Pakistan miss out on quarters after dropping to Argentina in FIH Junior World Cup

By profitable this sport, Argentina reached the quarter-finals of the mega occasion with two wins from three video games in pool D.

Argentina took lead within the tenth minute by way of a area from Bautista Capurro. Pakistan captain Rana Abdul Waheed equalised within the seventeenth minute by scoring on a cross from team-mate Rizwan Ali on a penalty nook.

Within the twentieth minute, Argentina’s Ignacio Nardolillo scored which once more gave them lead. Within the twenty eighth minute, Pakistan earned a penalty stroke on which promising drag flicker Rizwan Ali scored to make it 2-2.

Within the closing moments of the second quarter, Argentina’s Francisco Ruiz scored their third aim giving them a 3-2 lead. Ignacio Ibarra’s aim within the forty seventh minute prolonged Argentina’s result in 4-2.

Aqeel Ahmed scored the third aim for Pakistan on a cross from Roman on a penalty nook within the 53rd minute. The 4-3 scoreline remained intact until the top of the match.

After ending third of their pool, Pakistan will now be competing in a classification match with the US on Nov 30.

In the meantime, Spain too booked their berth to the last-eight stage by thrashing South Korea 9-0 in a pool C encounter as they completed with six factors from two wins, ending second behind the Netherlands, who thrashed the US 14-0, within the group.

In one other pool D match, Germany handed Egypt an 11-0 hockey lesson to prime the group and attain the last-eight stage.