Pakistan hockey crew through the nationwide anthem forward of their U18 Hockey Asia Cup 2025 match towards Sri Lanka in Dazhou on July 6, 2025. – X
CHINA: Pakistan’s under-18 males’s hockey crew secured one other emphatic victory within the Males’s U18 Asia Cup 2025, defeating Sri Lanka 9-0 of their second Group A match on the Dazhou Nationwide Hockey Coaching Centre in Dazhou.
Pakistan wasted no time in asserting their dominance, scoring 4 objectives within the first quarter.
Abdullah Awan opened the scoring within the 4th minute with a discipline purpose, shortly adopted by Zubair Latif within the fifth minute.
Asam Haider then transformed a penalty nook within the seventh minute, and Atif Ali added one other discipline purpose within the thirteenth minute to make it 4-0.
The second quarter noticed two extra objectives from Asam Haider, each from penalty corners within the seventeenth and twenty fourth minutes, extending Pakistan’s result in 6-0 by halftime.
The crew maintained their depth within the third quarter, with Adeel scoring twice within the thirty fifth and forty second minutes, and Atif Ali finishing his brace within the forty fourth minute.
Earlier, Pakistan opened their marketing campaign with an emphatic 8-0 win over Hong Kong, regardless of important journey setbacks.
The crew arrived in China simply hours earlier than the match on account of visa delays and had no time for a coaching session or warm-up sport. Nonetheless, they delivered a surprising efficiency that overwhelmed their opponents.
Within the opening match, Pakistan discovered the online as soon as within the second quarter, added two extra within the third, and launched a relentless offensive within the remaining quarter, scoring 5 objectives.
Shahbaz Hassan, Abdullah Awan, and Mohammad Farooq every struck twice, whereas Amir Sohail and Mohammad Zaman added a purpose apiece.
Pakistan is positioned in Group A alongside hosts China, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and Sri Lanka. The crew will face Bangladesh of their subsequent group-stage fixture on Tuesday.
