Indian men’s hockey out of gold hunt

Harmanpreet Singh and Varun Kumar scored the goals India while Malaysia’s Faisal Sari was on target. The Indian men’s hockey team and Malaysia remained goalless at halftime in the semi-final of the Asian Games 2018. Nothing separated both these teams as the first two quarters saw less clear-cut chances. India counted themselves lucky in the first quarter when their timely video referrral saw a Malaysian goal decision overturned. India  displayed dominant performances till now at the Asiad by comprehensively beating Hong Kong (26-0), Indonesia (17-0), Japan (8-0) and Sri Lanka (20-0) and Korea (5-3) on their way to the semi-final. India, reigning Champions, will aim to continue their fine form and get past World No. 12 in the semis. In the head-to-head record, India hold an upper hand against Malaysia. They have played 101 matches out of which 70 were won by India and 13 by Malaysia. The remaining 18 matches were draws.