Japan defeated Pakistan in the final match of the 30th Azlan Shah Hockey Cup and won the nail-biting match by 4:1 in the penalty shoot-out time and received a golden medal for the title of the cup.
Sports: Azlan Shah Hockey Cup final: Japan beat Pakistan by 4:1 . Pakistan team played the Azlan Shah Hockey Cup final match on Saturday and got a silver medal for their performance and reaching the final match.
Pakistan Hockey team coach praises players
Pakistan Hockey team coach praised the determination and the fight of the Pakistan hockey team players. Talking to a post-match ceremony, he said: “The way we played and the way players showed ourselves in the second half is commendable.”
Answering a question, about what he was expecting after the tournament, he said: “Couple of days off. Then we will be playing matches in the upcoming matches in the upcoming tournament.”
In the second, third, and fourth penalty shoot-out attempts, Japan scored four consecutive goals while Pakistan scored only score one goal. Japan vs Pakistan 4:1
Pakistan vs Japan’s final match time concluded with 2:2 and now the match will be decided as per the penalty shoot-out. Japan player scored the first goal in a penalty shoot-out. The Pakistani player slipped and was unable to score a goal. Japan vs Pakistan 1:0.
What is a penalty shootout on a hockey field?
A penalty shootout is a method used in field hockey to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a tied game.
Golden and Silver medals go to
Japan became the champions of the 30th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. Pakistan lost to Japan in the penalty shoot-out stage.
The match between Pakistan and Japan was tied with 2-2 goals within the scheduled time. Japan won the cup by defeating Pakistan by 4-1 goals in the penalty shoot-out stage.
Japan’s hockey team won the golden medal in the Azaln Shah Hockey Cup while the Pakistan team won the Silver medal in comparison to the previous Brown medal in the last cup.
PHF President Shehla Raza comments on the team’s performance
President PHF Shehla Raza and Secretary General Haider Hussain congratulated Pakistan Hockey for their excellent performance and silver medal in the event.
During the match, Pakistan received eight penalty corners, on which the Pakistan team could not take any advantage.
Imad Butt scored the only goal from Pakistan in the penalty shootout stage.
When will Pakistan team return to the country?
Pakistan hockey team will return to Pakistan on May 12.
The game
Japan hockey team player scored the second goal for his team in the fourth quarter and now both teams’ scoreboard is 2-2.
The third quarter has been kicked off. Pakistan hockey team player Abdur Rehman scored the second goal against Japan in the 37th minute in the third quarter of the final game. Pakistan vs Japan scoreboard 2-1.
Pakistan’s hockey team scored its first goal against Japan in the third quarter of the game. Pakistan vs Japan scoreboard 1-1.
Pakistan hockey team player Hanan Shahid’s father talking said Pakistan hockey team played exceptionally.
Pakistani hockey team player Ejaz Ahmed scored the first goal for Pakistan at 34 minutes.
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Japan scored the first goal at 12 minutes against Pakistan. Half time of the nail-biting match had been completed and now Japan stood ahead of Pakistan with 1-0 on the scoreboard.
Pakistan team squad: Abdur Rehman, Hanan Shahid, Usamaa Bashir, Abdullah Ishtiqa, Ahmed Butt, Muhammad Abdullah, Moin Shakeel, Muhammad Razzaq, Ahtisham Aslam, Arshad Liaquat, Murtaza Yaqoob.
