Pakistan outplays China 6-0 in Under 18 Asia Cup

Lahore : Pakistan’s hockey team had another victory by a tennis score in the Boys Under 18 Asia Cup. Having defeated Chinese-Taipei 6-1 the day before, this time the green shirts thrashed the much stronger China 6-0.                                                                                                                                                       

At Dhaka’s Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium, as in their first match, Pakistan struggled to find the target in the opening half. They had several chances but the finishing was poor and  it was only 1-0 after 35 minutes.                                                                                                                                              

In the second half, they were all over China and goals came regularly. Chinese did raid opponents’ territory a few times but Pakistani defence held firm.

Scorers: Amjad Ali 2, Afraz 2, Khairullah 1, Ali Aziz 1

Pakistan’s final pool match is against Hong Kong  China on Tuesday.

The last match of the previous evening produced the most shocking result. Buoyed by a big home crowd, Bangladesh defeated India 5-4.  Four of their goals were scored by the drag flicker Ashraful Islam. This is the first time in history that a Bangladesh U-18 team beat an India U-18 side in any international tournament.                   

The last time an age-level Bangladesh side beat an Indian team was back in 2004 in the   U-21 Challenge Cup Hockey in Dhaka.