Pakistan thrash India to clinch bronze in Super Series
Rashid Mehmood of Pakistan (L) steers the ball past Rupinder Pal Singh of India (R) to score. -Photo by AFP
KARACHI: Pakistan defeated India 5-2 in the play-off for the third-fourth place in the nine-a-side hockey International Super Series to win the bronze medal at the Perth Hockey Stadium in Australia on Sunday.
Rashid Mehmood scored twice to help Pakistan register their first win of the series after losing all three of their first round matches.
The Greenshirts lost the opening match to Australia 4-2, were crushed by England in the second match by the same scoreline and were beaten by arch-rivals India 5-2 in the third match on Saturday.
The International Super Series will be followed by the Champions Trophy which will be played from December 1-9.
Two hapless teams pitted against each other. Our Hockey players should be thankful to Aircel for spnsoring them……. Its touch to get sponsors these days for such performances….
hockey is so much more fun to play and watch, the only reason cricket is popular is because we are lazy people.
Pakistan Hockey Federation Bring all those senior players in the team to make sure Pakistan should not win the title.
more hard work required for get consistency
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That is how it works who made to the end who was the last winner good job Pakistan.
well done Pakistan
And if there were two matches against India, why only one against other teams?
Well played Pakistan Hockey Team … keep up the winning spirit.
Dawn news paper sports page (#22) says “Pakistan slump to defeat against India” ???????
That was yesterday’s match against India.
Pakistan and India played again todya
how we have to secured 3rd place after 3 consecutive defeats?
Because there were only 4 teams