Pakistan earn bronze medal in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.

LAHORE -- Pakistan hockey team outpaced Japan by 5-3 to earn the bronze medal in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2022 on Wednesday in Ipoh, Malaysia. The men in green won a medal at the event for the first time in 11 years.

In the first quarter of the postion match, Kentaro Fukuda gave Japan the lead in the ninth minute which couldn't last long as Pakistan's Hanan Shahid successfully converted a superb goal in the 10th minute to level the score at 1-1. The men in green then scored two goals in the second quarter to take a good 3-1 lead. Arbaz and Rooman were the players from Pakistan, who slammed in one goal each.

Japan then bounced back in style in the third quarter when Yuma Nagai reduced the Pakistan's lead to 2-3 in the 30th minute. However, Rooman continued to play well and pumped in a fantastic goal in the 34th minute of the match that once again stretched the Pakistan lead to 4-2.

In the final quarter, Yuma Nagai pulled one back for Japan in the 49th minute but Abdul Rana added another goal for Pakistan...