Araijeet Singh Hundal slammed 4 objectives as defending champions India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 5-3 within the summit conflict to win a hat-trick of titles within the males’s junior Asia Cup in Muscat on Wednesday. This was India’s fifth title within the continental event, having beforehand gained the crown in 2004, 2008, 2015 and 2023. The event was not held in 2021 on account of COVID-19 pandemic. Araijeet transformed three penalty corners within the fourth, 18th and 54th minutes in addition to discovering the online from a area effort within the forty seventh minute. Dilraj Singh (nineteenth) was the opposite aim getter for India.
For Pakistan, Sufyan Khan (thirtieth, thirty ninth) transformed two penalty corners, whereas Hannan Shahid scored from area play within the third minute.
Japan defeated Malaysia 2-1 to assert the third spot earlier within the day.
There was hardly something to distinguish between the 2 sides as each India and Pakistan fought laborious for ball possession within the first quarter.
The spotlight of the primary quarter was ariel passes employed by each the groups.
However Pakistan had the primary snigger, placing as early because the third minute via a area aim from Shahid.
India did not sit again and secured their first penalty nook seconds later, and Araijeet stepped up to attract degree with a robust drag-flick to the fitting of Pakistan goalkeeper.
India upped their sport within the second quarter and secured their second penalty nook within the 18th minute and Araijeet struck once more with one other highly effective flick.
A minute later, a nice area aim by Dilraj prolonged India’s result in 3-1.
Pakistan, nevertheless, lowered the margin within the thirtieth minute via a penalty nook conversion by Sufyan.
Pakistan had been the higher aspect on show after the change of ends they usually drew degree within the thirty ninth minute via one other penalty nook conversion by Sufyan.
India secured their third penalty nook within the forty seventh minute, however Araijeet’s effort was saved by Pakistan goalkeeper Muhammad Janjua.
Araijeet, nevertheless, was to not be denied his hat-trick as he discovered the online from a area effort seconds later handy India the lead once more.
India pressed laborious on the Pakistan citadel within the last 10 minutes and secured a couple of extra penalty corners and Araijeet discovered the online once more from a nice variation to make the scoreline 5-3.
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