Pakistan's hockey team is being trolled for supporting China in the Asian Champions Trophy final. The final was played between India and China on Tuesday in which India won 1-0. Meanwhile, Pakistani players were seen sitting in the stadium holding the Chinese flag.
Not only this, many times such refereeing decisions in matches went against India, which should have gone against China. The referee in the match was also Pakistan's Haroon Rashid, so he is being accused of discrimination.
Pakistani players holding Chinese flag After the final of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, some pictures of Pakistani players have surfaced on social media. In the photo, the players were seen holding the Chinese flag at the Moki Stadium in Hulanbur, China. The players were also seen waving the flag during the final.
Pakistani players were seen waving the Chinese flag in the stadium.
India faced poor umpiring India also faced poor umpiring during the final against China. Both the teams could not score a single goal for 3 quarters. Meanwhile, many decisions of the referees went against India. The Chinese team was awarded a penalty corner in the 39th minute. Which was reviewed by India, but the decision went against India. Claims are being made on social media that Pakistani referee Haroon Rashid discriminated in the match. He used to give decisions in support of China.
India defeated Pakistan in the group stage India went undefeated and won the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy. The team defeated Pakistan 2-1 in the group stage. The team then defeated South Korea 4-1 in the semi-finals and China 1-0 in the final.
India won the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy title for the fifth time.
On the other hand, the Pakistan team lost to China in the penalty shootout in the semi-finals. After the score was tied at 1-1 at full time, China won the shootout 2-0. Pakistan then defeated South Korea 5-2 to win the bronze medal.
Pakistan won the bronze medal in the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy.
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