India beat Pak in Kabaddi encounter

Monday, December 4, 2006 (Doha):

Titleholders India survived some anxious moments before suppressing arch rivals Pakistan 31-20 in a highly surcharged Asian Games Kabaddi encounter at the Aspire Sports Complex on Monday.Pakistan went into half time with a slender 11-9 lead but the defending champions got their act together in the second half to eventually carve out a hard-fought victory and guarantee a medal in the competition.The match was marked by frayed tempers as the two bitter foes often exchanges heated words and at times roughed up each other, leaving the referee to interfere on a number of occasions.The first half was particularly volatile and at times it looked like tempers could go out of control as vociferous supporters of both teams kept cheering the players right through the contest.The first half setbacks spurred the Indians to raise their game by a few notches in the second session and that paid dividends as the Pakistanis suddenly lost their rhythm.While the Indians managed three bonus points, their traditional rivals picked up four bonus points.India will now take on Iran in their next league match. (PTI)

Source: NDTV