Melbourne (December 8, 2012): Four-time world champion Pakistan will clash with Netherlands in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy here on Saturday.
The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30am Pakistan time.
In the second semi-final of the event, India will take on the defending champions Australia.
In the league stage of the tournament, Netherlands had defeated Pakistan 3-1.
Head Coach Akhtar Rasool admitted Netherlands were a tough opposition, but he maintained that every player would take the field with eye on victory.
He said that Pakistan would try to stop Netherlands from getting penalty corners.
He said that players were full of confidence following their win over Olympic Champions Germany in the quarter-final.
