1987 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The 1987 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the third edition of invitational field hockey tournament the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup held in Malaysia at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh. West Germany won the title defeating Pakistan 3-2 in the final after a goal by Andreas Keller in extra-time. Hassan Sardar of Pakistan was voted as Lucky Star Player of the Tournament for his all-round performances

1987 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Ipoh
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions	West Germany (1st title)
Runner-up	Pakistan
Third place	Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	44 (4.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Martyn Grimley (6 goals)
Best player	Hassan Sardar
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Participating nations

Six countries participated in the 1987 tournament:^[1]

•   Great Britain
•   Malaysia
•   Pakistan
•   West Germany
•   South Korea
•   Japan

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3	Semifinals
2	Great Britain	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
3	Japan	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4	0

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures

14 April 1987 15:00 Malaysia   3 – 1   Japan Jagjit   13' Zaini   21' Embaraj   64' Report Nagal   54'

15 April 1987 15:00 Japan   1 – 3   Great Britain Maeda   61' Report Grimley   18', 27', 30'

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16 April 1987 15:00 Great Britain   0 – 0   Malaysia Report

Note: Penalty shootout was held to determine the group winner. Malaysia won 8–9

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	2	2	0	0	9	4	+6	4	Semifinals
2	West Germany	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	2
3	South Korea	2	0	0	2	3	8	-5	0

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures

14 April 1987 17:00   West Germany 3 – 1   South Korea Hürter   8' Brandenstein   11' Knapp   14' Report Man-hoe   47'

15 April 1987 17:00   Pakistan 4 – 2   West Germany Shahbaz   13' Sardar   26' Mohib   44' Mushtaq   58' Report Saliger   11' Dopp   56'

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16 April 1987 17:00 South Korea   2 – 5   Pakistan Man-hoe   35', 49' Report Mohib   9' Feroz   14' Akhtar   19' Mushtaq   34' Farhat   53'

Classification round

Semifinals

18 April 1987 15:00 Malaysia   1 – 1 (a.e.t.)   West Germany Embaraj   90' Report Mayer   84' Penalties 6 - 7

18 April 1987 17:00 Pakistan   1 – 0   Great Britain Mohib   10' Report Match abandoned due to rain

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Replay

19 April 1987 15:00 Pakistan   4 – 3 (a.e.t.)   Great Britain Mohib   10', 59' Sardar   72', 81' Report Grimley   35' Potter   70', 74'

Third and fourth place

20 April 1987 15:00 Malaysia   1 – 4   Great Britain Jagjit   41' Report Grimley   37', 49' Fualkner   50' Potter   59'

Final

20 April 1987 17:00 West Germany   3 – 2 (a.e.t.)   Pakistan Knapp   2' Dopp   32' Keller   86' Report Sardar   10' Farhat   19'

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Result
	West Germany	4	3	0	1	9	8	+1	champions
	Pakistan	4	3	0	1	15	10	+5	runner-up
	Great Britain	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	Third place
4	Malaysia	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1
5	Japan	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4
6	South Korea	2	0	0	2	3	8	-5

Goalscorers

6 goals

•   Martyn Grimley

4 goals

•   Hassan Sardar
•   Qazi Mohib

3 goals

•   Jon Potter
•   Kim Man-hoe

2 goals

•   Jagjit Singh Chet
•   Mushtaq Ahmad
•   K Embaraj
•   Volker Knapp
•   Heiner Dopp
•   Farhat Hassan Khan

1 goal

•   Andreas Keller
•   Wasim Feroz
•   Naeem Akhtar
•   Shahbaz Ahmed
•   Karl-Joachim Hürter
•   David Faulkner
•   Harald Brandenstein
•   Toici Nagal
•   Kazunori Maeda
•   Nor Saiful Zaini Nasir-ud-Din
•   Stefan Saliger
•   Ull Mayer

References

1. . azlanshahcup.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

External links

• Official website