Pakistan thrashes Korea 5-1 in Junior Hockey World

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Zubair and Abdul Haseem scored two goals each, whereas Haider scored one goal in the last match of the Super Eight round.—Reuters/File

LAHORE Pakistan beat South Korea 5-1 in the last match of Super Eight round of Junior Men's Hockey World Cup at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, on Wednesday.


According to the information received here, Pakistan were leading by three goals to nil at the end of the first half. Abbas Haider opened the account with a field goal in the 4th minute.

 

Mohammad Zubair scored two goals in 17th and 45th minutes, while Abdul Haseem Khan also scored two in the 29th and 68th minutes. Koreas lone goal was scored by Dong Hyun on a penalty-corner in the 70th minute.

 Earlier, the Netherlands and Germany played a 1-1 draw and Australia beat New Zealand 2-0. The Netherlands, Germany, Australia and New Zealand have reached to the semi-finals.—Agencies

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