South Korea Tuesday defeated Pakistan 6-5 in the semi-final of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, as the national team for the first time failed to reach the final of the event.

The first semi-final of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy played in Dhaka proved was very interesting and breathtaking with a total of 11 goals scored.

South Korea’s drag flicker Chang scored a hat-trick and netted the ball four times. Mubashir Ali posted the ball into net, twice While, Umar Bhutta, Junaid Manzoor and Afraz bagged a goal apiece.

It should be noted that in this event consisting of 5 teams, the Pakistan team had reached the final only by defeating Bangladesh.

India and Japan will face each other today in the second semi-final of the event. Meanwhile, Pakistan will play the losing team in the second semi-final in the third position match tomorrow.