Malaysia concluded the first day of the Standard Chartered Bank FIH Men's Junior World Cup with a narrow win over England in a stadium filled beyond capacity, with spectators spilling onto the embankments and the street passing the venue to see the home team play.
In a competition of power against skill and speed, the initial fragile balance threatened to tip midway through the first half when Malaysia's Faizal Saari collected a yellow card, but only a little while later, Saari re-appeared from the sin bin to proclaim himself the man of the match, sinking a penalty corner for the encounter's lone goal.
England fought tooth and nail to even the score again but found the odds stacked against them. A goal down and closing in fast on total exhaustion, they couldn't find a way past their opponents, despite a number of opportunities including a few penalty corners that went unused.
To the great joy of the vocal crowd, the Malaysian hosts defended their lead until the final whistle, bagging three important points in the race for the top two spots in their pool.
England - Malaysia 0:1 (0:1)
MAS Faizal SAARI PC 29m
| Malaysia | |||
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| NAME | AGE | CAPS |
| 1 | Abdul Hakim ADNAN (GK) | 21 | |
| 2 | Khairil Anuar MD ISA | 21 | |
| 3 | Ahmad Kazamarul NASRUDDIN | 20 | |
| 4 | Mohd Sybrie SHAMSUDDIN | 20 | |
| 5 | Mohd Nor Hafiq ABDUL GAFFAR | 18 | |
| 6 | Mohd Marhan MOHD JALIL | 19 | |
| 7 | Khee Hon WONG | 20 | |
| 9 | Mohamad Shafiq MOHAMED ZAIN | 21 | |
| 10 | Faizal SAARI | 18 | |
| 11 | Muhd Izzat MOHD RAHIM | 19 | |
| 12 | Muhamad Azammi ADABI | 19 | |
| 13 | Harvinder Singh MAKKBUL SINGH | 19 | |
| 14 | Nadesh RAMANATHAN | 20 | |
| 15 | Mohd Noor Khairul Azra ADNAN | 20 | |
| 16 | Mohd Asmawi ZAIDI (GK) | 20 | |
| 17 | Mohd Jamil SAIDIN | 21 | |
| 18 | Kavin Kartik GOVINDASAMY | 17 | |
| 19 | Izwan Firdaus AHMAD TAJUDDIN | 20 | |
| Off-Field Staff | |||
| Coach: Rajan KRISNAN | |||
| Assistant Coach: Rajendran BALAGURUSAMY | |||
| Manager: Mohd Johari ABDUL AZZIZ | |||
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