The Pakistan team’s run in the Junior Hockey World Cup came to an end on Tuesday, when Spain beat them 4–2 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Spain defeats Pakistan 4-2 in the Junior Hockey World Cup. In the quarterfinal match, the national team took an early 1-0 lead over Spain thanks to a goal from captain Hanan Shahid. They stayed ahead until halftime.
Spain defeats Pakistan 4-2 in the Junior Hockey World Cup
But Spain came back strong in the third quarter, scoring three goals from penalty corners and one field goal to make the score 3-1 in their favor.Again, Sufyan Khan scored for Pakistan in the 43rd minute, but it wasn’t enough to get them over the line.
Cabre Verdiell scored twice for the team that won, and Aleix Bozal and Pablo Espino each scored one. Pakistan made it to the quarterfinals after drawing Belgium 1-1 in their third game in the group stage.
“I’ve always said that this group of players is very good and can do well in both the Junior World Cup and the senior level.” I hope this makes people in Pakistan see things more clearly. “Everyone needs to help them,” Roelant Oltmans, the coach of Pakistan, said before the game against Spain.
As part of the group stage, Pakistan also tied 3-3 with the Netherlands and beat New Zealand 4-0. To get to the finals, Spain will play France, and India will play Germany.
Pakistan squad
Ali Raza (Goalkeeper), Arbaz Ahmad, Sufyan Khan, Ghazanfar, Murtaza Yaqoob, Zikriya Hayat, Arshad Liaqat, Abdul Rehman, Hanan Shahid (Captain), Abuzar, Arbaz Ayaz, Abdul Rafay (Goalkeeper), Abdul Manan, M Ammad, Ahtisham, Basharat Ali, Aqeel Ahmed, Ali Murtaza, Umer Mustafa, and Abdul Qayyum.
