Asian Hockey Champions Trophy: Pakistan qualifies for semi-finals

Nadeem Ahmed and Ijaz Ahmed score two goals each for Pakistan

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Screengrab via Geo News
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  • Nadeem Ahmed and Ijaz Ahmed score two goals each for Pakistan.
  • In the second quarter, Pakistan launches a goal attack several times and ended up scoring 3 goals in a row. 
  •  Pakistan will face South Korea in the semi-finals on Tuesday.


DHAKA: Pakistan on Sunday qualified for the semi-finals of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy after defeating Bangladesh by 6 -2.

In the last group match of the Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka, Bangladesh played a brilliant game against Pakistan in the first quarter and even took a one-goal lead in the 13th minute but Nadeem Ahmed scored for Pakistan in the very next minute to equal the score. 

In the second quarter, Pakistan launched a goal attack several times and ended up scoring 3 goals in a row. 

In the third quarter, the Pakistan team continued the attack and scored more goals, while the home team managed to add a goal to the scoreboard. However, at the end of the allotted time, Pakistan won the match 2-6 and made it to the semi-finals.

Nadeem Ahmed and Ijaz Ahmed scored two goals each for Pakistan.

It should be noted that Pakistan will face South Korea in the semi-finals on Tuesday, while India and Japan will face each other in the second semi-final.