Pakistan Beat Spain 2-1 to Earn 1st Win
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Tuesday overcame the 1-4 loss to India in the first match to pip Olympic silver-medallists Spain 2-1 and pocket their first points in the 12-nation tournament.
Pakistan led 1-0 at half-time through a goal by Abdul Haseem, before David Alegre drew level for Spain in the 65th minute after the goal was referred to the video umpire.
Pakistan earned their first penalty corner two minutes before the final whistle and veteran Sohail Abbas’ shot was deflected into the goal by Haseem for the winner.
“The World Cup started for us today,” said Pakistan coach Shahid Ali Khan. “I hope this is going to be the turning point for us in this tournament.
“We played to a plan and it worked.”
Pakistan will play their next match on Thursday against unbeaten England.
Pakistan Beat Spain 2-1 to Earn 1st Win was first posted on March 2, 2010 at 9:41 pm.
U-19 World Cup: Pakistan Beat West Indies
U-19 World Cup: Pakistan Beat West Indies, Pakistan beat West Indies in the first under 19 match with 40 runs.
West Indies invited Pakistan to bat first after winning the toss. Opener Babar Azam made an innings of 129 while Captain Azeem Ghuman 49, which helped the team, set a target of 298 runs to West Indies. West Indies could only make 257 runs at 46.5 overs. Kraigg Brathwaite and Trevon Griffith made 84 and 92 runs respectively.
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U-19 World Cup: Pakistan Beat West Indies was first posted on January 15, 2010 at 4:00 pm.
Pakistan Beat India 6-3 in Field Hockey
Pakistan Beat India 6-3 in Field Hockey, SALTA: Argentina: Pakistan beat India 6-3 to set up a final against New Zealand in Champions Challenge field hockey.
New Zealand held out two-time defending champion and host Argentina 3-2 to reach Sunday’s final, where the winner will qualify for the Champions Trophy next July in Moenchengladbach, Germany.
Pakistan took only two minutes to score, through Rehan Butt, who would collect a hat trick in another classic match between the archrivals.
While two Pakistan players were cooling off on cards, India forced a penalty corner and leveled through Dhananjay Mahadik. India continued to enjoy the run of play, but Pakistan nailed its chances with Butt shooting home and Sohail Abbas adding a penalty corner goal for a 3-1 halftime lead.
After the break, India dominated, but its desperation to score left the defense vulnerable, and Haseem Khan’s goal against the run of play made it 4-1. There were four goals in the last eight minutes, with Butt claiming his third and Abbas his second. Mahadik also finished with a pair for India.
As in the Pakistan-India semifinal, New Zealand scored quickly, with Andrew Hayward converting a penalty corner to hush the home crowd. Argentina’s penalty corner specialist Pedro Ibarra claimed his sixth goal of the tournament to draw level, but just before halftime Phillip Burrows finished a counterattack to send New Zealand ahead into the break.
After Shea McAleese’s penalty corner goal 10 minutes into the second half gave New Zealand 3-1, Argentina’s attack ramped up but continued to be bottled by the New Zealand defense until four minutes from the end, when Lucas Vila’s counterattack field goal gave the home side renewed hope, but without enough time.
Pakistan Beat India 6-3 in Field Hockey was first posted on December 13, 2009 at 12:22 pm.
Pakistan Beat Japan to Qualify for HWC-2010: Hockey
Pakistan Beat Japan to Qualify for HWC-2010: Hockey, Pakistan defeated Japan 3-1 in the final of Qualifying Round and qualified for the Hockey World Cup 2010 to be played in India next year.
Pakistani team outclassed Japan in the final match of Qualifying Round played in Lille, France. Pakistan dominated Japan throughout the match. In the first half, Green Shirts scored 2 goals while one more goal was scored in the second half.
Japan scored only one goal against Pakistan. Sohail Abbas scored two goals while Haseem Khan scored one goal. Sohail Abbas remained the top scorer in the tournament with 9 goals.
