India beat Pakistan 4-1 in World Cup Hockey

"It was just one match," said winning coach Jose Brasa - but it wasn't. It was India versus Pakistan on the first day of the World Cup. If anyone was feeling the pressure however it was the Pakistan team. The visitors looked out of sorts from the start. Bayed on by a frantic home crowd India took the lead in the 27th minute with Shivendra Singh following up on a Sandeep Singh drag-flick penalty corner. Sandeep then made it two with another drag-flick corner as the clock ran down in the first half. That was not before Sohail Abbas had rattled the bar from a Pakistan corner in the 30th minute. Prabhjot Singh scored India's third in the 37th minute (open play). The fourth, another Sandeep corner (56mins), brought the house down and even Sohail's penalty corner goal in the 59th minute couldn't turn down the volume. The crowd beat out a rhythm on the seats, chanted, danced and waved their flags under a smoky Delhi night sky - yes Jose, just another match.