India vs Pakistan Hockey Final: The final match of Men's Junior Asia Cup 2024 Hockey was played between the teams of India and Pakistan. In this match played in Muscat, Oman, the Indian team won and was also successful in defending its title. The performance of the Indian team in this tournament was very strong. He did not lose a single match in the entire tournament. On the second tour, Pakistan reached here after winning all its matches, but the Indian team defeated Pakistan in this tough match.

Both teams started attacking

The teams of India and Pakistan showed attacking play from the very beginning in this final match. Pakistan took a 1-0 lead by scoring a goal in the opening minutes of the match. However, India scored a goal in the fourth minute to level the match at 1-1. For India, Arjit Singh Hundal converted the penalty corner. Due to which the first quarter ended in a tie.

A strong start was seen from the Indian team in the second quarter. Arijit Singh Hundal again converted the penalty corner in the 18th minute and gave the team a 2-1 lead. After this, in the 19th minute, the Indian team increased its lead to 3-1. Dilraj Singh scored a brilliant field goal. But by the end of the second quarter, Pakistan made a comeback and converted the penalty corner just before half time, due to which the match reached 3-2 at half time.

Strong competition was seen in the second half

The first goal came from Pakistan in the third quarter of the match. Pakistan once again converted the penalty corner and leveled the match at 3-3. This was also the only goal of this quarter. But in the last quarter, the Indian team scored a goal right in the beginning. Arijit Singh Hundal scored another goal in the match and gave India a 4-3 lead. After this, India scored another goal in the last quarter and increased the lead to 5-3.

Team India's performance in Asia Cup 2024

The Indian team started the Men's Junior Asia Cup 2024 by defeating Thailand 11-0. After this it defeated Japan 3-2 and Chinese Taipei 16-0. Also won against Korea by 8-1. Whereas, in the semi-finals, India defeated Malaysia 3-1 and made it to the finals.