Australia edged Pakistan 2-1 at Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Monday evening to go top of Pool B.
It was Australia who got opportunities at the start of the game, but could not capitalise on them and saw Pakistan take the lead in the 24th minute. Sohail Abbas converted the second of two back-to-back penalty corners to make it 1-0 in favour of the four-time winners.
They came out firing on all cylinders and equalised three minutes into the second half. Abbot slammed the ball into the top right corner after receiving a good through ball from Kiel Brown.
They made frequent raids into the opponent's circle and their relentless pressure paid off in the 63rd minute when Abbot deflected in a ball from Robert Hammond to clinch the winner for his team.
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