BANGKOK – Pakistan lost to Japan 5-7 in the playoff for the fifth/sixth position in the Asian Hockey qualifiers for the Youth Olympics in Bangkok, Thailand.
It was an interesting battle throughout. With just two minutes left in the 30-minute match, the two sides were tied at 5-5.
Japanese boys scored twice to emerge 7-5 victors and thus finish 5th in the 11 team event. India and Malaysia have qualified from here for the Youth Olympics scheduled in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 6-18.
SCORERS:
Pakistan: Murtaza Yaqoob 2, Zulqarnain, Mohammad Waqas & Mohsin Khan.
Japan: Jun Nakhana 3, Kazumasa Matsumoto, Yudai Furukawa, Kazuva Tanikawa & Niwa Takuma.
Murtaza Yaqoob, with 13 goals, ended Pakistan’s top scorer at this tournament.
