Japan beat Pakistan 3-2 to qualify for the next round of Asia Cup 2022
JAKARTA: Reigning Asian champions Japan defeated Pakistan 3-2 in the ongoing Hockey Asia Cup 2022 third round match here on Thursday.
Pakistan, who faced Japan to book their place in the current Asian Cup semi-finals, lost their first match of the tournament.
The green shirts lost their first match by a single goal margin of 3-2 after a highly competitive match, which saw momentum swinging both ways.
The Pakistani hockey team suffered from an unwelcome start as the team conceded a two goal deficit. Ryoma Ooka opened the scoring for Japan in the 14th minute with a field goal before the team increased its lead to 2-0. buy mobic online
Ajaz Ahmed then cut the margin to 2-1 after a brilliant goal in the 23rd minute. The green jerseys’ celebrations, however, were interrupted when Takuma Niwa converted a penalty corner to restore Japan’s two-goal lead.
Pakistan were down just one goal at halftime after Mubashir Ali converted a penalty corner of his own.
The green shirts were then unable to equalize the score as the team failed to score in the second half. buy fildena online
Pakistan hockey team finish their Group A matches with 4 points from three games after a draw against arch-rivals India and a 13-0 thrashing of hosts Indonesia.
The green jerseys’ fate in the tournament will now be decided when India take on Indonesia at 6:30pm (PKT), as they must beat the hosts by a 15-goal margin to qualify for the next round. buy levofloxacin online
