Pakistan kick China in Hockey World League

KARACHI: Pakistan hockey team’s chances to get berth of World Cup 2018 have increasing as they kick China 3-1 in a seventh and eighth place boon to finish their Hockey World League (HWL) semi-final turn on seventh position.

Pakistan after losing 1-6 to India in fifth and sixth place playoff came down to play opposite China for a seventh position. After carrying goal-less 3 quarters, Pakistan non-stop a idea total by their initial idea in a 51st notation as Umar Bhutta scored a margin idea to take lead.

The lead was shortly doubled as Bhutta scored a second idea in 56th notation by a margin goal. In a same notation Muhammad Irfan youth took a turn from midfield to China’s turn to measure a pleasing margin idea and take 3-0 lead. China afterwards came behind in a 58th notation to measure their sole idea by Xiaoping Guo.

HWL semi-final turn 1 and 2, that serves as a gift turn for tip 5 teams has England, Argentina, Malaysia, Netherlands and Canada in tip five.

If Argentina validate for World Cup 2018 from their continental championships, a subsequent group (sixth) in HWL semi-final turn 1 – India – will get a place. But given they have already competent as a horde nation, a seventh ranked team, Pakistan, will get a place.

Meanwhile, if Netherlands validate from Euro Hockey National Championship (August 9-27); China, a final group of this round, will also get a place.

Pakistan still have a true possibility of approach gift by winning Asia Cup, that is scheduled to be hold from Sep 30-October 8.

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