India-Pakistan hockey opener at the 2018 Commonwealth Games ended up in a 2-2 draw on Saturday. In the match played at the Gold Coast Hockey Center, Indian victory seemed imminent till the last 10 seconds when Pakistan converted a penalty corner and the match ended on equal footing.

FT. India's impressive show in their opening game of the @GC2018 XXI Commonwealth Games is marred by a set-piece goal at the last moment to result in a draw against Pakistan on 7th April.#IndiaKaGame #HallaHockeyKa #GC2018 #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/9V2tWoXLJ8

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) April 7, 2018

For India, Dilpreet Singh scored in the 13th minute of the game while Harmanpreet Singh scored in the 19th minute converting a penalty corner to give Indian men’s hockey team a 2-0 lead.

Pakistan stepped up their tempo in the second half and was successful in the 39th minute with a successful strike from Muhammad Irfan Jr.

India kept the 2-1 lead until the last minute of the game, however, it was a penalty strike from Ali Mubashar which equalised the scores and saved Pakistan from a defeat. 

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India and Pakistan are in Pool-B of the tournament along with Malaysia, Wales and England.

Here are some moments captured from the Indian Men’s Hockey Team’s opening match against Pakistan at the @GC2018 XXI Commonwealth Games in Australia, which ended as a draw on 7th April. #IndiaKaGame #HallaHockeyKa #GC2018

ALBUM: https://t.co/J1JcoeYeiA pic.twitter.com/uaAW1rAMmx

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) April 7, 2018