Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2018: Pakistan vs Malaysia Semifinal Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

That's it from us here - this is Subhashish signing off after the first semifinal - do not go anywhere - India vs Japan is up next - do join us for that one in five minutes time

BOY OH BOY, WHAT A CONTEST WE HAVE HAD - A CLIFFHANGER INDEED - PAKISTAN WERE UP 4-1 AT HALF-TIME - MALAYSIA SCORED THREE GOALS IN THE SECOND HALF TO LEVEL THE SCORES - BUT HASSAN SARDAR'S TEAM ARE IN THE FINAL AFTER THE SHOOTOUT - WILL IT INDEED BE AN INDIA-PAKISTAN FINAL???

PAKISTAN 4 - MALAYSIA 4 (REGULATION TIME) - SHOOTOUT PAKISTAN 3 - MALAYSIA 1

AHMED SHAKEEL SCORES AND PAKISTAN ARE IN THE FINAL

PAKISTAN HAVE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHAHRIL MISSES FOR MALAYSIA

PAK 2 - MAS 1

IRFAN JR SCORES - BUT, THERE IS A BACKSTICK NO GOAL!!!

NIK ROZEMI SCORES FOR MALAYSIA

AMMAD BUTT MISSES FOR PAKISTAN

FAIZAL SAARI MISSES

PAK 2 - MAS 0

BILAL SCORES FROM THE STROKE

ABU BAKAR NEXT - PENALTY STROKE FOR PAKISTAN AFTER AN OBSTRUCTION

PAK 1 - MAS 0

FIRHAN ASHARI MISSES

PAK 1 - MAS 0

ARSHAD STARTS FOR PAKISTAN - SCORES FOR PAKISTAN

THE SHOOTOUT IS ABOUT TO BEGIN

MALAYSIA HAVE COME BACK FROM 4- 1 DOWN AT HALF TIME TO FORCE A SHOOTOUT - WHAT A MATCH WE ARE HAVING HERE AT MUSCAT!!

END OF REGULATION TIME: PAKISTAN 4 - MALAYSIA 4

PAKISTAN

IRFAN JR (6')
ALEEM BILAL (12', 20')
ABU MAHMOOD (15')

MALAYSIA

FAIZAL SAARI (2' 58')
TAJUDDIN TENGKU (43')
NIK ROZEMI AIMAN (44')

59' Pakistan have a long corner - Malaysia crowd the defence - time running out for Pakistan to find another goal -Hairi makes a save

58' ARE WE HEADING FOR A SHOOTOUT HERE???

AMMAD RUSHES OUT AND SAVES THE DAY FOR PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN CRACKING UNDER PRESSURE - ANOTHER PC FOR MALAYSIA!!!!

PAKISTAN 4 - MALAYSIA 4

FAIZAL SAARI SCORES - THE SCORES ARE LEVEL - WHAT A MATCH THIS IS TURNING OUT TO BE- IMRAN BUTT NOT AT HIS BEST!!!

PAKISTAN CHARGE DOWN EARLY - LOSE A DEFENDER

56' PC FOR MALAYSIA !!! DANGER FOR PAKISTAN

55' Malaysia press high and hard - cannot find space though - Pakistan happy to sit back

54' Pakistan try to slow things down here - will they succeed??

53' Pakistan with a chance to score a fifth at the other end - denied by the Malaysian defence

NO DAMAGE DONE

52' PC FOR MALAYSIA AFTER THE BALL HITS SHAKEEL BUTT'S FOOT!!!

51' FAIZ JALIL HIT ON THE KNEE - TAKES A TUMBLE

49' The Malaysians have a sideline ball - Sukri pushes it in - Malaysia lose possession

48' SHAKEEL SAVES THE DAY FOR PAKISTAN - SAVE ON THE GOALLINE

46' Umar Bhutta in the attack - how will they approach the match now??

WE ARE IN FOR A CLIFFHANGER NOW - WHO WILL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH???

END OF Q3: PAKISTAN 4 - MALAYSIA 3

44' PAKISTAN WITH A CHANCE TO BREAK - NO DAMAGE DONE!!!

PAKISTAN 4 - MALAYSIA 3

NIK ROZEMI SCORES - FANTASTIC GOAL FOR MALAYSIA

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL

42' ALI SHAAN MISSES A SITTER - FAILS TO LUNGE FORWARD AFTER A SUPER CROSS IN - MALAYSIA IN THE ATTACK AT THE OTHER END - BILAL TO THE RESCUE

PAKISTAN 4 - MALAYSIA 2

40' Malaysia commit men forward - Pakistan crowd the defence - but cannot stop Tengku from scoring!!!!

39' Sixteen-yard free hit for Pakistan after Tengku's cross travels harmlessly across the face of goal

38' Faiz Jalil clears after Pakistan attack - Tengku steals the ball but Irfan Jr is solis as ever!!

HAIRI HOLDS HIS STICK OUT TO BLOCK A POWERFUL FLICK FROM ALEEM BILAL - SUPER STUFF