Match No.9: 12.05.2009
Malaysia
4
VS
Japan
1
Match No.9: 12.05.2009
ASIA CUP Malaysia Vs Japan
2009-05-11 21:18:10
Commentary
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testing
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With this fluent victory, Malaysia enters the Semis of the Asia Cup, after misisng it in Chennai
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C. selvarj and Chua creates a flutter upfront, Chu's twin strikes just misses the target
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Goal
A magnificient goal from C. Selvaraj after the penalty corner drill fizzles out, his was a reverse shot in a spilit second for the unassaiable lead
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Penalty Corner
As Abu Ismail tripped at top of D, Malaysia gets its third PC
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Others
Yoshikawa Ken serves an excellent ball to Shikawa Naoto, who hurries a shot, and slips without proper contact. An opportunity wasted for Japan
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Goal
Chua has been showing lot of opportunism in the last ten minutes, now he got a loose ball, takes reverse shot, lands in the net
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Others
Chua sends a cross from right corner to Ismail Abu, who was at the top of the circle, but a defender intercepts
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C. Selvaraj and Chua combine well to forge a move, which ends the cross not stopped inside the circle
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A Japanese cross lands inside the net, without a touch
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Tengku plougs a lonely furrow, and loses control of the ball near the baseline, a piercive goal-bearing attack fizzles out for Malaysia
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C. Selvaraju sends a cross from right, just misses to be tapped in
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game on fast mode, in the last couple of minutes each side missed a sitter, in the counter attack Chua Boon was conspicuous, though a goal would have come had he parted the ball a moment earlier than what did eventually
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Green Card
As hanaif was tripped, SA umpire flashes green card to Kayukawa Koji
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Others
Japan on the attak, time and again hardworking inside forward Furusato Rhyuji splits the defence
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Goal
In a costly defence laps, as goalie Kumar S. charges early, Furusato Ruyji scores the goal, a gentle tap into the open net
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Others
Amin Rahim plays dummy, Jiwa Mohan takes shot, gk alert.
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Penalty Corner
Malaysia gets its second PC
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Others
Kevinder peps up a attack, but Misron's shot from top of D, goes wide
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Match resumes after lemon time
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As Furusato Ryuji's shot from the top of circle lands on the foot of a defender, Japan gets its third PC. It was taken after the hooter. Kumar S. again spots the ball early, and the rebound cleared by inform Kevinder Singh
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Goal
After two shots at goal, one off the back pass of clever Boon Chua, Kevinder Singh, a defender, scores in the follow up
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Others
yoshika Ken tries to shot at goal from top of the circle, but two defenders foxes him down. His shot interrupted.
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A Japanese cross, Kevinder clears confidently
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Tengku Ahmad stole the ball from under the nose of a undecided midfielder, takes it to D, but could not control, ball goes beyond the baseline
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Jiwa Mohan despatches a diagonal pass towards right wing, no takers
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Penalty Corner
In a melee, Malaysia gets a PC, but the drag flick lands on the raised hands of gk,
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Others
Mizawa Takayasu takes the direct hit, Kumar Subramaniam deflects it, the rebound was trapped by a Japanese player, but Kevinder manages to extricate it form him. Long ordeal for Malaysia before getting a freehit
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Penalty Corner
Madzli Ikmar's stick check in the 25-yard area gives Japan the second PC
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Others
Tanaka Kenta, the right winger, hits the ball that lands on the side netting, a good move by the Japanese that did not yield result
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Malaysia misses sitter in the counter attack
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A firm drag by Mizawa Takayasu, Kumar Subramaniam saves acrobatically
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Penalty Corner
Japan gets the reward after a couple of attacks
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Others
Azlan Misron's shot from inside the circle, but goalkeeper saves timely
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Others
Malaysia keeps up the momentum, on attacking mode, have more ball possession
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Goal
Tengku Ahmad avails a chance from right flank, sends in a gentle ground pass to take Mal 1-0, after two attempts by other forwards failed to beat the goalie
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Match starts
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Malaysia rested Baljit Singh and GK Fairus. Japan rested GK Katsumi and defender Maeda Keiji
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Malaysia needs a draw to enter the semis, while Japan needs a win today.
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Umpires for the Match: Latifur Rahman (Bangladesh)& John Wright (RSA)
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