Match No.15: 5th DEC 2018 GERMANY Vs THE NETHERLANDS
A penalty corner goal on the dot of halftime by Mathias Muller drew Germany level after The Netherlands scored through Valentin Verga’s field goal and dominated the session. It may have been a different story if the Dutch took the lead into the second half.
After wasting four penalty corners in the second half, the Dutch were punished by Lukas Windfeder who scored from his teams fourth such award to put Germany ahead en route to an emphatic victory. Penalty corner fortunes clearly determined the fate of the match and the one Muller struck turned the tide in favour of Germany in a battle of pride in Pool D.
Match No.16: 5th DEC 2018 Malaysia Vs Pakistan
Malaysia and Pakistan played out a 1-1 draw, all going coming in the space of five minutes in the last quarter. Md. Atiq’s goal off his captain’s feed broke the tight defence of Malaysia. Pakistan over all were dominating the exchanges till then and this goal came fittingly, albeit a bit late in the day.
Otherwise subdued Malaysian seems to have been stung by the sudden reversal. There was sudden rush of Adrenalin in their blood. With just less than 8 minutes left for the hooter, they went ahead and struck the equalizer. The crowd waiting for such a stuff all along and got their share of joy. But for Atiq’s goal the match could have turned into a docile goalless draw. The 51st minute Atiq stunner is the turning point definitely.