Pakistan rout Bangladesh 5-0 in Asian Games hockey event

Dunya News

Pakistan have won all the five pool matches with big margins.

LAHORE (APP) - Pakistan hockey team routed Bangladesh 5-0 to notch up their fifth successive victory in the Asian Games hockey competition on Tuesday at Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Pakistan maintained their perfect record at the Asian Games, winning all the five pool matches with big margins, said the information made available to APP by the Pakistan Hockey Federation.

In their last fixture of the Pool B, the green shirts went ahead in the very first minute through Atiq Arshad, who scored a brace along with Mubashar Ali. Ali Shan added one goal. Pakistan led 3-0 at half time.

Semifinals will be played on August 30.