nadeem Ahmed (8th) gave this team the lead to Pakistan in the first quarter. After this, Abu Mahmood (53rd) and Moeen Shakeel (60th) reduced the gap by scoring goals.
Nadeem Ahmed gave Pakistan the initial lead by scoring a goal in the 8th minute of the match played at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Center on Tuesday, but Harmanpreet Singh’s Indian team made a strong comeback in the second quarter. They scored two goals and then scored one goal each in the third and fourth quarters to take a strong lead. Craig Fulton’s team made some mistakes in the last 10 minutes of the match, which gave Pakistan a chance to score two goals. With this the margin of victory reduced and the contest became tense.
India dominated the entire match
The Indian team had the upper hand in every aspect of the game. ‘Men in Blue’ entered the circle 30 times, while his opponents were able to do so only nine times. They got 11 penalty corners, while Pakistan got 8. However, they were only able to convert two penalty corners, while the ‘Men in Green’ Scored three goals. With this win, India continued their good run on the ongoing tour of Europe for the last two rounds of the FIH Pro League. In the previous leg in Rotterdam, they defeated defending world champions Germany and hosts Netherlands in crucial matches.
India scored 13 points
This is India’s third straight win in 13 matches of the Pro League. Now this team has 13 points. Harmanpreet Singh’s team has won one match in a shoot-out, drawn two matches and lost 7 matches, while Pakistan has lost all its 13 matches so far.
With this win, India also maintained its recent dominance against the neighboring country. Since 2016, they have not lost to Pakistan at senior and junior levels. Recently, in the Under-18 Asia Cup held in Japan, Pakistan’s junior team lost 5-3 to India. With this victory, India has reached seventh place in the points table of 9 teams, leaving behind Spain (11 points in 12 matches). Pakistan is at the bottom with zero points.
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After facing hosts England in their next match on Wednesday, the ‘Men in Blue’ In this round, it will once again face Pakistan on 26th June. They will conclude their FIH Pro League campaign against England on June 29 at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London. (IANS input)
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