Pakistan hockey team scored first against World No 2 Germany in a practice match, which eventually ended in a 1-1 draw, in Auckland (New Zealand) ahead of Champions Trophy, which begins on December 3. Waqas Shareef put Pakistan ahead in the first half. But Germany managed to level arrears in the second half. Pakistan is the lowest ranked team participating in the event at No 9 according to the latest FIH rankings.
However, Pakistan has been in good form and in high spirits especially after it has defeated World Champions and World No . 1 Australia in their last outing in the final of Tri-Nation Series. "Our players are in good form and though it was a practice match but the result shows that our team could give tough time to top international teams," former Olympian and Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary Asif Bajwa told.
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