Great Britain 6-1 Pakistan: GB men cruise to victory in Olympic qualifier

15 January

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Great Britain beat Pakistan 6-1 in men's hockey Olympic qualifier

Great Britain men kick-started their Olympic qualifying campaign with a comfortable 6-1 win over Pakistan in Group A in Oman.

Jack Waller opened the scoring in the 10th minute before Sam Ward netted twice to hand Great Britain a 3-0 lead.

Will Calnan added a fourth but Hannan Shahid hit back to claim a consolation for Pakistan.

Zach Wallace and Nick Bandurak scored another two to add the gloss to an opening game victory for Great Britain.

GB face Malaysia in their second Group A game on 16 January.

GB's men have not won an Olympic medal since 1988 and missed out on a semi-final spot to India at Tokyo 2020.