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Rach happy with defenders
Rach also seemed quite happy with the way the defenders stopped the Pakistanis including Sohail Abbas from scoring from five penalty corners.
Rach also seemed quite happy with the way the defenders stopped the Pakistanis including Sohail Abbas from scoring from five penalty corners.
"We conceded just thrice from 10 penalty corners against Holland and now nothing from five against Pakistan. We have one of the best short corner defences in the world."
Pakistan coach Roelant Oltmans said although he was happy with the win it would have been better had the team availed all the scoring opportunities.
"I am happy with the opportunities we created. But we did not fire in as much as we should have."
Pakistani skipper Waseem Ahmed agreed with his coach and said but for the missed chances the margin would have been much bigger.
"Their defence was not that good in the first half. Rather we missed our chances. Had we scored from the chances, the scoreline probably would have 6-1 in our favour," he said.
Waseem said his side dominated the proceedings throughout the first half but India bounced back hard in the second half.
"The comeback 10 minutes on resumption and equalised the score. Had they scored another goal, it could have put us in trouble."
On tomorrow's game, he said he was expecting a tough fight from Spain.
"We are looking forward to win the tough match. It's like a semi-final. Whoever wins will move to the final."
