Afraz strikes late as Pakistan secure draw against South Africa in CWG 30-07-2022
BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan Men's Hockey group kept away from an initial loss at the Commonwealth Games 2022 as Afraz Hakeem's late strike supported the side to hold tight for a draw against South Africa.
Pakistan's forward Afraz scored the match-saving objective for the Green Shirts, which assisted the side with taking a point and kept away from an initial loss to their Commonwealth Games crusade.
Prior, South Africa pulled ahead in the main quarter as Connor Beauchamp struck for the Proteas from the short corner.
South Africa's lead, be that as it may, stayed brief as Rizwan Ali scored the primary objective for the Green Shirts following 11 minutes to keep the match equitably ready.
The two groups left at half-time with the scores level at 1-1. The two groups then, at that point, battled their hearts out in the second from last quarter however the scoreboard stayed unaffected as the two goalkeepers did well to kill the danger.
The Proteas of course driven the procedures as Matt Guise-Brown struck in the final quarter, just for Afraz to net a late score and kept the Green Shirts from an initial loss.
The public hockey group will currently take on New Zealand on July 31 in their second match of the Commonwealth Games 2022.
