India reached the men’s hockey final at the Asian Games on October 1 by defeating Pakistan 4–3 in Kakamigahara, Japan. Abhishek supplied the decisive goal in the final minute after Pakistan recovered from three goals down.
Hockey India’s match report credits Harmanpreet Singh with two goals and Sukhjeet Singh with the third. Pakistan replied through Abu Mahmood, Hannan Shahid and Waheed Ashraf Rana, drawing level in the 49th minute. Geo News independently reports the same scoring sequence and final result.
With 49.2 seconds remaining, Abhishek’s attempt deflected off Sufiyan Khan’s stick into the goal, according to Hockey India. The result keeps India’s title defence alive and sends Pakistan into the bronze-medal match. India’s final is scheduled for October 3. The reports consulted listed the other semifinal as Malaysia against South Korea; this report does not presume its outcome or claim that India has won gold.