Pakistan register biggest goal margin in FIH Hockey Jr World Cup

Lahore - Pakistan downed USA 18-2, registering the biggest goal margin in the 2021 Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup at Bhubaneswar, India. Pakistan played for the 9th to 16th position to improve the event ranking. Captain Rana Abdul Waheed and Abuzar set up hat tricks for Pakistan. Waheed scored four while Abuzar scored three and Rizwan Ali scored two goals for Pakistan, respectively. Umair Sattar, Roman Khan, Hammad Anjum, Mohibullah, Mohsin Hassan, Abdul Manan, Moin Shakeel and Abdul Rehman scored one goal each. Pakistani goalkeeper Abdullah Ishtiaq also got an international cap in the tournament as he played his first official international match against USA. Meanwhile for USA, Finlay Quaile scored two goals. Pakistan has two matches left for the rankings. They will play their next game on Dec 2 for the 9th to 12th position rankings against South Africa.

 

 

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