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Asian Hockey Champions Trophy: Korea Hold Malaysia 3-3; Both Stay In Contention For Semis
Moqi Hockey Training Base: In edge-of-the-seat action that went down to the wire, Korea scored a late goal to hold Malaysia to a 3-3 draw in a high-octane match here at the on-going Asian Champions Trophy in Moqi Hockey Training Base, on Saturday. After this match, Korea remained at No. 3 on the points table while Malaysia continued to stay on No. 4.
With weekend crowds arriving to the stadium early for the last day of the league matches, Korea and Malaysia lived up to the billing with both teams fighting it out till the last hooter.
It was goals by Azrai Abu Kamal (28'), Norsyafiq Sumantri (35') and Faizal Saari (55') that kept Malaysia in the lead until Yang Jihun scored his second goal in the 60+ minute. He had earlier scored in the 4th minute to give Korea a 1-0 lead while Cheoleon Park (42') scored the second goal for Korea.
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