Green Shirts top Group A standings with 12 points coupled with 21-goal difference by scoring 25 and conceding four goals
\n DAZHOU
\nContinuing their unbeaten run in the Men\u2019s U18 Asia Cup 2025, Pakistan secured a commanding 2-1 victory over China at the Dazhou National Hockey Training Centre to qualify for the semi-finals.
\nThe Green Shirts got off to a flying start to the high-stakes clash as Hassan Shahbaz netted the opener in just the 11th minute through a field goal.
\nThe scoreline remained intact at 1-0 until halftime despite four penalties shared between the two teams in an eventful second quarter.
\nThe goal drought eventually culminated late in the third quarter when Ali Hanzala doubled Pakistan\u2019s lead through another well-executed field goal. China, however, were quick to pull one back as Jiaxing Lin converted a penalty corner in the same minute.
\nThe hosts then made several efforts to net the equaliser but Pakistan goalkeeper Ghulam Mustafa denied them any chance of forcing their way back into the game, ensuring the scoreline remained intact at 2-1.
\nThe victory extended Pakistan\u2019s unbeaten run to four matches as they topped Group A standings with 12 points and a goal difference of 21, scoring 25, while conceding only four.
\nThe Green Shirts will face Malaysia in the semi-final, scheduled to be played at the same venue on Friday.
\nPakistan started their Men\u2019s U18 Asia Cup 2025 campaign with a ruthless 8-0 victory over Hong Kong before routing Sri Lanka 9-0.
\nThey then faced Bangladesh in their third match and prevailed 6-3, which had put them within touching distance of semi-final qualification.
\nSquad
\nMohammad Usman, Atif Ali, Asam Junaid, Mohammad Abdullah Farooq, Abdullah Awan, Zubair Lateef, Mohammad Yaseen, Mohammad Ali Taj, Ghulam Mustafa, Ali Hamza, Ali Hanzala, Aamir Sohail, Adeel Afzal, Mohammad Zaman, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Shaheer, Hasan Shahbaz, Yaseen Jamshaid
\nTeam Management
\nShafqat Malik (Manager), Mukhtar Ahmed, Touseeq Ahmed, Masood-ur-Rahman (Coaches)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Green Shirts top Group A standings with 12 points coupled with 21-goal difference by scoring 25 and conceding four goals DAZHOU Continuing their unbeaten run in the Men\u2019s U18 Asia Cup 2025, Pakistan secured a commanding 2-1 victory over China at the Dazhou National Hockey Training Centre to qualify for the semi-finals. The Green Shirts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":489576,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-489548","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n