CHENNAI: It's all about the emotions, isn't it? When the game becomes larger than life and play beyond stick and ball, you find yourself overwhelmed and decide to fall back on the tried and tested. India and their talismanic skipper did just that, taking refuge in penalty corners and converting them almost at will to send Pakistan packing with a 4-0 thrashing at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium on Wednesday.
Harmanpreet Singh's brace, backed up by Jugraj Singh's PC conversion and Akashdeep Singh's final touch to a smart Mandeep Singh shot, shut Pakistan (five points) out of the game and the tournament, as they lost out to Japan on goal difference to finish fifth. Resultantly, Korea and Japan - who also finished with five points - joined India and Malaysia in the last-four.
