Malaysia :Eventually India came out of the title of 26th azlan Shah Cup hockey Malaysia defeated India 1-0 in the final round robin league match. While reaching the finals, India needed to win every two goals in Malaysia with a goal difference of 3 or more goals scored by 3 or more. Now India’s team will play for Bronze medal against New Zealand on Saturday.
Host Malaysia defeated India’s hopes of performing in the tournament for the first time. India got three penalty corners in the first half, but all three were useless. In the 50th minute Malaysian gave a 1-0 lead to the penalty corner on the penalty corner, which proved to be decisive.
On Friday, other matches Great Britain defeated New Zealand 3-2. While strong Australia suffered 2-3 against Japan. Both have 10-10 points. The final will now be played between Australia and Britain on Saturday. The UK will play the final for the first time after 23 years.
table point
1. Australia: 5 matches, 3 wins, 1 draw, 1 necklace +7 round difference, 10 point
Great Britain: 5 matches, 3 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, 3 goals difference, 10 point
3. India: 5 matches, 2 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeat, +1 goals difference, 7 point
4. New Zealand: 5 matches, 2 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeat, 3 goals difference, 7 point
5. Japan: 5 matches, 1 win, 1 draw, 3 defeat, 3 goals difference, 4 point
6. Malaysia: 5 matches, 1 win, 1 draw, 3 defeat, 6 goals difference, 4 point
