1987 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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

1987 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Ipoh
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions	West Germany (1st title)
Runner-up	Pakistan
Third place	Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	44 (4.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Martyn Grimley (6 goals)
Best player	Hassan Sardar
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Participating nations

Six countries participated in the 1987 tournament:^[1]

•  Great Britain
•  Malaysia
•  Pakistan
•  West Germany
•  South Korea
•  Japan

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3	Semifinals
2	Great Britain	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
3	Japan	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

14 April 1987 15:00 Malaysia  3 – 1  Japan Jagjit  13' Zaini  21' Embaraj  64' Report Nagal  54'

15 April 1987 15:00 Japan  1 – 3  Great Britain Maeda  61' Report Grimley  18', 27', 30'

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16 April 1987 15:00 Great Britain  0 – 0  Malaysia Report

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

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	2	2	0	0	9	4	+6	4	Semifinals
2	West Germany	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	2
3	South Korea	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

14 April 1987 17:00  West Germany 3 – 1  South Korea Hürter  8' Brandenstein  11' Knapp  14' Report Man-hoe  47'

15 April 1987 17:00  Pakistan 4 – 2  West Germany Shahbaz  13' Sardar  26' Mohib  44' Mushtaq  58' Report Saliger  11' Dopp  56'

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16 April 1987 17:00 South Korea  2 – 5  Pakistan Man-hoe  35', 49' Report Mohib  9' Feroz  14' Akhtar  19' Mushtaq  34' Farhat  53'

Classification round

Semifinals

18 April 1987 15:00 Malaysia  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  West Germany Embaraj  90' Report Mayer  84' Penalties 6 - 7

18 April 1987 17:00 Pakistan  1 – 0  Great Britain Mohib  10' Report Match abandoned due to rain

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Replay

19 April 1987 15:00 Pakistan  4 – 3 (a.e.t.)  Great Britain Mohib  10', 59' Sardar  72', 81' Report Grimley  35' Potter  70', 74'

Third and fourth place

20 April 1987 15:00 Malaysia  1 – 4  Great Britain Jagjit  41' Report Grimley  37', 49' Fualkner  50' Potter  59'

Final

20 April 1987 17:00 West Germany  3 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Pakistan Knapp  2' Dopp  32' Keller  86' Report Sardar  10' Farhat  19'

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Result
	West Germany	4	3	0	1	9	8	+1	champions
	Pakistan	4	3	0	1	15	10	+5	runner-up
	Great Britain	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	Third place
4	Malaysia	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1
5	Japan	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4
6	South Korea	2	0	0	2	3	8	-5

Goalscorers

6 goals

• Martyn Grimley

4 goals

• Hassan Sardar
• Qazi Mohib

3 goals

• Jon Potter
• Kim Man-hoe

2 goals

• Jagjit Singh Chet
• Mushtaq Ahmad
• K Embaraj
• Volker Knapp
• Heiner Dopp
• Farhat Hassan Khan

1 goal

• Andreas Keller
• Wasim Feroz
• Naeem Akhtar
• Shahbaz Ahmed
• Karl-Joachim Hürter
• David Faulkner
• Harald Brandenstein
• Toici Nagal
• Kazunori Maeda
• Nor Saiful Zaini Nasir-ud-Din
• Stefan Saliger
• Ull Mayer