The Pakistan group sing their nationwide anthem forward of their Males’s U18 Hockey Asia Cup 2025 match towards Bangladesh on the Dazhou Nationwide Hockey Coaching Centre in Dazhou on July 8, 2025. — Asian Hockey Federation
Pakistan have superior to the ultimate of the Males’s U18 Asia Cup 2025 following a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Malaysia within the semifinal on the Nationwide Hockey Coaching Centre in Dazhou, China, on Friday.
The tightly contested match concluded in a shootout after each groups remained deadlocked throughout common play. In a tense end, the Inexperienced Shirts held their nerve to safe a 4-3 win within the penalty shootout.
Pakistan capitalised on the stress, with Malaysia lacking two essential makes an attempt in the course of the decisive shootout, whereas the Inexperienced Shirts solely failed to attain as soon as.
The victory caps a outstanding run for the younger Pakistani squad, which has proven distinctive type all through the match. They started their marketing campaign with a powerful 8-0 win over Hong Kong, adopted by a crushing 9-0 victory towards Sri Lanka.
Of their third match, they defeated Bangladesh 6-3, nearly securing a spot within the semifinals.
Within the quarterfinals, Pakistan outclassed China 2-1 in a commanding efficiency to seal a spot among the many closing 4.
It’s pertinent to say that the Inexperienced Shirts will face Japan within the grand finale of the match on Sunday on the identical venue.
Squad:
Mohammad Usman, Atif Ali, Asam Junaid, Mohammad Abdullah Farooq, Abdullah Awan, Zubair Lateef, Mohammad Yaseen, Mohammad Ali Taj, Ghulam Mustafa, Ali Hamza, Ali Hanzala, Aamir Sohail, Adeel Afzal, Mohammad Zaman, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Shaheer, Hasan Shahbaz, Yaseen Jamshaid
Staff Administration:
Shafqat Malik (Supervisor), Mukhtar Ahmed, Touseeq Ahmed, Masood-ur-Rahman (Coaches)
