Hockey World Cup 2018, Crossover 3: Belgium v Pakistan Hockey Live Score, Commentary & Updates

PAKISTAN 0 - BELGIUM 5

Updated: 11 December 2018 18:24 IST - Published: 11 December 2018 12:56 IST

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BELGIUM WILL PLAY GERMANY IN THE SECOND QUARTERFINAL ON THURSDAY

SIMON GOUGNARD GETS THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARD

WHAT TO THE STATS SAY??

22 CIRCLE PELETRATIONS FOR BELGIUM WITH 12 SHOTS ON GOAL

15 CIRCLE PELETRATIONS FOR PAKISTAN WITH 3 SHOTS ON GOAL

AN UTTERLY FORGETTABLE EVENING FOR PAKISTAN - BELGIUM HAVE PLAYED THEIR BEST MATCH THUS FAR - MAKING FOR A CLASSIC MISMATCH OF A CONTEST!!!

FULL-TIME: PAKISTAN 0 - BELGIUM 5

58' ABU MAHMOOD MISSES AN ABSOLUTE SITTER!!!

57' Boon fails to latch on to a crash ball which enters the back of the net from outside the striking circle

56' BRIELS TRIES TO FIND KINA - BALL SIZZLES ACROSS THE GOALMOUTH

54' Hassan Sardar and Rehan Butt look on - as Pakistan near the end of an utterly disastrous contest from their perspective

PAKISTAN 0 - BELGIUM 5

IMRAN BUTT GOES THE WRONG WAY - BOON SCORES!!!

BEGLIUM HAVE A PENALTY STROKE - ITS ALL GOING WRONG FOR PAKISTAN

NO ADVICE POSSIBLE - SO BELGIUM HAVE A PC AFTER ALL

WHAT WILL THE VERDICT BE??

51' BOCCARD IN THE PAKISTAN CIRCLE - AND THE RED LIONS HAVE ANOTHER PC - THERE WAS NO FOOT SAYS PAKISTAN

49' ARSLAN QADIR TRIES TO PUSH ONE BACK FROM THE BACK LINE - AMMAD BUTT PICKS UP A YELLOW

48' BOCCARD AND BOON TRY A QUICK ONE-TWO - BOON TAKES A FIRST TIME SHOT ON GOAL- CANNOT FIND THE TARGET

LUYPAERT FLICKS - BUT THE FLICK IS SAVED

47' The Belgians keep moving forward in waves yet again - outside the 23 now - Pakistan attempt to clear but concede a PC!

PAKISTAN SEEM TO HAVE THROWN IN THE TOWEL EARLY AS THEY LACK OF SENSE OF PURPOSE - BELGIUM SEEM TO BE ALL BUT THROUGH TO THE QUARTERFINALS WHERE THEY WILL PLAY GERMANY

END OF Q3: PAKISTAN 0 - BELGIUM 4

44' Rashid Mahmood tries to get Pakistan moving - noe Umar Bhutta - Ali Shan earns a long corner

42' Van Doren from the right - SENDS IN A LONG BALL FOR BRIELS - BUT PAKISTAN CLEAR AFTER BRIELS FAILS TO CONTROL THE BALL

41' ARSLAN QADIR ANGLES ONE IN FROM THE BACK LINE - NONE OF THE PAKISTAN PLAYERS CAN CAPITALIZE

HENDRICKX SHOOTS WIDE THIS TIME

39' ARSLAN QADIR FAILS TO TAKE A SHOT ON GOAL!!! BELGIUM HAVE A PC

MUBASHAR ALI SHOOTS WIDE!!!

38' PAKISTAN HAVE A PC

37' Antione Kina tries a shot from the right - ball sizzles across the face of goal

HENDRICKX FLICKS - SAVED ON THE LINE!!!

36' BELGIUM HAVE A PC!!!

PAKISTAN 0 - BELGIUM 4

34' Gougnard finds Charlier - who picks up Gougnard again - DOCKIER SCORES

33' The Belgians come away down the right - van Doren finds Luypaert

31' Pakistan clear with a long overhead - after Belgium try an early attack

WHAT DO THE STATS SAY??

14 CIRCLE PELETRATIONS FOR BELGIUM WITH 5 SHOTS ON GOAL

9 CIRCLE PELETRATIONS FOR PAKISTAN WITH 2 SHOTS ON GOAL

IT'S BEEN BELGIUM ALL THE WAY - PAKISTAN BEGAN WELL BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TAKE THEIR CHANCES - WHICH THEY CREATED WELL - WHILE THE BELGIANS HAVE MANAGED TO CONVERT THEIRS!!

HALF-TIME: PAKISTAN 0 - BELGIUM 3

28' CHARLIER YET AGAIN - AT THE PAKISTAN GOALMOUTH - PAKISTAN MANAGE TO MOP UP

27' THIS TIME - CEDRIC CHARLIER SHOOTS WIDE!!!

PAKISTAN 0 - BELGIUM 3

25' Ali Shan tries to advance all by himself - dispossessed at the edge of the circle - BUT CEDRIC CHARLIER SCORES ONE AT THE OTHER END AND BELGIUM ARE IN COMMAND - THE BALL TAKES A DEFLECTION OFF AMMAD SHAKEEL BUTT AND CONFUSES IMRAN BUTT

23' Belgium have more of the ball but Pakistan offering a lot more resistance at the back

21' The Belgians try a high press but Pakistan solid as ever at the back

19' IRFAN JR FIRES IT WIDE AND SOME GOOD WORK BY ABU MAHMOOD

18' SHAKEEL AMMMAD BUTT DISPLAYS HIS SKILL TO GET INTO THE STRIKING CIRCLE - ALI SHAN SKIES THE SHOT

18' Pakistan have a 16-yard free hit after the Belgians attempt a quick advance

PAKISTAN MESS UP THE PC

16' GAUTHIER BOCCARD INTO AN EARLY ATTACK - PAKISTAN MANAGE TO CLEAR THE LINES - PAKISTAN HAVE A PC AT THE OTHER END!!

IT'S BEEN ONE-WAY TRAFFIC THUS FAR - PAKISTAN LOSING THEIR WAY EARLY - CAN THEY REGAIN THEIR FOOTING IN THE SECOND QUARTER???