Summary
Captain Harmanpreet Singh and forward Abhishek each scored two goals.
The victory sends India to the second round of the tournament.
Key Points
4 points1
India won by scoring five goals while Pakistan scored three.
2
Harmanpreet opened the scoring with a penalty‑corner flick.
3
Abhishek added two field goals, and Hardik Singh scored a penalty stroke.
4
India will join England in the next stage of the competition.
New Words to Learn
10 wordsaggressive
very active and attacking
penalty corner
a special free shot given after a rule break near the goal
penalty stroke
a single free shot taken from a set spot close to the goal
brace
scoring two goals in one game
resolutely
staying firm and determined
classification phase
games that decide final rankings after the main round
pool
a group of teams that play each other first
clash
a match or competition
captain
the team leader on the field
forward
a player who tries to score goals
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