# 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

## Participating nations

Six countries participated in the 1987 tournament:
* 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 | Semifinals |
| 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' |
* 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 | Semifinals |
| 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' |
* 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 | |
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