Pakistan’s U18 hockey stars pulled off a nerve-jangling win, beating Malaysia 4-3 in a penalty shootout to roar into the Asia Cup Final in Dazhou, China!
The Green Shirts came out firing — Abdullah Awan and Shahbaz Hassan struck early to put Pakistan 2-0 up in just 8 minutes. But Malaysia clawed back with three quick goals to flip the game 3-2.
Just when it looked over, Shahbaz delivered again — levelling the score 3-3 and sending the match into a tense shootout.
Shootout chaos:
- Pakistan nailed their first three
- Malaysia missed one — 3-2 Pakistan
- A miss from Pakistan let Malaysia tie it again
Then came the clutch moment:
Hanzala Ali coolly slotted the fifth, and goalkeeper Ghulam Mustafa pulled off a heroic final save — sealing Pakistan’s spot in Sunday’s epic final against Japan!
