Lahore:
The Pakistan Junior Hockey Team made a brilliant start to the Sultan of Johor Hockey Cup, proving their superiority over host Malaysia.
Pakistan defeated Malaysia by a huge margin of seven goals to two in the opening match.
Pakistan adopted an aggressive strategy against the host opponent from the start at the Taman Dia Hockey Stadium.
In the first quarter, Saifan Khan scored a goal to solidify the team's position, Ahmed Nadeem scored the second goal, while Saifan Khan scored the third goal to tie the game at three-one at halftime.
In the second half, Malaysia scored one goal while Pakistan scored four more goals to take the lead.
Sufyan Khan, who played a key role in Pakistan's victory by scoring three goals, was declared the Man of the Match, Ahmed Nadeem Khan scored two, and Hamza Fayyaz and Hanan Shahid scored one goal each.
Pakistan will play their second match against England on Sunday. In another match on the first day, India defeated England by three goals to two.
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