Pakistan leveled against traditional rival India 2-2 in dying seconds of the thriller during the hockey match at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Saturday morning.
Dilpreet Singh and Harmanpreet Singh scored for India at half-time. Pakistan’s Irfan Jr brought Pakistan one up in the third quarter while Ali Mubashar scored a last-second penalty corner to draw the game.
India dominated the first quarter, with Pakistan also having a shot that hit the crossbar as India kept the pressure on Pakistan.
India's Dilpreet Singh scored the opening goal of the match with just 40 seconds left in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Pakistan saw themselves a man short as Muhammad Atiq was shown a yellow card, bringing the odds in favour of India.
Harmanpreet Singh scored India's second goal giving it a 2-0 lead.
Well done to Pakistan hockey team 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 , Good come back in the last minute of the match , should hav won the game but never than less good result at the end 2-2 vs India , keep up the spirit,Good luck for the next games #CommonwealthGames2018
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) April 7, 2018
Plenty of drama unfolded as Akashdeep Singh and Muhammad Faisal Qadir got involved in a scuffle and the referee sent the two players out to cool themselves down.
Pakistan pulled back into the game after being hammered by India, with Mohammad Irfan Junior tapping the ball in after Rizwan's shot beat Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh. With seven seconds to go for the final whistle, Pakistan got their final chance to score an equaliser after being awarded a penalty corner with time running around.
pak vs india 2-2 https://t.co/M86DBfrDEg pic.twitter.com/FiopAv3xH6
— PHF (@PHFOfficial) April 7, 2018
Pakistan asked for a review after the ball thwarted off the defender's foot. The referee awarded Pakistan's it's eight penalty corner, which then Ali Mubashar converted to draw the match 2-2.