Pakistan Vs Germany Highlights, FIH Hockey Pro League 2025-26: GER Clinch Commanding 5–2 Win Over PAK In Hobart

We’re back with another live blog as Pakistan face Germany in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2025-26. Stay with us for all the live updates from this crucial clash.

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And we are underway! Germany stepping out in pink tonight, hard to miss them, while Pakistan stick to their classic green and white jersey.

Germany waste no time getting on the ball, pushing it wide and testing the flanks early. Pakistan settle quickly though, holding their shape, keeping it tight in midfield.

This one’s started at a proper pace.

Goal! And it’s Germany who strike first inside five minutes.

Christopher Rühr finds the space, just a half-yard in the circle, and that’s all he needs. The ball is worked in quickly from the right, a sharp pass across the face, and Rühr is right there, calm, composed, stick down, finish tucked away before Pakistan can react.

Pink shirts celebrate. Pakistan look at each other, that came fast.

Germany lead 1–0 in the fifth minute. Early statement.

End of the first quarter and Germany walk away with the early edge.

That fifth-minute strike from Christopher Rühr is the difference so far. Since then, Germany have looked composed, moving the ball with patience, keeping Pakistan pinned in stretches. Pakistan have had their moments, a couple of promising runs down the wings, but the final touch inside the circle hasn’t clicked yet.

The tempo hasn’t dropped for a second. Germany 1, Pakistan 0 after the first 15 minutes. This is nicely poised.

Germany double it right at the start of the second quarter.

15:39 on the clock and Tom Grambusch makes it count. The move builds patiently down the left, the ball recycled at the top of the circle, and when it drops loose inside, Grambusch reacts quickest. No hesitation. Quick touch, firm finish, past the keeper before Pakistan can close him down.

That’s clinical.

Germany now 2–0 up, and Pakistan suddenly have a real mountain to climb.

Pakistan respond immediately.

17:57 on the clock and Muhammad Ammad pulls one back. Out of nowhere, Pakistan surge forward with intent. A quick turnover in midfield, the ball slipped into the circle, and Ammad stays alert in the chaos. One sharp touch, then he buries it past the German keeper.

That’s exactly the reaction they needed.

Germany still lead, but it’s now 2–1, and this game has come alive again.

Pakistan thought they had the equaliser and the celebrations had already started, but Germany went upstairs. The replay showed rough play in the build-up and an illegal stick touch inside the circle. Decision overturned. No goal. Germany stay in front, and Pakistan are left frustrated.

Germany strike again.

Benedikt Schwarzhaut gets his name on the scoresheet and this one hurts for Pakistan. The pressure had been building, pink shirts crowding the circle, and eventually the breakthrough comes. A loose ball inside the D, Schwarzhaut reacts first, keeps his composure and slots it in cleanly.

Germany stretch their lead further. Pakistan now staring at a tough chase.

That’s the end of the second quarter.

Germany head into the break with control after a lively 30 minutes. Early goals set the tone, Pakistan fought back through Muhammad Ammad, had another ruled out after review, but Germany kept their composure and struck again through Benedikt Schwarzhaut.

Rain falling, rainbow in the background, and Germany in command at halftime. This one still has life in it.

Third quarter underway.

No easing back in, Germany push forward straight off the restart, trying to keep Pakistan pinned. The turf is still slick from the rain, the ball moving quickly, first touches crucial now.

Pakistan look determined though. They’re stepping higher, pressing with more urgency. You can sense they know this phase is big. Get one here, and the game flips. Concede again, and it could drift away.

Fifteen minutes that could define this match.

Goal for Germany again.

Malte Hellwig adds another, and it’s a sharp one. The move opens up quickly down the middle, Pakistan caught just a step behind. The ball is slipped into the circle and Hellwig times his run perfectly, meeting it cleanly and guiding it past the keeper.

Germany celebrate. Pakistan look stunned.

The lead stretches further, and this is starting to look like Germany’s day.

41st minute and Raphael Hartkopf gets his first of the night.

Germany work it patiently before turning the screws inside the circle. The ball pops loose in traffic, Hartkopf reacts quickest and finishes from close range. Clean, efficient, no fuss.

Germany tighten their grip as the third quarter rolls on.

Pakistan pull one back late.

56:59 on the clock and Sufyan Khan steps up. It comes from sustained pressure, Pakistan refusing to give up. The ball is driven into the circle, a scramble follows, and Khan makes it count with a sharp finish past the keeper.

A late spark from Pakistan. The clock is against them, but they’re still fighting.

Late drama now.

59:55 on the clock and both Muhammad Abdullah and Tom Grambusch are shown yellow. Tempers clearly flaring in the closing moments. A coming together, a bit of pushing, and the umpires step in quickly.

Both sides down a player as we head into the final seconds. The intensity hasn’t dropped one bit.

That’s a wrap from Hobart. Germany take it, Pakistan fight till the end, and we’ve had rain, goals, reviews, yellow cards, the full package.

We’ll be back with another live blog soon. Until then, bye bye.