Aamna Aamna 
Passing Malaysia by four goals to one in Oman on Sunday evening, Pakistan booked their place in the semi-finals of the Asia Cup of Junior Men’s Hockey.Pakistan’s Sufiyan Khan scored a hat-trick against Malaysia to secure Pakistan’s place in the semi-finals. On Tuesday, Pakistan will play Japan in the first semi-final of the event.
The match between Pakistan and Japan kicks off at 5.30pm Pakistan time. India take on Malaysia in the second semi-final at 8pm.
Wednesday is the final day of the tournament. Winning this match also guarantees Pakistan a place in the 2025 Junior World Cup, which will be held in India.
In the match between the two teams in Group B today, the Green Shirts completely unseated the young Tigers. Three minutes into the match, Sufiyan scored to give Pakistan a 1-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
However, Adam Ashraf Johari equalised in the 23rd minute to put Malaysia back in front within 15 minutes.
A stunning goal from Sufiyan in the 35th minute restored Pakistan’s lead, however, and in the final quarter Abdul Qayyum extended the lead to 3-1.
This is the national team’s fourth consecutive victory in the tournament, after beating China, Bangladesh and Oman. This means that Pakistan have now won 12 points from four matches.
The Pakistan team for the Junior Asia Cup
Goalkeepers: Ali Raza, Faizan Janjua
Players: Sufiyan Khan, Aqeel Ahmed, Bilal Aslam, Nadeem Khan, Mohammad Zain, Wasim, Sami, Zakariya Hayat, Mohammad Imad, Hanan Shahid (captain), Mughira, Rana Waleed, Hamza Fayaz, Basharat, Qayyum Dogar and Saifullah.
