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Too late boys!!! Too late!!!
Pakistan defeat Korea 5:1 (3:0)
The clash of Asian teams in Johor Bahru today was an uneven match with the Greenshirts staking their claim early and never looking back, waltzing to an easy 5:1 win that takes Pakistan into the fifth place play-off in which they will face Argentina.
Abbas Haider got an early goal for the Pakistanis in the third minute, running through and netting before the Koreans had gotten their feet on the ground. Muhammad Zubair slapped on another ten minutes later, and Abdul Haseem Khan added a third to the tally still before the break.
Korea looked exhausted today, and could not muster enough resistance to keep the Greenshirts at bay, with Pakistan moving to a five goal lead in the second half as Muhammad Zubair and Abdul Haseem Khan each scored their second goals.
The Koreans booked a late goal to avoid the dreaded nil in the score with a Moon Kyu Kang penalty corner conversion after regulation time had ended that the Pakistanis made no effort to avoid but couldn't avoid the consummate defeat that pushes them into the match for 7th place against Spain.
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