1987 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

{{Infobox field hockey

| tournament = 1987 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption = Advertisement of the tournament

| country = Malaysia

| city = Ipoh

| venues = Azlan Shah Stadium

| teams = 6

| champions = {{fh|West Germany}}

| second = {{fh|Pakistan}}

| third = {{fh|GBR}}

| count = 1

| matches =10

| goals =44

| top_scorer ={{fhicon|GBR}} Martyn Grimley

| top_scorer_goals =6

| best_player ={{fhicon|PAK}} Hassan Sardar

| previous_year = 1985

| previous_tournament = 1985 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

| next_year = 1991

| next_tournament = 1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

| update =

}}

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

Participating nations

Six countries participated in the 1987 tournament:{{cite web |url=http://www.azlanshahcup.com/index.php/previous-winners |title=Previous winners |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |publisher=azlanshahcup.com |accessdate=17 March 2013 |archive-date=6 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306061321/http://www.azlanshahcup.com/index.php/previous-winners |url-status=usurped }}

  • {{fh|GBR}}
  • {{fh|Malaysia}}
  • {{fh|Pakistan}}
  • {{fh|West Germany}}
  • {{fh|South Korea}}
  • {{fh|Japan}}

Results

= Preliminary round =

== Pool A ==

class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center;"

!Pos

!Team

!Pld

!W

!D

!L

!GF

!GA

!GD

!Pts

!Qualification

1

|{{Fhm|MAS}}

|2

|1

|1

|0

|3

|1

| +2

|3

| rowspan="2" style="background:#CCFFCC" |Semifinals

2

|{{Fhm|GBR}}

|2

|1

|1

|0

|3

|1

| +2

|3

3

|{{Fhm|JPN}}

|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 ==

{{Fieldhockeybox|date=14 April 1987|team1={{fh-rt|MAS}}|team2={{fh|JPN}}|score=3 – 1|time=15:00|goals1=Jagjit {{fhgoal|PC|13}}
Zaini {{fhgoal|FG|21}}
Embaraj {{fhgoal|PC|64}}|goals2=Nagal {{fhgoal|FG|54}}|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870415&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]}}

{{Fieldhockeybox|date=15 April 1987|team1={{fh-rt|JPN}}|team2={{fh|GBR}}|score=1 – 3|time=15:00|goals1=Maeda {{fhgoal|FG|61}}|goals2=Grimley {{fhgoal|PC|18|PC|27|PC|30}}|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870416&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]}}

----{{Fieldhockeybox|date=16 April 1987|team1={{fh-rt|GBR}}|team2={{fh|MAS}}|score=0 – 0|time=15:00|goals1=|goals2=|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870417&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]}}

Note: Penalty shootout was held to determine the group winner. Malaysia won 8–9

== Pool B ==

class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center;"

!Pos

!Team

!Pld

!W

!D

!L

!GF

!GA

!GD

!Pts

!Qualification

1

|{{Fhm|PAK}}

|2

|2

|0

|0

|9

|4

| +6

|4

| rowspan="2" style="background:#CCFFCC" |Semifinals

2

|{{Fhm|FRG}}

|2

|1

|0

|1

|5

|5

|0

|2

3

|{{Fhm|KOR}}

|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 ==

{{Fieldhockeybox|date=14 April 1987|time=17:00|team1={{fh|FRG}}|team2={{fh|KOR}}|score=3 – 1|goals1=Hürter {{fhgoal|FG|8}}
Brandenstein {{fhgoal|FG|11}}
Knapp {{fhgoal|FG|14}}|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870415&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]|goals2=Man-hoe {{fhgoal|FG|47}}}}

{{Fieldhockeybox|date=15 April 1987|time=17:00|team1={{fh|PAK}}|team2={{fh|FRG}}|score=4 – 2|goals1=Shahbaz {{fhgoal|FG|13}}
Sardar {{fhgoal|FG|26}}
Mohib {{fhgoal|PC|44}}
Mushtaq {{fhgoal|FG|58}}|goals2=Saliger {{fhgoal|PC|11}}
Dopp {{fhgoal|FG|56}}|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870416&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]}}

