PETALING JAYA: The national hockey team fell 1-2 to Japan in their final group match at the Asian Champions Trophy in Punjab, India, on Monday (Nov 2).
The Speedy Tigers ended their round-robin campaign in third place with nine points from five matches and will have a rematch with Japan in the semi-final, who finished in second place with 10 points.
At the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium, Malaysia took the lead through a field goal in the 10th minute from Azrai Aizad Abu Kamal.
But Japan’s Kentaro Fukuda equalised in the 24th minute before delivering the winning goal in the 54th minute.
The semi-final match will be on Wednesday (Nov 4) at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali.