Pakistan Beat Japan to Qualify for HWC-2010: Hockey was first posted on November 8, 2009 at 10:56 pm.
Quake Jolts Bandar Abbas, Hurt 209
November 4, 2009 by Trend PK
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TEHRAN: Quake Jolts Bandar Abbas, Hurt 209, A 4.9 magnitude earthquake has jolted Iranian city Bandar Abbas, leaving as many as 209 persons injured. According to sources, the quake jolts were felt in Iranian city Bandar Abbas and its adjoining areas early on Wednesday morning with intensity 4.9 recorded at Richter scale but no causality has been reported in the calamity as yet. The quake struck at 2:56 am (2326 GMT Tuesday) and also rocked the adjoining Qeshm highland
TEHRAN: Quake Jolts Bandar Abbas, Hurt 209, A 4.9 magnitude earthquake has jolted Iranian city Bandar Abbas, leaving as many as 209 persons injured.
According to sources, the quake jolts were felt in Iranian city Bandar Abbas and its adjoining areas early on Wednesday morning with intensity 4.9 recorded at Richter scale but no causality has been reported in the calamity as yet.
The quake struck at 2:56 am (2326 GMT Tuesday) and also rocked the adjoining Qeshm highland.
“As of 6:00 am today, we have 209 people wounded in the earthquake said Farshid Abedi, the head of the main medical university in Hormozgan province where Bandar Abbas is located.
Quake Jolts Bandar Abbas, Hurt 209 was first posted on November 4, 2009 at 12:38 pm.
Pakistan Beat France in Hockey WC Qualifiers
November 4, 2009 by Trend PK
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Pakistan: Pakistan Beat France in Hockey WC Qualifiers , Pakistan recorded its third consecutive win Hockey World Cup 2010 Qualifiers when it hit France at the Metropole Club Ground here. The green shirts, who won their first two ties with Italy and Russia with the same margin of 5-0, defeated the hosts 4-2 in the line of wind, cold and rainy. Previously, Italy, Japan won 3-0 after leading 1-0 at halftime and Poland beat Russia 2-1 after leading 2-0 at lemon break in the other two contests of the day.
Pakistan: Pakistan Beat France in Hockey WC Qualifiers, Pakistan recorded its third consecutive win Hockey World Cup 2010 Qualifiers when it hit France at the Metropole Club Ground here.
The green shirts, who won their first two ties with Italy and Russia with the same margin of 5-0, defeated the hosts 4-2 in the line of wind, cold and rainy.
Previously, Italy, Japan won 3-0 after leading 1-0 at halftime and Poland beat Russia 2-1 after leading 2-0 at lemon break in the other two contests of the day.
The visitors, who were leading 2-1 after the conclusion of the first half, showed some excellent hockey to France, which had the home ground advantage and the crowd. Pakistan took a few minutes to find his rhythm in the cold, but soon took control of the game. During the two sessions, Pakistan dominated the process, without much danger, although the Frenchman added one more goal to his account in the second half.
“We played according to our plan and won, the coach said Shahid Ali Khan told reporters after the game. He said Pakistan had almost qualified for the finals.” Now we have to play three games – against Poland, Japan and the end ” .
Pakistan opened the account through an excellent field goal Akhtar Ali, at 8 minutes. The French, led by a friendly crowd of fans reacted and the equalizer came on 23 minutes through Frederic Soyez, a field goal. Despite the rain to a large extent, the game continues in the same tempo. Pakistan closed three more goals in the corner 26 (penalty), 37 (penalty corner) and 55 (field goal) minutes through Sharp Shooter Sohail Abbas and Rehan Butt, respectively, to the amusement of a handful of people in Pakistan this in the stadium.
The French figure was reduced in the 67th minute when Arnaud Becuwe converted a penalty corner, but in vain. The result certainly not in doubt again, the decreased intensity of the game and Pakistan players had more time and space to showcase their individual skills.
Pakistan Beat France in Hockey WC Qualifiers was first posted on November 4, 2009 at 12:45 pm.
