Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Waqas were the heroes as Pakistan defeated a plucky Poland side 2-1 in their opening Hockey World League 2015 match on Saturday.
Pakistan, who need to finish in the top three of the Hockey World League semi-finals table to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics, started the game at a typically frenetic pace and created several chances in the opening minutes of the first quarter.
Poland’s goalkeeper Maciej Pacanowski stood like a wall as Pakistan continued to attack in an opening blitz which appeared to be a well thought out strategy to open up the opponents.
Mohammad Imran’s Greenshirts finally broke through in the 4th minute as Irfan fired in a low shot off a penalty corner… see more
source: dawn
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