{"id":8924,"date":"2026-08-02T10:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=8924"},"modified":"2026-08-02T10:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:44:52","slug":"pakistan-defeat-south-korea-again-to-take-2-0-lead-in-hockey-test-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=8924","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Defeat South Korea Again to Take 2-0 Lead in Hockey Test Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> Pakistan continued their impressive form by defeating <strong>South Korea 3-1<\/strong> in the <strong>second match of the four-Test hockey series<\/strong>, securing a <strong>2-0 lead<\/strong> in the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The national team delivered another strong performance after winning the opening Test by the same <strong>3-1<\/strong> scoreline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Pakistan, <strong>Abu Bakr<\/strong> starred with <strong>two goals<\/strong>, while <strong>Abdul Rehman<\/strong> added the third goal to seal the victory. South Korea managed one goal but was unable to match Pakistan&#8217;s attacking display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victory gives Pakistan a commanding advantage in the four-match series, with two matches still to be played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan&#8217;s players maintained control for much of the contest, combining disciplined defending with effective attacking play to earn their second consecutive win against the visiting side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result follows Pakistan&#8217;s successful performance in the opening Test, where they also defeated South Korea <strong>3-1<\/strong>, demonstrating consistency in both attack and defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ongoing series marks a significant occasion for Pakistan hockey, coming shortly after the return of international hockey to the country following a gap of around <strong>20 years<\/strong>. South Korea&#8217;s tour has been viewed as an important step in reviving international hockey in Pakistan and providing valuable competitive exposure to the national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a <strong>2-0 series lead<\/strong>, Pakistan now heads into the remaining two Test matches with confidence and the opportunity to clinch the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The performances of Abu Bakr and Abdul Rehman have been key to Pakistan&#8217;s success, while the team&#8217;s overall display has been encouraging for fans and officials hoping to see a revival of Pakistan hockey on the international stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan continued their impressive form by defeating South Korea 3-1 in the second match of the four-Test hockey series, securing a 2-0 lead in..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439210_9411025_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439210_9411025_updates-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439210_9411025_updates-1-300x171.jpg",300,171,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439210_9411025_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439210_9411025_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439210_9411025_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439210_9411025_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=6\" rel=\"category\">Sports<\/a>","tag_info":"Sports","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8926,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8924\/revisions\/8926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}