Silly goals against Pak expose India's defensive lapses ahead of final: Harmanpreet

Gifu, Oct 1 (UNI) India's dramatic 4-3 victory over Pakistan in the Asian Games men's hockey semifinal came with a warning for the defending champions, with captain Harmanpreet Singh admitting that "silly goals" and defensive lapses nearly allowed their arch-rivals to overturn a three-goal deficit here on Thursday. India looked firmly in command after storming to a 3-0 lead, but Pakistan exploited India's defensive errors after the break, scoring three goals to level the contest and turn the semifinal into a tense finish. Harmanpreet said India had paid the price for losing their defensive discipline in the second half. "We…