Korea defeat Malaysia 2:0 (1:0)

In a once more crowded stadium, the Malaysian team could not provide the delight of victory to their spectators today as they took on the powerful Koreans.

Korea could not quite overrun the home team as they did the US boys yesterday, but a pair of penalty corner goals was enough to seal the deal and raise Korea's tally to two wins in the competition.

A fifth minute Moon Kyu Kang hit gave Korea an early lead, and while they weren't able to run away with it, they did manage to secure and defend it. Halfway through the second half, Yun Sang Jeong added a second goal to finalize the score.

Fired up by the vocal crowd, Malaysia fought tooth and nail but could not get back at the Koreans, who head into the night as table leaders in pool C with a comfortable cushion of six points, while Malaysia sit in the middle of the table with one win and one defeat.

Malaysia defeat England 1:0 (1:0)

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
	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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