With three points in two matches, India's chances of making it to the Doha final rounds in October depend on a great deal of improbabilities because DPR Korea who had beaten the hosts in the opener and who wrecked Pakistan's aspirations today with a brace of goals, look a cinch. In the final clashes on Tuesday, India must score over their arch-rivals across the border convincingly and the weakest Kazakhs must upset the mighty Korea which is unlikely going by the Kazakhs showing in two outings.

India's victory on the day was expected but the way the goals were executed, especially in the second moiety, gave the motley holiday crowd something to cheer about. In fact they could have given the Kazakhs a baker's dozen but for misses aplenty. The Indian boys, after thesetback against Korea, set about to prove a thing or two on the day, and showed that speed is their forte. The combination of Kumam Samson Singh and Deepankar Roy looked lethal and these two were among the scorers, both striking two goals each.

India in the first ten minutes relied on long shots at the goal -- two tipped over by Kazakh goalkeeper Khassenov Amir -- but they changed tactics after the first quarter. This proved fruitful. They scored two goals in the first half, with Samson Singh cracking in a cross by Saroj Patnaik from left in the 22nd, and then captain Satish Kumar Bharati scoring in the 36th minute following a free kick taken by Deepankar Roy.

The second half produced four more goals with intermittent gaps. Samson was at it again when the Kazakh 'keeper failed to gather Deepankar's centre from left, and the hard-working Saroj Patnaik made it 4-0 off a solo effort.With everything clicking according to plan, India went on the rampage and scored the fifth and sixth goals in the last tenminutes, both by Deepakar Roy. In between Trijit Das paved way for Sanjoy Das while Kushal Kanwar replaced Patnaik.

The match also saw a red card being shown, the referee flashing it on Kazakh's Abdulin Kennet for bringing down Trijit Das.

Earlier, the Koreans maintained perfect equilibrium in offence and defence which helped them come out unscathed in the end. Pak looked not a bad outfit but too much individuality, that is excessive dribbling, did them in. Kim Il Jong, Ri Yong Gwang and Han Ju Ho tested Pak defence time and again, and the trio's one rapid attack in the 12th minute got them a goal. Han Ju Ho's good boot from 20 yards was judged well by the Pakistan keeper but he fumbled a bit in collecting it. And Ri Yong Gwang rushed in to put his side one up with a neat placement.

In the second half, Korea pressed the pedal harder and after let wasting many an opportunity, found the mark through Hwang Myong Chol in the 37th minute which effectively sealed Pak's fate. Hwang, picking the ball from themiddle, sprinted towards goal with great control beating three defenders in the process, and then bemused the keeper before putting the ball into the net (2-0).