JAKARTA: Pakistan Men’s National Hockey Team’s Asia Cup 2022 campaign got off to a poor start as the side lost their first practice match against Korea 2-1, here on Friday.
In the side’s first practice match ahead of the Asia Cup, the green shirts suffered a frustrating 2-1 defeat against Korea.
Ali Shan remained the only goal scorer for Pakistan while Korean players netted the field and a short corner goal to claim the victory.
The Green Shirts will officially begin their Asia Cup campaign on May 23 against the arch-rivals India, followed by the second match against Indonesia on May 24 and the last group match against Japan on May 26.
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