Pakistan hold India to goal-less draw
16 Nov 2012 4:59 AM IST
After posting two impressive wins, India were held to a goalless draw by arch-rivals Pakistan in their third round-robin league match at the Sultan of Johor Cup hockey tournament here on Wednesday.
There was plenty of action in the match right from the very start, as both the teams adopted attacking approach but the forwards lacked in giving finishing touches.
The script was no different after the barren first half, as both Indian and Pakistani forwards continued to falter at crucial moments of match, making proceedings dull.
It was Pakistan which earned the first penalty corner of the match in the 39th minute of the play only for Irfan Muhammad to waste the opportunity for his team.
India should consider themselves unlucky not to have returned with a win from the game, as Prabhdeep Singh hit the upright of the Pakistani goal in the 46th minute of the match.
India will next play New Zealand on Thursday before squaring off against the hosts Malaysia in their last league match on Saturday.
After three matches, India lead the points table with seven points while Pakistan are languishing at the bottom of the six-team competition on two points. India had earlier stunned defending champions Australia 2-0 before getting the better of formidable Germany 3-1 in their previous two matches.
There was plenty of action in the match right from the very start, as both the teams adopted attacking approach but the forwards lacked in giving finishing touches.
The script was no different after the barren first half, as both Indian and Pakistani forwards continued to falter at crucial moments of match, making proceedings dull.
It was Pakistan which earned the first penalty corner of the match in the 39th minute of the play only for Irfan Muhammad to waste the opportunity for his team.
India should consider themselves unlucky not to have returned with a win from the game, as Prabhdeep Singh hit the upright of the Pakistani goal in the 46th minute of the match.
India will next play New Zealand on Thursday before squaring off against the hosts Malaysia in their last league match on Saturday.
After three matches, India lead the points table with seven points while Pakistan are languishing at the bottom of the six-team competition on two points. India had earlier stunned defending champions Australia 2-0 before getting the better of formidable Germany 3-1 in their previous two matches.
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