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- With this win, Pakistan have moved up to second spot on points table
- Pakistan will now play their last pool match against India on Saturday
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan continued to remain unbeaten as they registered a well-earned 5-1 win against hosts China at the ongoing Hero Asian Champions Trophy at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in Hulunbuir, China, on Thursday, the International Hockey Federation said.
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. India continues to lead the points table with Pakistan placed second and Korea third while Malaysia have managed to squeeze past China after Thursday’s loss.
On the Pakistan side, goals were scored by Rehman Abdul, Ahmad Nadeem and Hannan Shahid while Jiesheng Gao scored the lone goal for China.
“It is a collective team effort, we are learning by each match,” Shahid, who was named the ‘hero’ of the match, said in a statement after the win.
“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.”
Pakistan will now play their last pool match against India tomorrow, Saturday. The match will begin at 12:45 p.m. Pakistan Standard Time.