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  • Azlan Shah: Japan defeats Pakistan by 4-1 in the final

    Azlan Shah: Japan defeats Pakistan by 4-1 in the final

    Japan has defeated Pakistan by 4-1 to lift the 30th Azlan Shah Hockey Cup held in Malaysia.

    In the first quarter of the game, Japan scored thier first goal in the 12th minute of the game. In the second quarter both teams could not put up any goal but in the 34th minute of thd third quarter of the game Ejaz Ahmed scored the first goal for Pakistan while in 37th minute, Abdur Rehman scored the second goal to take a lead of 2-1 at the end of third quarter.

    In the start of fourth quarter Japan scored their second goal and equaled the lead by Pakistan.

    In the 58th minute of the game Pakistan got a penalty corner but could not convert it into a goal.

    Pakistan and Japan were tied with two goals each and time was up. The match was decided as per the penalty shoot-out.

    In penalty shoot-out Japan scored back to back four goals and won the final by 4-1.

  • Pakistan to play in Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup final after 13 years

    Pakistan to play in Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup final after 13 years

    Pakistan has reached the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup after 13 years. The final match will be played today between Pakistan and Japan at 5:30 PM.

    In the last round match against New Zealand, despite the match being tied 1-1, Pakistan managed to make it to the final, with a total of 11 points in five matches on the points table. The green shirts won three out of five matches while two matches were tied.

    A total of six teams are participating in the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup, apart from the host team Malaysia, including Pakistan, Korea, Japan, New Zealand and Canada. Pakistan won the bronze medal in the last event by winning the third place match.