Arul Selvaraj team seemed comfortable with the draw after successfully tied New Zealand 1-1. Malaysia has overtaken New Zealand almost as early as the 6th minute, but the ball hit by Norsyafiq Sumantri successfully denied by New Zealand defender Brad Read. Malaysia's present goal in 12th minute by Mohd Najmi Jazlan with drag flick from a penalty corner pass.
Malaysia seems to defeat the Kiwis but on 47th minute the team made a silly error in a semi-circle and paid a heavy price. Ben Radovonich picked up a loose ball and doing flicked past Malaysia goalkeeper which make it 1-1 until the final whistle.
Even after a 1-1 draw, Malaysia almost get the next goal, but did not meet the target. Similarly Kiwis who squandered two penalty corner shots on the 60th and 65th minutes
Previously, the two teams have lost to their respective opponents on Sunday. Malaysia lost to Australia 2-1 and India beat New Zealand 2-1.
While the other results, Great Britain successfully managed to get second win by beating India 2-0 and Australia vs Pakistan 1-1.
With these results, Great Britain with 6 points still led the league standings, followed by Australia 4 pts, India 3 pts, Malaysia, New Zealand and Pakistan respectively with 1 point.
The next match will take place on 15 October, which Australia vs New Zealand at 4:05 pm followed by India vs Pakistan at 6:05 pm and Malaysia vs Great Britain at 8:05 pm (Malaysian time).
All matches can be followed live on Astro Arena 801 or streaming online.
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