Pakistan to meet India in final on Thursday, Abdul Rehman names Player of the Match
Sports Bulletin Report
Salalah (Oman):-Pakistan outclassed Malaysia 6-2 in the second semifinal of the Junior Asia Hockey Cup and set their clash with traditional foes India in the final, as in the first semifinal India defeated South Korea 9-1 at Youth Complex Salalah Oman on Wednesday. The final will be played between Pakistan and India on Thursday at the same venue, as both teams were balanced 1-1 in their pool match a few days back.
Despite of this that going down 0-1, Pakistan players displayed top quality game to overcome heavyweights Malaysia in the second semifinal. The first goal for Pakistan was scored by Mohammad Sufyan Khan in the 42nd minute of the game while Abdul Rahman scored the second goal in the 44th minute. Abdul Hanan Shahid scored third in the 47th minute while Abdul Rahman struck 4th goal in the 48th minute. Abdul Rahman completed the hat trick by scoring 5th goal in the 51st minute.
Arbaaz Ahmed in the 58th minute made the score-line 6-2 till the final whistle. Danish and Prabhu scored goals for Malaysia. Abdul Rahman was declared the player of the match. The final of the event will be played between Pakistan and India on June 1, 2023.
