Photo: Asian Hockey Federation Twitter
Salalah: Pakistan hockey team defeated Japan by 26 goals to one in their first match in the five-aside Asia Cup.
In the ongoing five-a-side World Cup Qualifier event in Salalah, Pakistan won their first match against Japan by scoring 26 goals.
Pakistani players ensured their victory by showing the best game. Pakistan team captain Rana Abdulwaheed Ashraf scored 8 goals and was declared man of the match.
Arshad Liaquat scored 5, Zakaria Hayat and Muhammad Abdullah scored three goals each. Abdul Rahman, Abdul Wahab, Murtaza Yaob scored 2, 2 and Ehtsham Aslam scored one goal. Tenny Nautka scored the only goal for Japan.
11 teams are participating in the five-aside Asia Cup, including Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, China, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and the host nation Oman.
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