Asian Games 2018: India lose to Pakistan in volleyball, but before putting up stiff fight

By Team MynationFirst Published Aug 28, 2018, 6:53 PM IST
Highlights

India won the first set 25-21. But Pakistan came back strongly in the next three sets 

Jakarta/Palembang: The India-Pakistan rivalry continued at the Asian Games as Pakistan beat India 3-1 in a 7-12 classification match in men's volleyball on Tuesday. 

India won the first set 25-21. But Pakistan came back strongly, pocketing the next three sets 25-21, 25-21, 25-23.

India’s Deepesh Kumar Sinha, however, scored the most number of aces in the match.

Aimal Khan converted 22 spikes into goals for Pakistan. 

Pakistan beat Mongolia 3-0 but lost to Iran 0-3 in the preliminary round and were beaten in straight sets by South Korea in the classification round.

(With agency inputs)

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