Sohail Abbas found his scoring touch just in time to lead Pakistan into the Asia Cup semi-final field hockey with a 3-2 win over India in a Group B match in Malaysia Sunday.The Pakistanis had five penalty corners but Sohail was on target with only one attempt and that turned out to be the winner.Pakistan had earlier on Saturday drawn 1-1 with China and needed a win to book their semi-final place.Pakistan coach Shahid Ali Khan said that the recall of the four players from Europe made the difference in the match.‘Sohail, Salman Akhbar, Waseem Ahmad and Rehan Butt gave us experience and were influential in the win. We needed the full points and credit to the players in achieving it,’ he said.The match was an absorbing encounter with a lot of goal-scoring chances at both ends.Pakistan took the initiative from the start. They had the ball in the back of the net in the fourth minute but Tariq Aziz’s effort was ruled out by South African umpire Jon Wright.Prabhjot Singh gave India the lead in the 16th minute after a botched penalty corner attempt.
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