Pakistan and Indian players engaged in a heated exchange during the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship match on Wednesday in Bengaluru.
The argument started in the 44th minute, just before the half-time whistle, when Indian coach Igor Stimac snatched the ball from Pakistan's Abdullah Iqbal as he was preparing for a throw-in.
Stimac was shown a red card for this offence and yellow cards were also shown to Sandesh Jhingan and Pakistan's Rahis Nabi for their role in the fracas.
Pakistan’s no. 5 Easah Suliman, who served the U-19 England football team as their captain, quickly jumped to the scene and had an exchange of words with the referee and the Indian coach.
India comfortably defeated Pakistan by four goals as the hosts did not face a single shot on target.
India opened their account when Captain Sunil Chhetri took full advantage of an error by the Pakistani goalkeeper Saqib Hanif in the 10th minute.
India doubled their lead without any trouble just five minutes after scoring their first goal as Chhetri converted from the penalty spot.
In the second half, Pakistan made two early changes as Umer Hayat and Hassan Bashir were replaced by Ali Niazi and Shayek Dost in the 54th minute.
Chhetri completed his hat-trick in the 74th minute with another penalty after he was taken down in the box by Mohammad Sufyan.
India’s Udanta scored another one for the hosts in the 81st minute with a very calm and composed finish after beating the offside trap.
It must be noted that the Pakistan football team played this match against India without getting a 24-hour rest as they arrived in India earlier today.
Pakistan's schedule in SAFF Championship
June 21 - India
June 24 - Kuwait
June 27 - Nepal