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*Originally posted by ehsan: *
The matches are tomorrow Sunday the 18 January.
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oh ok
come on pak all the way baby, all the way
pak can do it
can someone plz broadcast this final?
match started
PAK playing from left to right
AUS got a PC in 1st mins, but GC saved it...
13 mins gone...
**Azlan Shah Cup: It’s not just about the title **](http://www.planetfieldhockey.com/PFH/Item-View-11085-147)
WINNING the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, a world class invitational tournament, will be a good way to start the year, but for Pakistan and Australia, the psychological boost will mean more than winning the title itself.
For Pakistan, once a dominant force in Asia and even the world, titles have been few and far in between, and for a side seeking to qualify for the Olympics through the Madrid qualifier in March, winning the Azlan Shah Cup could not come at a more opportune time.
Their rivals in the final at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil today, Australia, are in a similar predicament.
Although the Australians have qualified for the Olympics, they have not enjoyed success, in terms of winning titles, on the international stage.
Australia finished second in the Champions’ Trophy last year to Netherlands, and played second fiddle in the 2002 World Cup as well, finishing behind Germany.
Hence, the importance of today’s final.
Pakistan, by far the outstanding team in the tournament, finished fifth in the 2002 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, and to end a miserable year, the Pakistanis were beaten by Malaysia for the bronze medal in the Asian Games as well.
Desperate times call for desperate measures and Pakistan enlisted Netherlands’ 1998 World Cup winning coach Roelant Oltmans to transform the team into a winning outfit.
AUS score... 1-0
PAK now get 1st PC
PAK missed
Aus playing slow, and keep th ball, 10 mins left for 1st half.
Come on Pak.
Aus score 1 more
Kahsif scores for PAK
Aus 2 Pak 1
1st finished
scores AUS 2 - PAK 1
Good match going on.
2nd half started
PAK misses 2 chances...
AUS get PC and PAK GC saves...
i can almost see the writing on the wall....
:(
do we really suffer from ausiophobia????
shoail abbas scores on PC
Fasal thanks for the updates, keep them coming.
aus 3 - pak 2