Malaysia and Korea move up towards semis
Malaysia made a strong claim for the semifinal berth with a moral boosting 7-1 win over Bangladesh in the Day Three of the Kuantan Asia Cup.
Malaysia will take on Japan tomorrow. Japan meanwhile lost a fighting match to Korea 2-3.
Malaysia’s Abdullah Md Shahrun Bail scores a field goal in the fifth minute of the game and then goals were galore for the hosts. At half time, the team led 5-1, till the 55th minute the score read 7-1
Earlier, Korea defeated fighting Japan 3-2.This was by far the best match of the Asia Cup.
Korea started the scoring act in the 12th minute with Jin Kyung Min scoring through field effort. Undaunted, Japanese waged a wave of attack which bore the fruit in the 20th minute. Forward Kawakami Kei sscored the equalizer
Thereafter off the many penalty corners the hard chasing Koreans got, two of them became the strokes. Lee Nam yong converted both the strokes without any trace of buzz. His immaculate conversins came in the 22nd and 35th minutes.
After the lemon time, the match lived upto its reputation, with a fast paced game all through. There were shots galore. Most of the times, the Japanese were having upper hand. Their efforts paid dividends in the 53rd minute, with Mizawa Takayasu scorring off a penalty corner.
The second match of the day, which attracted sizeable crowd, was one-sided notwithstanding a lone goal from the losing Bangladesh side. This new outfit, under the charge of Gerrard Rach, converted its only penalty corner in the 28th minutes. But for the goal, they were veritably struggling.
Malaysian scorers include Tengku Ahmad (39, 43 mins), Abu Ismail (13), Azlon Misron (15m), Chua Boon Huat (19 m), and Shahrun Nabil (4m)
THREE MATCHES ARE LINED UP FOR DAY FOUR (12TH MAY)
15 Hrs India Vs China
17 Hrs Korea Vs Bangladesh
19 hrs Malaysia Vs Japan
All Local Timings