LAHORE: Pakistan will play its first match against Hong Kong on November 17 in the opener of 16th Asian Games at Guangzhou, China.The hockey event of the Games will commence from November 15-25 with ten teams divided in two pools.
Pool A comprises South Korea, China, Malaysia, Singapore and Oman, while Pool B features Pakistan, India, Japan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong.
The Green Shirts will play their second match against Japan on November 18, third against India on November 20 and fourth and last pool match against Bangladesh on November 21.
India and Japan pose the real threat for Pakistan in an otherwise easy group but they will be up against it after facing severe criticism for their woeful performances at this year’s World Cup and Commonwealth Games.
Classification matches and semi finals will be played on November 23, while position matches and final match will be played on November 25.
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