PAK V POL ( Pool A ) Hockey World League Semi-Final Antwerp 2015


Match Review PAK - POL 2-1
2014 Champions Trophy Silver medallists Pakistan edged out brave Poland 2-1 in an absorbing contest that brought an entertaining first day of the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals in Antwerp to a close.
The Greenshirts dominated the early stages of the match and took a deserved lead against the qualifiers from HWL Round 2 when Muhammad Irfan slammed a penalty corner drag-flick into the bottom right corner after just four minutes.
However, Poland’s defence tightened up and reduced their opponents to rare chances, with Shafqat Rasool going closest to adding to the Pakistan tally just before half time. Poland goalkeeper Maciej Pacanowski produced two tremendous saves in the third quarter, showing cat-like reflexes to deny both Rasool and Muhammad Dilber to keep his team in the game going into the final quarter.
Pacanowski came up with another fine save to from a Muhammad Imran penalty corner flick before Poland’s Pawel Bratkowski slammed home ferocious penalty corner of his own to tie their scores with nine minutes to play.
Pakistan were not to be denied, however, with Muhammad Waqas showing a poacher’s instinct to force the ball home from close range to give his side all three points.
Poland’s Bartosz Zywiczka, who suffered a head injury in the match, is reported to be doing well.
“The first match is always difficult and Poland played a very physical game”, said Pakistan’s Rashid Mehmood. “We are pleased to win but we feel we should have converted so many more of our chances.”
Goals
Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Action | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAK | 4 | 2 | IRFAN Muhammad | PC | 1 - 0 |
POL | 51 | 27 | BRATKOWSKI Pawel | PC | 1 - 1 |
PAK | 54 | 7 | WAQAS Muhammad | PC | 2 - 1 |
Cards
Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
PAK | 36 | 3 | IMRAN Muhammad | G |
PAK
Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X
|
1 | BUTT Imran | ||||
X
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2 | IRFAN Muhammad | 1 | |||
X
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3 | IMRAN Muhammad | 1 | |||
X
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4 | BUTT Ammad Shakeel | ||||
X
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5 | TOSEEQ Muhammad | ||||
X
|
7 | WAQAS Muhammad | 1 | |||
5
|
8 | BHUTTA Muhammad Umar | ||||
X
|
9 | MEHMOOD Rashid | ||||
X
|
10 | RASOOL Shafqat | ||||
X
|
11 | SHAN Ali | ||||
Bench
|
12 | ABBAS Mazhar | ||||
12
|
13 | SHAH Syed | ||||
5
|
14 | RIZWAN JR. Muhammad | ||||
X
|
15 | RIZWAN SR. Muhammad | ||||
6
|
16 | AHMED Fareed | ||||
6
|
17 | YAQOOB Muhammad | ||||
X
|
19 | DILBER Muhammad | ||||
6
|
21 | ALI Muhammad | ||||
Medical Doctor | ABBAS Asad (Dr.) | |||||
Video Technician | UMRAO Syead Abuzar | |||||
Head Coach | SHAHNAZ Sheikh | |||||
Team Manager | KALEEM Muhammad Danish |
POL
Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bench
|
1 | MATUSZAK Arkadiusz | ||||
5
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2 | BROZEK Arkadiusz | ||||
6
|
4 | RACINIEWSKI Michal | ||||
5
|
5 | GUMNY Mijolaj | ||||
X
|
7 | GÓRNY Tomasz | ||||
X
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11 | HULBOJ Mateusz | ||||
X
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12 | PACANOWSKI Maciej | ||||
X
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13 | WACHOWIAK Tomasz | ||||
X
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14 | ZYWICZKA Bartosz | ||||
X
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17 | MAKOWSKI Krystian | ||||
X
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21 | ZIMNICKI Dawid | ||||
X
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22 | MAJCHRZAK Karol | ||||
9
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23 | KOZLOWSKI Piotr | ||||
5
|
25 | KROKOSZ Adrian | ||||
X
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27 | BRATKOWSKI Pawel | 1 | |||
5
|
28 | WEJEZOWSKI Maciej | ||||
X
|
29 | POLTASZEWSKI Michal | ||||
X
|
30 | POLTASZEWSKI Mateusz | ||||
Team Manager | CICHY Tomasz | |||||
Assistant Coach | SNIEZEK Karol | |||||
Stand-In Manager | GROCHAL Mateusz | |||||
Head Coach | JOSKOWIAK Jerzy | |||||
Physiotherapist | STOLOWSKI Lukasz |
DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified
Match Officials
Role | Official |
---|---|
Umpire 1 | STAGNO Nathan |
Umpire 2 | KOH Eric Kim Lai |
Reserve Umpire | LIZANA Eduardo |
Video Umpire | van BUNGE Coen |
Judge 1 | SHARMA Anjali |
Judge 2 | McKAY Iain |
Technical Officer | DECKENBROCK Christian |
- Match 02
- Date Sat, 20 Jun 2015
- Time 20:00
- Pool/Class Pool A
- Venue KHC Dragons