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Summary Pakistan defeated China 3-1 in third match of hockey series, leading four match series 3-0.
In the first half, Pakistan solidified its position against China with a 2-0 lead.China appeared to have staged a comeback at one point when it scored goal at the start of the scored half. But Pakistan once again reclaimed its dominance when Shakeel Abbasi scored the third goal.Pakistan notched up a 3-1 victory after taking the first two meetings in the port city Karachi earlier this week by 3-0 and 5-3.Before a home crowd in the city of Faisalabad, Pakistani forward Ali Shan struck in the second minute of the match, scoring a field goal to give the hosts an early lead in the series third encounter.Vice-captain Shakeel Abbasi doubled Pakistans lead with another field goal in the 21st minute.Chinese Liu Yixian converted a penalty corner in the 61st minute to give the visitors their only goal of the match.Pakistans Waqas Sharif drew another field goal in the 64th minute to help his side cap their victory.The final match of the series will be played in Lahore on Sunday.
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