----{{Fieldhockeybox|date=16 April 1987|team1={{fh-rt|KOR}}|team2={{fh|PAK}}|score=2 – 5|time=17:00|goals1=Man-hoe {{fhgoal|PC|35|PC|49}}|goals2=Mohib {{fhgoal|PC|9}}
Feroz {{fhgoal|FG|14}}
Akhtar {{fhgoal|FG|19}}
Mushtaq {{fhgoal|FG|34}}
Farhat {{fhgoal|FG|53}}|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870417&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]}}

= Classification round =

== Semifinals ==

{{Fieldhockeybox|date=18 April 1987|time=15:00|team1={{fh-rt|MAS}}|team2={{fh|FRG}}|score=1 – 1|goals1=Embaraj {{fhgoal|FG|90}}|penaltyscore=6 - 7|aet=yes|goals2=Mayer {{fhgoal|PC|84}}|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870419&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]}}{{Fieldhockeybox|date=18 April 1987|time=17:00|team1={{fh-rt|PAK}}|team2={{fh|GBR}}|score=1 – 0|goals1=Mohib {{fhgoal|PC|10}}|goals2=|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870419&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]
Match abandoned due to rain}}

----Replay

{{Fieldhockeybox|date=19 April 1987|time=15:00|team1={{fh-rt|PAK}}|team2={{fh|GBR}}|score=4 – 3|goals1=Mohib {{fhgoal|PC|10|PC|59}}
Sardar {{fhgoal|FG|72|FG|81}}|goals2=Grimley {{fhgoal|FG|35}}
Potter {{fhgoal|PC|70|PC|74}}|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870420&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]|aet=yes}}

== Third and fourth place ==

{{Fieldhockeybox|date=20 April 1987|time=15:00|team1={{fh-rt|MAS}}|team2={{fh|GBR}}|score=1 – 4|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870421&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]|goals2=Grimley {{fhgoal|FG|37|FG|49}}
Fualkner {{fhgoal|FG|50}}
Potter {{fhgoal|PC|59}}|goals1=Jagjit {{fhgoal|FG|41}}}}

= Final =

{{Fieldhockeybox|team1={{fh-rt|FRG}}|team2={{fh|PAK}}|score=3 – 2|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870421&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]|goals1=Knapp {{fhgoal|FG|2}}
Dopp {{fhgoal|PC|32}}
Keller {{fhgoal|FG|86}}|goals2=Sardar {{fhgoal|FG|10}}
Farhat {{fhgoal|FG|19}}|aet=yes|date=20 April 1987|time=17:00}}

Statistics

= Final standings =

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Pos

!Team

!Pld

!W

!D

!L

!GF

!GA

!GD

!Result

style="background:#FFD700;"

| {{Gold1}}

| {{fh|West Germany}}

|4

|3

|0

|1

|9

|8

| +1

|champions

style="background:#C0C0C0;"

| {{Silver2}}

| {{fh|Pakistan}}

|4

|3

|0

|1

|15

|10

| +5

|runner-up

style="background:#CD7F32;"

| {{Bronze3}}

| {{fh|GBR}}

|4

|2

|1

|1

|10

|6

| +4

|Third place

4

| {{fh|Malaysia}}

|4

|1

|1

|2

|5

|6

| -1

| rowspan="3" |

5

| {{fh|Japan}}

|2

|0

|0

|2

|2

|6

| -4

6

| {{fh|South Korea}}

|2

|0

|0

|2

|3

|8

| -5

= Goalscorers =

{{Goalscorers|6 goals=*{{fhicon|GBR}} Martyn Grimley|4 goals=*{{fhicon|PAK}} Hassan Sardar

References

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