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05-10-2004

Abbas equals world record as Pakistan dump India

via thestar.com.my

Ace penalty corner shooter Sohail Abbas equaled the world record of most goals in international field hockey as his two-goal burst yesterday clinched Pakistan a 3-1 victory against India in the fifth Test of the eight-match series.

Abbas converted a penalty corner in the 28th minute and then sent a penalty stroke into the cage six minutes from close to boost his goal-tally to 267 goals, drawing level with Paul Litjens of Holland.

Like Abbas, Litjens too was a specialist penalty corner shooter.

The record-equaling goal for Abbas came after his rasping drag-flicked penalty corner shot struck Indian skipper Dilip Tirkey on the face, Tirkey had to be carried off the field on a stretcher and Abbas duly converted the resultant penalty stroke to seal Pakistan’s win…