LAHORE (APP)- Pakistan's hockey team thumped Chinese Taipei 6-1 in their opening tie of the 4th Boys under 18 Asia Cup at Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium in Bangladesh's capital city of Dhaka on Saturday.
Chinese Taipei put up a good fight in the first half. Pakistan were the first to score but the Chinese Taipei managed to equalise. However, the green shirts went ahead again and it stayed 2-1 when the first half of the 70 minute match ended, said the information made available here by Pakistan Hockey Federation.
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The second half saw Pakistan dominating most of the time and they netted four more goals to emerge victorious by a tennis score.
For Pakistan, Adeel Latif had a brace while Amjad Khan, Ahmad Nadeem, Shahzaib and Waqar scored one apiece. Pakistan's next match is against China tomorrow, Sunday.