India beat Pakistan to win ACT title
India’s hockey team gifted the country on Diwali its second Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament title after defeating arch foes Pakistan 3-2 in the final here on Sunday.
By : migrator
Update: 2016-10-30 16:53 GMT
India’s two second-half goals from Rupinder Pal Singh (18th minute) and Affan Yousuf (23rd) were cancelled out by Aleem Bilal (26th) and Ali Shan (38th) but Nikkin Thimmaiah (51st) scored the winner for the reigning Asian Games champions. In the third-place match, hosts Malaysia got their fourth bronze medal as they edged out south Korea via penalty shootout.
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