Pakistan and Malaysia’s gamers in motion throughout their 2024 Males’s Junior Hockey Asia Cup conflict on Dcember 01, 2024. —Asian Hockey Federation
Pakistan have certified for semi-final of Males’s Junior Hockey Asia Cup, defeating Malaysia by 4 objectives to at least one in Oman Sunday evening.
Sufiyan Khan scored a hat-trick in opposition to Malaysia to safe a berth for Pakistan within the semi-final. Pakistan will play in opposition to Japan in first semi-final of the occasion on Tuesday.
The Pakistan-Japan match will start at 5:30pm Pakistan Normal Time. The second semifinal can be performed between India and Malaysia at 8pm.
Remaining of the match can be performed the very subsequent day on Wednesday.
The win has additionally assured Pakistan a spot within the 2025 Junior World Cup which can be performed in India.
In immediately’s match, the Inexperienced Shirts utterly flummoxed the younger Tigers within the contest between the 2 sides of Group B.
Sufiyan scored simply three minutes after the sport started, placing Pakistan within the lead after first quarter completed 1-0.
Adam Ashraf Johari levelled the sport within the twenty third minute to provide Malaysia a pressured comeback within the subsequent quarter.
Nonetheless, Sufiyan’s excellent aim within the thirty fifth minute gave Pakistan the lead once more, and within the final quarter, Abdul Qayyum elevated their result in 3-1.
Sufiyan added one other aim shortly earlier than the ultimate whistle to finish Pakistan’s resounding victory over Malaysia, regardless that it seemed just like the rating would keep at 3-1.
This was the nationwide group’s fourth consecutive victory within the match as they earlier defeated China, Bangladesh and Oman. Therefore, Pakistan has gained 12 factors in 4 matches.
Pakistan’s squad for Junior Asia Cup
Goalkeepers: Ali Raza, Faizan Janjua
Gamers: Sufiyan Khan, Aqeel Ahmed, Bilal Aslam, Nadeem Khan, Mohammad Zain, Wasim, Sami, Zakariya Hayat, Mohammad Imad, Hanan Shahid (Captain), Mughira, Rana Waleed, Hamza Fayaz, Basharat, Qayyum Dogar, and Saifullah.
