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 countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Teams6
Venue(s)Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions West Germany (1st title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored44 (4.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Kingdom Martyn Grimley (6 goals)
Best playerPakistan Hassan Sardar
1985 (previous) (next) 1991

Participating nations edit

Six countries participated in the 1987 tournament:[1]

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

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 edit

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'

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 edit

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 edit

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'

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 edit

Semifinals edit

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

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 edit

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

Final edit

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 edit

Final standings edit

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 edit

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "Previous winners". azlanshahcup.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

External links edit