JOHOR BAHRU: Maintaining their impressive run, Pakistan outplayed Canada 6-2 in their second match of the Sultan of Johor Cup at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru on Sunday.
Pakistan took control early against Canada, with Hamza Fayyaz giving them the lead in the ninth minute. Hamza Ali made it 2-0 five minutes later before Rana Abdullah Sami extended the Greenshirts’ lead further to 3-0 in the 25th minute.
Canada scored their first goal through Bhullar Gurnoor in the 30th minute.
Pakistan regained their three-goal lead in the 38th minute when Rana Waleed scored. Canada reduced the deficit to 4-2 as Abhiram Yogeshwaran found the net in the 45th minute of the game.
However, the Pakistan team kept their attacking stance in the final quarter of the match, adding two more goals through Aasam Haider (51st) and Adeel (54th), to record a big victory.
Published in Dawn, October 19th, 2026
