India, Oct. 1 -- The India-Pakistan Asian Games hockey semifinal match lived up to its billing on Thursday. The match was tied at 3-3 with seconds on the clock when Abhishek got the winner for India as they prevailed over their archrivals.

India played an ideal first quarter as they ran to a 3-0 lead with captain Harmanpreet Singh scoring a brace. Sukhjeet Singh's goal, India's third, was just breathtaking, with Shilanand Lakra setting it up from the left. A great combo goal.

Anyway, at that time, the Indians were in the driver's seat, but in the third and fourth quarters, the Pakistanis ran amok to make it 3-3 thanks to goals from Abu Mahmood (30th minute), Hannan Shahid (45th minute) and Waheed Rana (49th minute). If truth be told, th...