Pakistan kicked off their Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 campaign with a 2-2 draw against Malaysia at the Moqi Hockey Training Base on Sunday.
Pakistan started strongly, taking the lead in the second quarter, thanks to a goal by Sufyan Khan.
Nadeem Ahmed netted another goal in the third quarter to double up the lead. However, Malaysia made a brilliant comeback minutes after with a goal from the penalty corner.
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The Greenshirts maintained the 2-1 lead until the end, however, Aiman Rozemi’s goal in the dying minutes of the game levelled the score 2-2.
This was the second match of the day. Earlier, the opening match between South Korea and Japan had ended in a 5-5 draw.
In the third game of the day, India defeated China 3-0 to kick off their title defence.
Pakistan will face South Korea, Japan, China and India in their next fixtures on September 9, 11, 12 and 14, respectively.
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