Thursday, 11 December 2014

Champions Trophy hockey: West Pakistan stun Kingdom of The Netherlands to enter semi-finals

The other incentive of that sudden result's a doable Indo-Pak semi-final, ought to the hosts beat Kingdom of Belgium within the day's last knockout fixture.
No one gave the three-time champions an opportunity in hell or heaven to beat the Dutch UN agency screw-topped Pool B and were unvanquished thus far within the tournament. however West Pakistan verified another time however perilously they will blow hot and cold.

Without some extent within the pool stage, Pakistan's spirited show of hockey - junction rectifier by Muhammad Irfan's brace within the last half - shocked title favourites and 2012 Olympic silver-medallists 4-2 within the initial quarter-final of the FIH men's room Champions Trophy here on weekday.


The game was secured 2-2 going into the last ten minutes of the fourth quarter. that is once Irfan's 2 penalty-corner strikes in 2 minutes  took the sport faraway from Holland because the Dutchmen control their heads in hand when the ultimate whistle.
The game began with the Orange shirts dominating proceedings because the action was restricted to the West Pakistan  and it did end in a field goal within the sixth minute off Jeroen Hertzberger's stick.



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