KARACHI: The Pakistan volleyball team continued their excellent run and recorded yet another remarkable win after beating South Korea 3-0 in the ongoing Asian Games 2023 which are being held in Hangzhou, China.
The Green Shirts faced South Korea in the Round of 12 stage in an epic encounter which further proved the excellent of the Pakistani volleyball, who registered a one-sided 3-0 win.
Pakistan won the match with the scores of 25-19, 25-22 and 25-21.
Usman Faryad and Murad Khan proved their worth with their all-round display as the former scored 20 points while the latter contributed to 18 points for the winning side.
With their stunning win, Pakistan have now qualified for the quarter-finals of the mega event where they will take on Qatar on Sunday (September 24).
Pakistan also cemented their place in the top six teams with their win over South Korea.
This is the first time since the 1994 Asian Games that a Pakistani side has confirmed their place in the top six.
Earlier, Pakistan topped group B by registering remarkable wins over considerably weak Chinese Taipei and Mongolia sides.
The Green Shirts beat Chinese Taipei in straight sets, 25-18, 25-20, 25-19.
Meanwhile, against Mongolia, their winning scores were 25-17, 25-19 and 25-20.
Pakistan’s biggest achievement in the Asian Games volleyball history is their third-place finish in the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games. In the last Asian Games held in Indonesia in 2018, Pakistan finished eighth.
Pakistan squad:
Abdul Zaheer, Hamid Yazman, Farooq Haider, Murad Khan, Murad Jehan, Mohammad Hammad, Musawar Khan, Nasir Ali, Usman Faryad Ali, Mubashar Raza (captain), Mohammad Kashif Naved, Afaq Khan; Officials: Issanaye Ramires Ferraz (coach), Naseer Ahmed, Ihsan Iqbal, Armin Golkari (video analyst), Lucas Ferreira Rodrigues (trainer), Saeed Ahmed Khan (manager).
Faizan Lakhani Faizan Lakhani is Deputy Editor (Sports) at Geo News.
