Japan won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup for the first time, defeating Pakistan

Web Desk: Japan won the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup played in Malaysia for the first time after a thrilling match.
In the deciding match of the event, the best game was displayed by both the teams and 2-2 goals were scored by both the teams till the end of the scheduled time.
A penalty shootout was resorted to decide the match and both teams were given 4.4 chances. In the penalty shootout round, Japan put the ball into the goal four times while Pakistan could only win twice.
According to the sources, Japanese player Tanaka Seren gave his team the lead by sending the ball into the net in the 12th minute of the match. Their success continued until the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, it was a tough match and both teams attacked each other but neither could score.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Pakistani player Ahmed Ejaz made a field goal in the 34th minute of the match to equalize the score 1-1, while three minutes later in the 37th minute, Abdul Rehman scored the second field goal to give his team a 1-2 lead. . The third quarter ended with the same score.
Chabani team equalized the match 2-2 by scoring a goal against Pakistan at the beginning of the fourth quarter, which remained until the end of the game.
After that, the match was decided by penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Pakistan was defeated by Japan 4-2.