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2004 India-Pakistan field hockey test series

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2004 India-Pakistan field hockey test series
Tournament details
CityKarachi, Quetta, Peshawar, Lahore
Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Hyderabad
Dates24 September 2004 - 10 October 2004
Venue(s)8 in 8 host cities
Final positions
ChampionsPakistan Pakistan won the series 4-2
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored32 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pakistan Sohail Abbas (8 goals)
1999 (previous) (next) 2006

The 2004 Indo-Pak series was the 7th series of bilateral field hockey matches between Pakistan and India. The series was played over eight matches on home and away basis.

Each side hosted four matches from 24 September 2004 to 10 October 2004. Pakistan won the series 4–2.[1] This was the first time both sides were coached by foreign coaches in a bilateral series with Gerhard Roch of Germany coaching India and Roelant Oltmans of Netherlands coaching for Pakistan. During the match in Amritsar of the series Pakistan's Sohail Abbas broke the record for most goals in international men's hockey scoring his 268th goal surpassing Paul Litjens of Netherlands who held the record for 22 years.[2]

Background

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Prior to the start of the series Pakistan and India had faced each other 6 times since January 2004. They first met at the 2004 Azlan Shah Cup in Kuala Lumpur with Pakistan winning 3–2.[3] They met twice in the 2004 Olympic Qualifiers in Madrid with Pakistan winning both matches.[4] In June Pakistan again defeated India twice this time by a huge margin of 6–1 at the Hockey RaboTrophy in Amsterdam. Both teams had a disappointing campaign at the Olympics in Athens Pakistan defeated India in the crossover rounds to finish 5th while India finished 7th.[citation needed]

Sohail Abbas scored 12 goals against India in these matches including two hat-tricks. This series was also in the lead up to the 2004 Champions Trophy to be held in Lahore from December.[citation needed]

Venues

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Match Location Stadium Name Date
First Karachi, Pakistan Hockey Club of Pakistan 24 September
Second Quetta, Pakistan Musa Khan Stadium 27 September
Third Peshawar, Pakistan Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium 29 September
Fourth Lahore, Pakistan National Hockey Stadium 1 October
Fifth Delhi, India Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium 4 October
Sixth Chandigarh, India Sector 42 Hockey Stadium 6 October
Seventh Amritsar, India Guru Nank Dev University Stadium 8 October
Eighth Hyderabad, India Gachibowli Hockey Stadium 10 October

Squads

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India announced an 18-member squad on 20 September 2004. The Indian selection ignored veterans like Dhanraj Pillay, Baljit Singh Dhillon, Deepak Thakur and Gagan Ajit Singh, who all were part of the team at the Athens Olympics after the players made themselves unavailable for selection for different reasons.[5] Pakistan announced its squad on 20 September as well. Waseem Ahmed was made captain after former captain Muhammad Nadeem announced his retirement from international hockey after the last month's Olympics.[6]

Pakistan Pakistan India India
Coach Netherlands Roelant Oltmans Coach Germany Gerhard Roch

Results

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  • Pakistan won the series 4-2
First Leg
Match Date Score Location
1 24 September Pakistan 2-1 India Karachi
2 27 September Pakistan 1-4 India Quetta
3 29 September Pakistan 3-2 India Peshawar
4 1 October Pakistan 4-4 India Lahore
Second Leg
Match Date Score Location
1 4 October India 1-3 Pakistan Delhi
2 6 October India 1-1 Pakistan Chandigarh
3 8 October India 1-2 Pakistan Amritsar
4 10 October India 2-0 Pakistan Hyderabad

Matches

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First leg

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Match 1

24 September 2004
 Pakistan 2 - 1  India
Abbas field hockey ball 17'
Butt field hockey ball 26'
Report Halappa field hockey ball 3'
Hockey Club of Pakistan, Karachi

Match 2

27 September 2004
 Pakistan 1 - 4  India
Abbas field hockey ball 69' Report Sandeep field hockey ball 13'17'
Tirkey field hockey ball 33'
Khandekar field hockey ball 60'
Musa Khan Stadium, Quetta

Match 3

29 September 2004
 Pakistan 3 - 2  India
Mudassar field hockey ball 15'
Abbasi field hockey ball 25'
Abbas field hockey ball 67'
Report Prasad field hockey ball 48'
Halappa field hockey ball 60'
Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium, Peshawar

Match 4

1 October 2004
 Pakistan 4 - 4  India
Abbas field hockey ball 14'42'
Ali field hockey ball 57'
Butt field hockey ball 67'
Report Pillay field hockey ball 15'
Sandeep field hockey ball 39'
Halappa field hockey ball 49'
Tirkey field hockey ball 51'
National Hockey Stadium, Lahore

Second leg

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Match 1

4 October 2004
 India 1 - 3  Pakistan
Michael field hockey ball 50' Report Jawad field hockey ball 6'
Abbas field hockey ball 29'64'
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi

Match 2

6 October 2004
 India 1 - 1  Pakistan
Tirkey field hockey ball 33' Report Ali field hockey ball 22'
Sector 42 Hockey Stadium, Chandigarh

Match 3

8 October 2004
 India 1 - 2  Pakistan
Halappa field hockey ball 48' Report Abbas field hockey ball 8'
Butt field hockey ball 47'
Guru Nanak Dev University Stadium, Amritsar

Match 4

10 October 2004
 India 2 - 0  Pakistan
Michael field hockey ball 17'
Khandekar field hockey ball 21'
Report
Gachibowli Hockey Stadium, Hyderabad

Statistics

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Team P W D L GF GA GD
Pakistan Pakistan 8 4 2 2 16 16 0
India India 8 2 2 4 16 16 0

Goalscorers

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There were 32 goals scored in 8 matches for an average of 4 goals per match


8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Easy win gives Pak series". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Abbas Sets World Record in Pakistan Win". Arab News. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Sohail Abbas flattens India". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Pakistan beat India in hockey play-off". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ "New-look hockey team for Pakistan series". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Ahmed to lead Pak hockey team". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.