Malaysia shocks India to book place in men's hockey final
HOCKEY
Thursday, 30 Aug 201810:28 PM MYT
AFP
JAKARTA: Malaysia's men’s hockey team stunned defending champions India in the 18th Asian Games semi-finals to inch closer to an early ticket for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Goalkeeper S. Kumar was the hero for Malaysia when the team won 7-6 in a nail-biting sudden death penalty shootout, after the match ended 2-2 at Gelora Bung Karno Hockey Stadium on Thursday (Aug 30) night .
The first shootout ended 2-2 forcing the sudden death which saw Malaysia triumph 5-4.
Malaysia will take on the winner of the other semi-final between Japan and Pakistan. The champions get automatic entry to the Tokyo Games.
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In a topsy-turvy match, India’s Harmanpreet Singh scored a penalty corner in the 32nd minute but the lead only lasted five minutes as forward Faisal Saari scored a field goal in the 39th minute to equalise.
India got back in front almost immediately after Varun Kumar scored through a penalty corner.
Malaysia were trailing until near the end when Razie Rahim got the crucial tying goal to take the match into a shootout.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/hockey/2018/08/30/malaysia-shocks-india-to-book-place-in-mens-hockey-final/#tzgtmQ9mkBcRrrKg.99
