Pakistan blasted their method into the semi-finals of the Males’s Junior Asia Cup 2026. Photograph: Screengrab
Pakistan blasted their method into the semi-finals of the Males’s Junior Asia Cup 2026 with a convincing 5-2 victory over Malaysia of their key Pool B encounter at Moqi, China, on Tuesday.
That is the third straight win from Pakistan within the group they usually have reached the summit with 9 factors.
Malaysia and China are tied at six factors every and their essential encounter on Wednesday will determine the second semi-finalists from this group.
Malaysia made the stronger begin and took the lead within the ninth minute when Muhammad Salehi discovered the web, placing Pakistan underneath early strain.
Pakistan, nonetheless, responded strongly after the interval, producing an attacking surge that turned the match decisively of their favour.
Nadeem Khan restored parity within the thirty second minute with a well-netted objective, earlier than Abdullah Sami Rana struck 4 minutes later to present Pakistan a 2-1 benefit.
Waleed Rana then took centre stage, hitting twice in fast succession within the thirty ninth and fortieth minutes. His back-to-back targets gave Pakistan a commanding 4-1 lead and left Malaysia struggling to include the strain.
Ali Hamza accomplished Pakistan’s five-goal burst within the forty first minute, extending the benefit to 5-1. His efficiency earned him the Man of the Match award.
Malaysia managed to scale back the deficit within the 54th minute by way of Ganaselen Dhirsh, however Pakistan remained composed within the closing levels and guarded their three-goal benefit to seal a 5-2 victory.
The end result underlined Pakistan’s spectacular marketing campaign up to now, with the aspect but to style defeat within the match. Their mixture of attacking effectivity and a robust second-half response proved decisive towards Malaysia.
Pakistan will now meet Bangladesh of their final pool present on Wednesday.