Japan beat Pakistan in penalty shootout to lift Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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00:00 Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament Japan defeated Pakistan.

00:04 Azlan Shah's final decision was on a penalty shootout.

00:07 In the penalty shootout, Japan scored the first goal.

00:10 Pakistan lost the chance to score the first goal.

00:13 After that, in the penalty shootout, Japan scored the second goal.

00:16 Pakistan kept missing chances.

00:18 The match between Pakistan and Japan was tied with two goals.

00:22 After that, the match was decided on a penalty shootout.

00:25 In the penalty shootout, Japan defeated Pakistan.

00:28 Pakistan reached the final of Azlan Shah Hockey Cup after 13 years.

00:33 Pakistan was unable to defeat Japan in this event.

00:36 Pakistan won three matches and drew two matches.

00:39 Former hockey player Rehan Butt is with us.

00:42 Thank you very much. It was an interesting match.

00:44 Japan scored the penalty shootout.

00:47 What mistakes did Pakistan make?

00:48 What do you have to say about today's match?

00:51 First of all, I would like to say that Pakistan won the tournament.

00:56 Overall, they performed very well.

00:57 Even in the final, Pakistan played very well.

01:01 This shootout is a lucky game.

01:03 Who delivers the shot and who stops it.

01:07 It was in favor of Japan.

01:10 But overall, if you talk about performance, Pakistan is brilliant.

01:14 What do you think, what are the disadvantages of the overall tournament?

01:20 So that they can overcome it in the future.

01:22 No doubt, it was a great performance.

01:23 But what do you think, where do you need to work?

01:26 The only need to work is that the players who have performed well.

01:32 They should come back to Pakistan.

01:35 They should be motivated as much as possible.

01:37 After that, their dues, financial crisis,

01:41 the dues that have been paid to them, should be paid to them.

01:44 So that they can relax mentally.

01:45 And in the future, there is a capacity in this team.

01:48 There is a trend in this team.

01:49 So that Pakistan's flag in the future,

01:52 if it doesn't win the treble medal today,

01:54 then it will be able to win the gold medal tomorrow.

01:56 But they have to pay their dues.

01:58 They have to solve their financial issues.

02:00 So in the future, they have to pull some big event.

02:03 And the situation here,

02:05 in which our players went to play the match and reached the final.

02:09 We see that there are hockey tensions, limited resources.

02:12 So looking at that, is this the first step towards recovery?

02:15 Yes, absolutely.

02:17 The team has gone in the circumstances without any special deal.

02:21 Because so far, not a single penny has been paid to any player's daily allowance.

02:25 And this team is playing the final.

02:27 All the credit goes to the players.

02:32 And no one else.

02:33 Because these players have shown you everything.

02:36 The players have the courage to reach this far.

02:39 And they have played only for Pakistan's flag.

02:41 They have shown that our team has been cleared.

02:43 Whether we get the passing or not.

02:45 But in the future, if you don't take care of them,

02:48 then Pakistan's hockey will fall again.

02:51 Okay. Thank you very much for your time.

02:53 And former hockey player, Ibran Butt, you joined us.

02:56 Thank you very much.

02:57 Pakistan reached the final.

02:59 But unfortunately, the final was in the name of Japan.

03:02 What will you say about the team's performance in the overall tournament?

03:05 First of all, I want to say that the Pakistan team fought very well in the PGM.

03:11 There is no doubt that the Pakistan team, without facilities, without allowance,

03:16 without everything, Pakistan qualified for this final.

03:20 Only for its country.

03:21 So, the more credit these players are given,

03:24 the more support these players are given, the less it is.

03:26 You can see that everything is available in this team.

03:30 If you support them financially,

03:32 the allowances that have not been received for the last 1.5 years will be paid.

03:36 So, I think Pakistan's hockey can come back.

03:39 And I just want to give all the credit to these players,

03:44 whose effort, hard work,

03:46 because of which the Pakistan team has won a silver medal after 13 years.

03:50 This is also a credit to the Pakistan team

03:52 that the unbeaten performance in the PGM is a luck factor.

03:56 And I think the Roland-Oldmans must have worked on it.

04:00 But the players must have got experience from this too.

04:02 But overall, well played Pakistan, well done boys.

04:05 And all this credit should be given to the players.

04:07 And coach Roland-Oldmans does not get any credit other than this.

04:11 The reason for this is that the players who have suffered for 1.5 years,

04:14 their incentives should be paid, their daily allowances should be paid,

04:18 and they should be supported as much as possible.

04:21 Absolutely. You played a good match, played hard, played hard, reached the final.

04:25 Now what do you think, when the team comes back,

04:27 what are the areas where you need to focus, need to work?

04:31 I will say this, Roland-Oldmans must have noted its mistakes in this match.

04:36 Work on the goalkeeper, give him experience related to shootouts.

04:40 And also improve on your finishing factor.

04:44 Work more on the shot corner.

04:46 These are the areas that you have to complete before going to the National Cup.

04:49 Because the level of the teams there will be a little different.

04:52 So I think the coach Roland-Oldmans of the Pakistan team,

04:55 and the players who have got this experience, they should be rewarded.

04:59 We are all very happy with their performance.

05:03 And I want to support these players.

05:06 And these players, who I have highlighted, who I have seen in today's match,

05:11 work on these things, Pakistan will improve further.

05:13 Absolutely, shootout, because we also saw Japan scored the first goal, Pakistan missed.

05:18 If it wasn't for this, we would have won the match.

05:21 Luck is a factor, but here too, experience is needed.

05:24 Absolutely, there is no doubt that this time,

05:27 in the shootout, it was a little of our goalkeeper's inexperience,

05:32 understanding the young, because of which this issue happened.

05:35 And I think he must have got the experience, he needs to take more chances.

05:39 But I don't understand why Roland didn't work on the shootout.

05:43 Shootout is such a thing that it should be done before the final.

05:46 Maybe he did it, I don't know.

05:48 But overall, the goalkeeper should work on it a little more.

05:51 I am talking about the goalkeeper coach,

05:55 that you should assign such a goalkeeper coach,

05:57 who can give you as much experience as possible about the goalkeeper.

06:00 And all the latest techniques against the shootout, work on it.

06:04 Absolutely, because we saw Japan scored the goal four times,

06:07 but Pakistan scored only one goal in four times.

06:10 Basically, I think Japan was aiming for the shootout to go up.

06:16 Because Japan was very low in the last three minutes.

06:19 So I think Japan's strategy was to go up the shootout,

06:22 and they succeeded in that, as they had planned in the last quarter.

06:26 Okay, thank you very much Mr. Imran Bhatt for talking to ARY News.

06:30 Japan defeated Pakistan in the final of the Azlan Shah Hockey Cup.

06:34 Japan won the final of the Atlanta Hockey Cup for the first time.

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