Summary Pakistan defeated Malaysia on Saturday to reach final.
KUANTAN (Web Desk / APP) - Goalkeeper Amjad Ali shone in front of the goal to help defending champions Pakistan defeat hosts Malaysia 3-2 in the penalty shootout and make it to the final of the fourth Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Saturday.
During regulation period, Malaysia opened the scoring in the 18th minute through a penalty corner conversion by Shahril Saabah, but Pakistan equalised through an open play goal by Abdul Khan in the 34th minute.
In the shootout, only the first two attempts for Malaysia by Firhan Ashari and and Faizal Saari were converted, while Faiz Jali, Shahril Saabah and Fitri Saari all faltered.
Only four shots were taken for Pakistan as Abdul Khan, Muhammad Ifran Jr and Muhammad Arslan Qadir shot on target, while only Muhammad Rizwan Sr failed on his attempt. As they had already taken a winning lead, the fifth Pakistan shot was not required.
This is Pakistan’s fourth consecutive entry into the final of the Asian Champions Trophy. In the final Pakistan will face traditional
rivals India on Sunday. India in the first semifinal defeated South Korea on penalty shootout.
