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The Indian men’s hockey squad eked retired a constrictive 4-3 triumph against hosts Malaysia astatine the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup successful Malaysia connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025).
Selvam Karthi (7'), Sukhjeet Singh (21'), Amit Rohidas (39') and Sanjay (53') scored for India, portion Faizal Saari (13'), Fitri Saari (36'), and Marhan Jalil (45') got connected the scoresheet for Malaysia.
India started the crippled connected the beforehand foot, forcing the hosts backmost successful their ain fractional arsenic they looked to asseverate themselves connected the opposition.
They earned their archetypal accidental from a punishment country astatine the ft of the three-minute people and built a sustained play of unit that yet paid off.
A neat determination from Sukhjeet Singh acceptable up Selvam Karthi to people a tap-in, helping India instrumentality a 1-0 lead.
From determination on, they mostly controlled the tempo of the crippled until a foul from Yashdeep Siwach resulted successful a greenish paper and a punishment country for Malaysia. A deflection for the Indian keeper helped Faizal Saari level the people astatine 1-1 to extremity the archetypal quarter.
Determined to regain their advantage, the Indian forwards looked crisp and were attacking successful waves arsenic they dictated presumption with a well-coordinated precocious pressing system. They managed to get backmost successful beforehand done a calm decorativeness from Sukhjeet Singh aft a changeable from Abhishek came his way.
India had a mates much opportunities to summation their advantage, but had to settee for a 2-1 pb astatine fractional time.
India earned a punishment country aboriginal successful the 3rd 4th arsenic they pushed to treble their advantage. However, they weren't capable to marque the astir of their chances.
Malaysia had a 1 antheral vantage aft Jugraj Singh received a greenish paper successful the 34th minute, and they made the astir of it with Fitri Saari scoring the equaliser.
India responded instantaneously though, with Amit Rohidas converting from a punishment corner, showcasing his composure and experience.
India had to excavation heavy to clasp onto their vantage aft Selvam Karthi received a yellowish paper successful the 43rd minute, but the hosts equalised close astatine the extremity of the 3rd 4th done skipper Marhan Jalil.
With each to play for successful the last quarter, India were pushing guardant to find the victor portion ensuring they held steadfast astatine the back.
Malaysia were denied an accidental arsenic Pawan pulled disconnected a sensational save, keeping his squad connected level terms.
India past took the pb for the 4th clip successful this contention with their skipper Sanjay converting a punishment stroke. Determined to spot the crippled out, India remained resolute to support a mates of precocious punishment corners from Malaysia to prevail successful this contest.
India volition adjacent play New Zealand connected Thursday (November 27, 2025).
