🏑 Pakistan Dominates Bangladesh 8-2 in Series Opener

Pakistan secured a massive 8-2 victory against Bangladesh in the opening match of their three-game away hockey series at the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday.

Despite a decent start by the hosts, who denied Pakistan early chances, the Green Shirts quickly established their dominance.

📊 Match Highlights and Scorers

Quarter	Team	Scorer	Type	Time	Score
1st	Pakistan	Ammad Butt (Captain)	Penalty Corner	4th minute	1-0
1st	Bangladesh	Hozifa Hossain	Field Goal	Near end of Q1	1-1
2nd	Pakistan	Nadeem Ahmed	Field Goal	19th minute	2-1
2nd	Pakistan	Afraz	Field Goal	24th minute	3-1
2nd	Pakistan	Afraz	Field Goal	29th minute	4-1
Later	Pakistan	Ghazanfar Ali	Goal	–	–
Later	Pakistan	Waheed Ashraf Rana	Goal	–	–
Later	Pakistan	Hannan Shahid	Goal	–	–
Later	Pakistan	Nadeem Ahmed	Second Goal	–	8-1
4th	Bangladesh	Amirul Islam	Goal	58th minute	8-2

Pakistan’s captain, Ammad Butt, opened the scoring in the fourth minute with a converted penalty corner. Bangladesh managed to level the score just before the first quarter ended through a sensational field goal by Hozifa Hossain.

However, Pakistan quickly regained and extended their lead. Nadeem Ahmed scored in the 19th minute, and Afraz added two magnificent field goals in the 24th and 29th minutes, respectively.

In a dominant second half, Pakistan added four more goals from Ghazanfar Ali, Waheed Ashraf Rana, and Hannan Shahid, along with a second goal from Nadeem. Bangladesh pulled one back late in the 58th minute via Amirul Islam, but the deficit was insurmountable.

🗓️ Upcoming Matches

The remaining fixtures of the series are:

Second Match: Friday (at the same venue)
Third and Final Match: Sunday

The team that wins the aggregate series will qualify for the 2026 FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup qualifying round.

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