FT: India 4-3 Pakistan

A look at the FT stats.

FT: India 4-3 Pakistan

India hold on for a fabulous win. They were ahead, then behind and then ahead again. Not at their best but the bronze medal for Manpreet and Co.

Q4: India 4-3 Pakistan

Goal! Pakistan come right back with a goal of their own. Ahmed Nadeem with the goal. India are a man short as Hardik got a yellow card just a while back. What a match this is turning out to be!

Q4: India 4-2 Pakistan

GOAL!! Akashdeep with space in the circle and he scores with the tomahawk from a tight angle. Poor defence from Pakistan again.

Q4: India 3-2 Pakistan

Now, Pakistan have a PC. This isn’t over by a long shot.

Q4: India 3-2 Pakistan

PC and GOAL!! India have come from behind and now taken the lead. Varun with the brilliant drag flick to the left of Amjad Ali.

Q4: India 2-2 Pakistan

PC for India and they don’t get their variation right. The backpass wasn’t good enough and it allowed Pakistan to keep the Indians at bay.

Q4 begins: India 2-2 Pakistan

15 minutes. Glory or disappointment... what will India find at the end of the quarter?

Q3 ends: India 2-2 Pakistan

A thrilling contest is about to go into a thrilling final quarter.

Q3: India 2-2 Pakistan

GOAL!!! Sumit with the tap in. Super ball played in by Gursahibjit and Sumit, right in front of goal, taps it in. The goal comes with seconds to go for the quarter to end.

Q3: India 1-2 Pakistan

THE POST COMES TO INDIA’S RESCUE. Pathak was beaten but the post was not. India survive. Pakistan look deadly from the field, India from PCs.

Q3: India 1-2 Pakistan

Nice run by Akashdeep and a fine pass to Hardik, whose shot across the face of goal finds no Indian stick.

Q3: India 1-2 Pakistan

Pakistan defend well and Harmanpreet hits the defender over the kneee. Just over four minutes left in Q3.

Q3: India 1-2 Pakistan

PC for India. Lakra earn it for India after a stick obstruction.

Q3: India 1-2 Pakistan

Manpreet Singh is back in the field and India will need his leadership as we approach the business end of the match.

Q3: India 1-2 Pakistan

GOAL! Pathan made the initial save from the PC but the ball bobbled around and Abdul Rana was onto it in a flash and smashed it into the net.

Q3: India 1-1 Pakistan

Manpreet Singh has got a yellow card and he is off the field for 5 minutes. India need to stay tight and just as we say that Pakistan get a PC.

Q3: India 1-1 Pakistan

The second is underway and India will be looking to start brightly.

Pakistan coach Siegfried Aikman: I spend a lot of time just trying to keep the team calm. I think they want to become umpires in the future. They see everything.

HT: India 1-1 Pakistan

India after for a referral after the PC – citing another foot after the initial shot by Manpreet. All equal at half-time and everything to play for.

Q2: India 1-1 Pakistan

Pakistan lose their referral and India have a PC. The hooter has gone. All India player are up in the Pakistan circle.

Q2: India 1-1 Pakistan

One minute to half-time. Neither team has been able to take complete control. A good fight in the middle.

Q2: India 1-1 Pakistan

Now Pakistan take it all the way to the other end and force a good save out of Karkera.

Q2: India 1-1 Pakistan

Another PC for India. Varun hits a Pakistan foot in the circle. But Amjad Ali with a good save again.

Q2: India 1-1 Pakistan

Akashdeep with a great opportunity. Worked his way into the circle after beating two Pakistan defenders and took a reverse hit but Amjad Ali closed down the angle well.

Q2: India 1-1 Pakistan

Amjad Ali defends well and Pakistan keep India at bay. 8:13 left in Q2.

Q2: India 1-1 Pakistan

No clear chances so far for either side but India might have one now. A PC for India.

Q2 begins: India 1-1 Pakistan

India need to find their balance again. Pakistan will hope to continue in the same vein.

Q1 ends: India 1-1 Pakistan

India started better but Pakistan have come back well into the match. At the end of Q1, both teams are level and they have everything to play for.

Q1: India 1-1 Pakistan

Pathak with a very good save and India come away at pace. The game developed a nice rhythm now. End-to-end stuff.

Q1: India 1-1 Pakistan

Pakistan have their first PC with 1:42 left in Q1.

Q1: India 1-1 Pakistan

No goal. Well defended by Pakistan – the umpire had given a PC but Pakistan reviewed the decision and got it right. It went off the stick and not the foot.

Q1: India 1-1 Pakistan

PC for India. A chance to strike back. Just over 4 minutes to go.

Q1: India 1-1 Pakistan

GOAL! Pakistan get equaliser out of nowhere. Afraz the goalscorer. An error from the Indian defender – didn’t trap properly and Afraz with the classy finish.

Q1: India 1-0 Pakistan

India just controlling the pace of the game so much better today. They have had more possession too and Pakistan haven’t quite made any impact yet. Six minutes left in Q1.

Q1: India 1-0 Pakistan

India have started well – precisely what they had failed to do against Japan. The early goal puts the pressure right back on Pakistan.

Q1: India 1-0 Pakistan

GOAL! Amjad Ali has been beaten. Harmanpreet Singh sends India ahead. His 8th goal of the tournament. Just to the right of the Pakistan goalkeeper and he had no chance.

Q1: India 0-0 Pakistan

Make that four. This time Harmanpreet doesn’t connect properly but still hits the foot.

Q1: India 0-0 Pakistan

Another PC – a hat-trick of PCs. Hits the charging defender on the feet.

Q1: India 0-0 Pakistan

PC for India in the first minute of the match and that has led to another one.

Q1: India 0-0 Pakistan

This is the 177th time that India and Pakistan are clashing. Pakistan have won 82 and India have won 63.

3.10 pm: And it is time for the India vs Pakistan bronze medal match. National anthems are done.

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the bronze medal match of the Asian Champions Trophy between India and Pakistan.

Defending champions and Olympic bronze medallists India suffered a stunning 3-5 defeat against Japan in the second semifinal at Dhaka on Tuesday. This loss came after they have beaten the same opponents 6-0 in their last round-robin match.

Pakistan, on the other hand, lost 5-6 in a thriller against Korea who will now take on Japan in the final.

India will be keen to at least find a place on the podium and they certainly won’t underestimate given how the match against Japan ended.