Punjab, Oct. 1 -- India beat Pakistan 4-3 in the men's hockey semi-final after leading 3-0 and then conceding three. Abhishek scored the winner in the closing minutes. Both Indian hockey teams are now in finals at the same Asian Games for the first time since 1998.
How it nearly went
Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored twice and Sukhjeet Singh once to put India 3-0 up. Pakistan came back to 3-3.
Surrendering a three-goal lead against Pakistan in a semi-final is the kind of collapse that defines a tournament, and India got out of it with seconds to spare.
What that says about the team is mixed and worth saying honestly: the attack is good enough to build a three-goal cushion against a side at this level, and the defensive structure in the s...