WAVRE: Spain came from beh­ind to condemn Pakistan to a 4-2 defeat in their FIH Pro League ma­t­ch at the Belfius Hockey Are­na on Saturday, extending the Gre­en Shirts’ winless run in the tournament.

Pakistan struck first in the 28th minute when Abu Mahmood converted one of their three penalty corners with a powerful drag flick.

The lead, however, lasted only a minute as Pepe Cunill responded immediately for Spain, firing home from a penalty corner to send the teams into the half-time break level at 1-1.

Alejandro Alonso put Spain ahead again in the 35th minute after capitalising on a rebound from a saved penalty corner before Nicolas Alvarez finished off a swift counter-attack eight minutes later to make it 3-1.

Pakistan reduced the deficit in the 44th minute through Abu Bak­er’s drag flick but missed a chance to draw level before Spain struck again as Alvarez scored his second.

The result left Pakistan rooted to the bottom of the standings aft­er a 12th successive defeat, while Spain remained seventh with 11 points from as many matches.

Published in Dawn, June 22nd, 2026