Sultan of Johor Cup 2026 Final: Pakistan U21 Lose to Malaysia 4-3 on Penalties After 2-2, Win Silver

Pakistan's Under-21 hockey team won silver at the Sultan of Johor Cup 2026 on Saturday, 24 October, after Malaysia beat them 4-3 in a shootout following a 2-2 draw in the final in Johor. Pakistan led 2-0 after 23 minutes, then conceded two penalty corner goals.

We read the official match sheet on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) results system soon after the final ended. Below are the goals, the shootout kick by kick, every Pakistan result in the tournament and the scorers. The final started at 8:05 pm in Malaysia, which was 5:05 pm in Pakistan.

Malaysia won the final 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw

The Sultan of Johor Cup final finished 2-2 after 60 minutes at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium. Malaysia then won the shootout 4-3, scoring with their fifth and last attempt. Pakistan take silver and Japan took bronze earlier in the day.

Pakistan were in charge in the second quarter. Waleed Rana scored from a penalty corner and Muhammad Usman added a field goal four minutes later. Malaysia hit back two minutes after that, and their equaliser came in the 49th minute, again from a penalty corner. Penalty corners cost Pakistan this final.

Pakistan also finished a player short. Ali Hamza got a yellow card, a five-minute suspension, in the 57th minute, with the score level.

The shootout went to the last kick

Pakistan missed their first attempt and Malaysia scored theirs, so Pakistan chased from the start. Waleed Rana scored twice, once in his own turn and once from a penalty stroke. Muhammad Ammad's miss and Malaysia's fifth goal ended it at 4-3.

1. Fayyaz Hamza, Pakistan: saved. Adam Johari, Malaysia: goal, 0-1.
2. Ali Hamza, Pakistan: goal. Gagandeep Aphthar, Malaysia: goal, 1-2.
3. Waleed Rana, Pakistan: goal. Rahuul M, Malaysia: goal, 2-3.
4. Ghulam Mustafa's turn ended in a penalty stroke, which Waleed Rana scored. Naaveenesh Panicker, Malaysia: no goal, 3-3.
5. Muhammad Ammad, Pakistan: no goal. Aferullsyah A, Malaysia: goal, 3-4.

Malaysia failed with one of their five attempts and Pakistan with two, which is the whole margin. Mohamad Adib Amsyar faced every Pakistani attempt in the Malaysian goal. The running score in the list reads Pakistan first.

Pakistan won two of their four league games

Pakistan beat China 8-3 and Canada 6-2, lost 3-2 to Malaysia and drew 2-2 with Japan in the round robin. That made seven points on our count, level with Japan, and Pakistan reached the final on goals scored.

The first two wins came before our report on Pakistan's wins over Canada and China. The loss to Malaysia was close too: Adeel scored twice to put Pakistan 2-1 up, and Malaysia scored in the 55th and 57th minutes. Pakistan had a red card and three yellows in that game.

The 2-2 with Japan on 23 October was the result that decided the final place. Fayyaz Hamza and Ghulam Mustafa scored from penalty corners, each time cancelling a Japanese lead.

Pakistan edged Japan for the final on goals scored

Malaysia won all four league games for 12 points. Pakistan and Japan both had seven points and a goal difference of plus eight. Pakistan scored 18 goals to Japan's 16, so they finished second, on our count of the official results.

We worked the table out ourselves, because the FIH pool standings page showed no table when we checked. We used three points for a win and one for a draw. If the organisers used another tie-break, the order could differ, but the final line-up of Malaysia against Pakistan is official.

Four Pakistan players scored three goals each

Waleed Rana, Asam Haider, Fayyaz Hamza and Adeel each scored three goals in Pakistan's five games, counting the final. Muhammad Usman and Ghulam Mustafa scored two each. Muhammad Ammad captained the side and Syed Hussain is listed as coach.

Twenty goals in five games is a strong return for a junior side. The worry is the other end: Pakistan conceded penalty corner goals in the final and gave away cards in the Malaysia league game. For comparison, Pakistan's senior men sit 12th in the FIH world hockey ranking for men. The match times we published before the event are in the Sultan of Johor Cup schedule in Pakistan time.

Common questions

Who won the Sultan of Johor Cup 2026?

Malaysia. They beat Pakistan 4-3 in a shootout after the final ended 2-2 on 24 October 2026.

Who scored for Pakistan in the final?

Waleed Rana from a penalty corner in the 19th minute and Muhammad Usman with a field goal in the 23rd minute.

Who won bronze?

Japan, who beat Canada 5-0 in the bronze medal match on 24 October.

How did Pakistan reach the final?

They finished level with Japan on seven points and plus eight goal difference, and scored more goals, 18 to 16.

What time was the final in Pakistan?

It started at 8:05 pm Malaysian time, which is 5:05 pm in Pakistan.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

We read the FIH match list for the Sultan of Johor Cup 2026 and the official match sheets for the final, the Japan game and the Malaysia league game on 24 October 2026, after the final was marked complete. Goals, cards, the shootout and line-ups come from those sheets. The league table and tie-break are our own working from the results, because no official table was shown. Player names are written in the usual order, given name first, while the FIH sheet prints surnames first.