Pakistan beat Netherlands 5-3 in first Europe tour match
Pakistan are playing under the coaching of four foreign coaches for the very first time
BELGIUM: Pakistan stunned Netherlands by defeating them 5-3 in Europe tour match here on Tuesday.
In a nail-biting contest, both teams kept ticking the scoreboard till Pakistan dominated second half of the game.
The scoreboard at half time read 2-1 in favour of Netherlands but Pakistan turned the tables, returning from a break. With back-to-back strikes, the green shirts took the lead to down Netherlands in their first match of Europe tour.
Rizwan scored three goals while Mubashir and Aijaz netted a goal each.
It must be noted here that for the very first time, Pakistan is playing under the coaching of four foreign coaches.
Pakistan and Holland were scheduled to play two matches on April 26 and 27 respectively. On April 28, the national players will do training ahead of their only match against Belgium on April 29.
Thereafter, the team will travel to Spain on May to play three match against the home side on May 2, 3 and 4. The team will return to county on May 5.
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