Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNI) The Indian Men’s Hockey Team booked their berth in the Final of the Hero Asia Cup 2017, with a convincing 4-0 victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the Super 4s match here on Saturday at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium. Goals from Satbir Singh (39’), Harmanpreet Singh (51’), Lalit Upadhyay (52’) and Gurjant Singh (57’) ensured the top spot in Super 4s for India. This was the second match between the two sides in the Hero Asia Cup 2017, as they have already faced each other in the Pool stage where India came out on top with a 3-1 victory. However, in the Super 4s stage, Pakistan started the match on the attack as they won three penalty corners inside the first quarter but could not convert any as the Indian defence was up to the task. Pakistan kept their defensive shape well as they did not allow India to have spaces in behind their defence which meant that the latter struggled to attack. But India also won a penalty corner in the 14th minute which was scuffed by drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh. The tempo of the match increased towards the end of the first quarter but the teams ended the first quarter goal-less. The second quarter saw both the teams battle it out in the midfield as they looked to establish their authority in the match. It was India who got the first chance to take the lead in the 24th minute through Ramandeep Singh but the Pakistani goalkeeper Amjad Ali deflected his shot to deny the Indians. Asia’s highest ranked team then turned on the heat in the latter part of the second quarter as they won a penalty corner in the 28th minute, however the flick from Harmanpreet Singh hit the crossbar as the teams ended the second quarter without a goal being scored. MORE UNI XC NC JW SHK 2218