Two victories for Pak jr team in Asian Hockey Qualifiers
Pakistan youth team notched two big wins on the second day of the 5-A-Side Asian hockey qualifiers.
LAHORE (APP) - Pakistan youth team notched two big wins on the second day of the 5-A-Side Asian hockey qualifiers for the Youth Olympics in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday.
Pakistan routed Singapore 5-0 and gave hockey lesson to little known Cambodia with a 20-0 thrashing, said the information made available to APP by the Pakistan Hockey Federation.
Pakistan drew 3-3 with Chinese Taipei in its opening match.
It is 5-A-Side tournament played on a smaller field with matches of 30-minute duration.
In the morning match, Pakistan brushed aside Singapore. Murtaza Yaqoob, grandson of Olympic silver medalist late Afzal Manna, notched a hat-trick scoring three goals while Chichawatni’s Hammad Anjum netted the other two goals.
In the afternoon, Pakistan tore apart Cambodia with a heavy score line.
Scorers, Hammad Anjum: 6, Waqas Ahmed (captain): 4, Murtaza Yaqoob: 3, Zulqarnain: 3, Mohsin Khan: 3 and Mohibullah.
