With a nail-biting championship game on Saturday, the 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup ended with Germany clinching the title, we examine the final result, score, medal winners list, best performers, & award winners, winner prize money
Thanks to their stellar run at the 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup, Germany managed to become the champions for the second-time in this tournament’s history. In the final, Germany won 0-0 (3-1) against Australia. Meanwhile, former champions India settled for a bronze-medal finish after their 3-3 (6-5) win against Pakistan.
Sultan of Johor Cup 2023 final winner and runner-up prize money and awards winners list
Drama till the end!
The Indian Junior Men's Hockey team seizes the Bronze at the Sultan Of Johor Cup 2023 with an epic shootout. 🥉#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #SOJC2023 pic.twitter.com/NVUnXevi9m
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 4, 2023
2023 Sultan of Johor Cup Germany vs Australia final score, match events, winner, & other details
Germany emerged as the champions of the Sultan of Johor Cup 2023 final by defeating Australia in a penalty shootout. Neither team managed to score any goals in regular time, resulting in a 0-0 score at the end of regulation. However, in the penalty shootout, Germany displayed composure, securing a 3-1 victory and claiming the title.
In a fiercely contested match for the bronze medal, the Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team emerged victorious against their arch-rivals, Pakistan, with a score of 6-5 in a penalty shootout after a 3-3 tie in regular play. Arun Sahani (11′), Poovanna CB (42′), and Uttam Singh (52′) were the goal scorers for India, while Sufyan Khan (33′), Abdul Qayyum (50′), and Shahid Hannan (57′) found the net for Pakistan. The penalty shootout extended to sudden death, during which India’s goalkeeper, Mohith HS, made a crucial save against Pakistan’s captain, securing the bronze medal with a tense 6-5 shootout victory.
Sultan of Johor Cup 2023: final positions, awards winners list, & prize money
In 2023, Amandeep Lakra secured the title of the top scorer at the Sultan of Johor Cup by netting six goals. Currently, there is no official announcement regarding the prize pool for this esteemed competition. However, Hockey India will most likely bestow a reward upon the Indian team for their achievement of a bronze medal. It is worth mentioning that in 2022, every player on the Indian squad that triumphed in the Sultan of Johor Cup received a prize of INR 200,000.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Germany |
| 2 | Australia |
| 3 | India |
| 4 | Pakistan |
| 5 | Great Britain |
| 6 | New Zealand |
| 7 | Malaysia |
| 8 | South Africa |
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