DHAKA: Pakistan hockey team sealed a spot in the semi-finals of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy on Sunday after a thumping 6-2 win over Bangladesh in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

In the last group match of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, Bangladesh played a brilliant game against Pakistan in the first quarter and even took a one-goal lead in the 13th minute but Pakistan’s Nadeem Ahmed scored a goal in the very next minute to equal the score.

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In the second quarter, Pakistan launched a goal attack several times and ended up scoring 3 goals in a row.

In the third quarter, the Pakistan team continued the attack and scored more goals, while Bangladesh team also managed to add a goal to the scoreboard. However, at the end of the allotted time, Pakistan won the match 2-6 and made it to the semi-finals.

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Nadeem Ahmed and Ijaz Ahmed scored two goals each for Pakistan.

It should be noted that Pakistan will face South Korea in the semi-finals on Tuesday, while India and Japan will face each other in the second semi-final.