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Moqi: Pakistan continued to remain unbeaten in the tournament as they registered a well-earned 5-1 win against hosts China at the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy here at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in Hulunbuir, China. With this win, Pakistan have moved up to the second spot in the points table. With another day’s play remaining in the league stage, Pakistan continue to stay in contention for a spot in the semifinal.
Goals were scored by Rehman Abdul (23′), Ahmad Nadeem (36′, 56′) and Hannan Shahid (46′, 60′) in Pakistan’s win while Jiesheng Gao (48′) scored the lone goal for China.
At the end of day four at the prestigious event, India continues to lead the points table with Pakistan placed second, Korea is placed third while Malaysia have managed to squeeze past China after today’s win.
Pakistan were a little sluggish with their attack in the opening quarter as they allowed China to make easy forays into their striking circle. The hosts, motivated by the home crowd support, made six circle entries and took four potential shots on goal in the opening minutes but could not beat the resilient Pakistan defence.
The final moments of the match saw both teams trade PCs. Although neither converted from these opportunities, Pakistan scored twice through Nadeem and Hannan in the 56th and 60th minutes to end the match on a high, with 5-1 victory.
Hero of the Match, Hannan Shahid of Pakistan said, “It is a collective team efforts, we are learning by each match. We were conceding too many cards in the start of the tournament but today we conceded only one card. Hero of the team award is a result of my team’s effort, they created chances for me to score and I am happy how we have progressed in the tournament.”
