Pakistan hockey gamers rejoice after defeating Japan within the FIH Nations Cup in Kuala Lumpur on June 16, 2025. — X/@HokitaMY
Kuala Lumpur: Pakistan reached the semi-finals of the FIH Nations Cup on Wednesday, following Malaysia’s victory over Japan of their fixture.
Pakistan’s place within the semis trusted Malaysia’s defeat; but, Pakistan secured a spot.
Pakistan secured second place in pool B. Each Pakistan and Malaysia had 4 factors, and each had an equal variety of wins within the cup. Equally, each had the identical aim distinction throughout their three matches.
The turning level for Pakistan was a larger variety of objectives scored within the match. Pakistan scored 9 objectives within the match, whereas Malaysia scored eight in whole.
Pakistan and New Zealand match
New Zealand beat Pakistan after Scott Cosslett’s wonderful hat-trick led his crew to victory within the FIH Nations Cup on Wednesday on the Nationwide Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
Pakistan dominated the opening quarter, racing to a 3-1 lead by the tip of the primary quarter-hour.
Though New Zealand struck first by Nic Woods within the sixth minute, Pakistan responded swiftly with two objectives within the thirteenth and 14th minutes, each netted by Abdul Rehman.
Rana Waheed Ashraf then prolonged the lead with a 3rd aim within the twenty eighth minute, placing the Inexperienced Shirts firmly in management.
Nonetheless, New Zealand mounted a robust comeback within the second half. Scott Cosslett emerged because the game-changer, scoring twice within the third quarter—within the forty third and forty fifth minutes—to attract degree.
He accomplished his hat-trick within the 52nd minute by way of a penalty nook, sealing a dramatic turnaround and handing the Kiwis a decisive 4-3 lead.
It’s pertinent to say that Pakistan’s opening match of the match, towards Malaysia, resulted in a 3-3 draw, regardless of Pakistan taking the lead twice in the course of the sport.
Ahmed Nadeem and Abdul Rehman gave Pakistan an early edge with two fast objectives within the first quarter, permitting them to enter the ultimate quarter with a strong 2-0 lead.
Nonetheless, Malaysia responded strongly within the fourth quarter, scoring twice in fast succession by Fitri Saari and Syed Cholan to degree the rating.
Pakistan briefly regained the lead when Rana Waheed Ashraf discovered the web, however Malaysia equalised simply two minutes later as Cholan struck once more, scoring his second aim of the match to make it 3-3.
Of their second outing, the Males in Inexperienced edged previous Japan 3-2 in an exhilarating encounter, mounting a comeback after trailing 2-1 to clinch a hard-fought victory.
In the meantime, France and Korea have already confirmed their semi-final berths from Pool A.
