Asian Champions Trophy: Pakistan outwit India to reach final

Rizwan Senior scores a brace in hard fought 5-4 win.


Fawad Hussain November 07, 2013
Pakistan edged past India 5-4 PHOTO: FILE

KARACHI:

Pakistan edged past India 5-4 in a thriller to seal their place in the final of Asian Champions Trophy in Kakamigahara, Japan.


Rizwan Senior was the main performer for the defending champions who are unbeaten so far with four successive victories.


Captain Mohammad Imran, Rizwan Junior and Abdul Haseem Khan scored a goal each.


The greenshirts will take on Japan in their fifth and last league match on Friday. The final will be played on November 10.


The Imran-led side earlier defeated Oman (8-0), China (5-1) and Malaysia (1-0)  in previous matches.

COMMENTS (8)

Mann Singh | 11 years ago | Reply

Hockey is toughest sport of world among all the sport. Very talented people with real hard work turn a great hockey player. Right now Indian team was consist on all junior players. !2 player wer junior out of 18 as there is world cup of junior team next year.

@Hafiz | 11 years ago | Reply

Clearly you don't know about Express Tribune then. They're very impartial. Silly child.

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