Japan’s workforce celebrates after beating Pakistan to win the Males’s Beneath-18 Asia Cup 2025 hockey closing on the Nationwide Hockey Coaching Centre in Dazhou, China, on July 13, 2025. — Screengrab through Fb@AsianHockeyFederation
Japan emerged victorious within the Males’s Beneath-18 Asia Cup 2025 after they thumped Pakistan 3-0 within the grand finale on the Nationwide Hockey Coaching Centre on Sunday.
With an aggressive begin within the first quarter of the ultimate, Pakistan instantly pressed ahead to counter and problem the Japanese defence in pursuit of the opening aim.
The opening quarter of the ultimate noticed no objectives scored, with the rating remaining 0-0, as each groups appeared to realize momentum by attacking aggressively and defending with depth to place stress on the opposition.
Within the second quarter of the sport, Japan scored the opening aim within the seventh minute, with Yuma Fujiwara giving his facet a much-needed benefit and placing Pakistan below stress.
After half-hour of play, Japan led 1-0, whereas Pakistan appeared for an equaliser to ease the stress within the third quarter.
The third quarter of the sport noticed Pakistan get an opportunity to equalise with a penalty nook within the first minute, however they missed the chance because of an excellent save by the goalkeeper.
Moments later, they earned one other penalty nook however didn’t convert as soon as once more, lacking back-to-back possibilities to stage the rating.
With only a few minutes remaining, Japan struck one other aim via Ryutaro Ueda to take the rating to 2-0, piling stress on Pakistan.
The Inexperienced Shirts obtained their third penalty nook however missed it but once more.
With 5 seconds remaining, Pakistan earned their fourth penalty nook, however as soon as once more, they failed to attain.
On the finish of the third quarter, Japan leads 2-0, with Pakistan below plenty of stress as they search for essential objectives to show the sport round within the closing quarter-hour.
Japan registered one more aim to increase their result in 3-0 within the closing minutes of the sport, with Tatsuaki Yasui scoring through a penalty nook, placing the Inexperienced Shirts below stress.
Earlier within the event, Pakistan showcased spectacular type. They started their marketing campaign with a convincing 8-0 win over Hong Kong, adopted by a crushing 9-0 victory in opposition to 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 ebook their spot among the many closing 4.
Pakistan continued their exceptional run within the event, securing a nail-biting 4-3 victory over Malaysia in a dramatic semifinal determined by a penalty shootout.
The high-stakes conflict had ended 3-3 in common time, pushing the competition right into a tense shootout.
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
Group Administration:
Shafqat Malik (Supervisor), Mukhtar Ahmed, Touseeq Ahmed, Masood-ur-Rahman (Coaches)
