Boys U18 Hockey Asia Cup: Pakistan register thumping 6-1 win

Down Chinese Taipei in opening match in Dhaka; face China next

KARACHI: The Pakistan U18 hockey team thumped Chinese Taipei 6-1 in their opening match of the 4th Boys U18 Asia Cup at the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium in Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka yesterday.

Pakistan dominated from the word go and got their reward when Adeel Latif opened the scoring in the seventh minute. However, that lead didn’t last long as Chinese Taipei managed to equalise just three minutes later.

That served as a wake-up call for the Colts who pressed hard to restore the lead through Amjad Khan in the 22nd minute. The scoreline at half-time read 2-1.



The second half saw Pakistan assert their dominance once again by adding four more goals to their tally as Ahmed Nadeem, Shahzaib and Waqar scored in the 38th, 46th and 50th minute respectively, while Latif added another in the dying minutes to complete the rout.

Coach Kamran Ashraf hailed the overall effort the team put in.

“The boys put in a remarkable effort in every position, be it attack or defence,” Ashraf told The Express Tribune. “We are looking forward to winning the rest of the matches as well.”



He further added, “This series has given the players international exposure which will help them in the long run.”

In other matches, Bangladesh defeated India 5-4, while China defeated Hong Kong 6-0.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 25^th, 2016.

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