Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, Pakistan beat Japan 2-1

 Asian Hockey Champions Trophy,

Pakistan won its first victory by defeating Japan in the third match.

ISLAMABAD ; By Nawaz Gohar

The teams of Pakistan and Japan competed in the ongoing Asian Hockey Champions Trophy in China. In the tenth minute of the game, Pakistani player Nadeem Ahmed scored the first goal and gave the team the lead.

In the second quarter of the game, national player Sufyan Khan scored another goal to further strengthen Pakistan’s position. After the 7th minute of the match, Japan scored on a penalty corner to give Japan hope of victory.
Teams from Japan and Pakistan tried hard to score in the fourth quarter, but neither team could score. This is Pakistan’s first victory in the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, both the matches played earlier were drawn.

After the win against Japan, Pakistan moved to second place in the table with 5 points. India is currently ranked first with 6 points.
It should be noted that earlier Pakistan had drawn both their matches and got 1.1 points.