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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia concluded the group stage of Sultan of Johor Cup hockey with a 2-3 defeat to Pakistan in Johor Baru on Tuesday. Pakistan will now face Australia in the Semi Final which shall be played on Friday, November 3. Match will start at 3 pm PST.

Pakistan started aggressively by taking a 3-0 lead in the first half through Abuzar (13th-minute field goal), Ahmad Arbaz (21st-minute penalty corner) and Mohd Khan (24th-minute PC) strikes.

The Young Tigers showed stronger resistance in the second half, where Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi opened the scoring through a 47th-minute PC.

Shafiq Ikhmal Daniel scored Malaysia’s first field goal of the tournament when he struck in the 51st minute.