KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The national men’s hockey squad continued their positive run with a second consecutive victory, beating South Korea 3-1 in their Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) 2026 campaign in Punjab, India, today.
The match at the Surjit Singh Olympic Hockey Stadium saw Azimuddin Syakir Kamaruddin put Malaysia ahead with a field goal in the 10th minute before South Korea equalised in the 31st minute through a similar goal by Song Haeseong.
Brendon Carolan’s men regained the lead when Akhimullah Anuar Esook converted a penalty corner to score the Speedy Tigers’ second goal in the 36th minute.
Key player Faizal Saari sealed the national squad’s victory with a field goal in the 50th minute.
Today’s win put Malaysia at the top of the standings with six points, followed by hosts India in second place with three points, and Japan also on three points. China, South Korea and Bangladesh occupy the bottom three places without any points.
Malaysia, who began their campaign with a narrow 5-4 win over China last Tuesday, will continue their campaign against Bangladesh tomorrow, followed by matches against hosts India on Nov 1 and Japan on Nov 2.
Only the top four teams will advance to the semi-finals.
-- BERNAMA
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