Malaysia stayed on course for a place in the final despite a disappointing 0-7 defeat to favourites Iran in the inaugural men’s Indoor Asia Cup hockey tournament at the Indera Mulia Stadium yesterday.
Iran have booked their place in the final after chalking up their fourth consecutive win when they thrashed Thailand 13-0 in an earlier match in the morning.
Iran have eight points from four matches and will wrap up the round robin fixtures against Malaysia B today.
In the morning, Malaysia chalked up their third win with a thumping 10-3 win over Uzbekistan.
Malaysia have six points from three wins and a defeat and they need to beat Singapore to qualify for the final.
Mohd Rodhanizam Mat Radzi was the toast of the team against Uzbekistan after scoring six goals in the 4th, 5th, 16th, 21st, 22nd and 24th minutes.
Jiwa Mohan (19th, 39th), Redzuan Ponirin (8th) and S. Kuhan (23rd) scored the other goals for Malaysia.
Uzbekistan replied through Ismail Ov Enver (14th), Sibaer Roman (15th) and Padol Yakin (28th) .
RESULTS
Malaysia B 10 Thailand 3, Iran 13 Singapore 0, Malaysia A 10 Uzbekistan 3, Singapore 8 Thailand 5, Iran 7 Malaysia A 0, Malaysia B 2 Uzbekistan 4.
TODAY'S MATCHES
Malaysia B vs Iran (5pm), Thailand vs Uzbekistan (6.15pm), Singapore vs Malaysia (7.30pm). Results
Friday, December 12, 2008
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