Hockey World Cup 2018, Match 23: Malaysia vs Germany, Live Score, Commentary & Updates

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WHAT DO THE STATS SAY??? THIRTY-FIVE CIRCLE ENTRIES AND SIXTEEN SHOTS ON GOAL FOR GERMANY - THIRTEEN CIRCLE ENTRIES AND SIX SHOTS ON GOAL FOR MALAYSIA

HOLLAND NEED TO BEAT PAKISTAN BY EIGHT GOALS FOR MALAYSIA TO ADVANCE

GERMANY STARTED WELL WITH A COUPLE OF QUICK GOALS - AND A THIRD EARLY IN THE SECOND QUARTER - MALAYSIA WERE BACK IN IT WITH TWO QUICK PCs - THEY GOT A THIRD AS WELL BUT NOT BEFORE THE GERMANS HAD SCORED A FOURTH - AND FAILED TO THE PCs RIGHT AT THE END!!!

FULL-TIME: GERMANY 5 - MALAYSIA 3

59' TIMM HERZBRUSCH SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GERMANY HAVE NAILED THIS!!!

NO DAMAGE DONE THOUGH

58' FAIZAL SAARI WINS A PC FOR MALAYSIA!!

FREE HIT TO THE DEFENCE

57' GERMANY HAVE A PC!!!

57' MILTKAU FAILS TO GET THE BALL INTO THE NET

56' MARHAN PICKS UP A YELLOW CARD!!!!!

55' FIRHAN ASHARI PICKS UP A GREEN CARD

53' The Malaysians pegged back a fair bit - the Germans keeping the structure at the back intact

52' Ruhr makes his way into the Malaysian circle but fails to make it count

51' The Germans push back and knock the ball around

50' Germany have had a lot more of the ball in the last five minutes or so - Faiz Jaali clears the lines for Malaysia

SUKRI CONCEDES ANOTHER PC

49' YET ANOTHER PC FOR THE GERMANS

THE PC IS WASTED - THE PC VARIATION GOES ALL WRONG

48' The Germans try a series of passes - earn a PC for themselves

47' MILTKAU TAKES A TUMBLE IN THE CIRCLE - MALAYSIA HAVE THE BALL AGAIN - NABIL CANNOT KEEP THE BALL IN PLAY

46' The Germans attempt to advance slowly - knock the ball around in their own half!

ONE POINT IS ALL GERMANY NEED TO MAKE THE QUARTERS - ONE POINT IS ALL MALAYSIA NEED TO GIVE THEMSELVES A CHANCE OF MAKING THE CROSSOVERS - HOW WILL THE FINAL QUARTER PLAY OUT?

END OF Q3: GERMANY 4 - MALAYSIA 3

HANER RUSHES OUT TO DENY RAZIE THIS TIME

43' Ruhr tries a quick counter - but Malaysia have the ball again - midfield tussle on - Tengku earns a PC for Malaysia

42' Malaysia have the spring in their feet yet again and the Germans now chase possession

GERMANY 4 - MALAYSIA 3

RAZIE RAHIM FIRES IT IN !!!!

GERMANY LOSE THEIR REFERRAL AND THE PC STANDS

41' NORSYAFIQ TAKES A TUMBLE - MALAYSIA HAVE A PC - THE GERMANS SAY THERE WAS A STICK BLOCK

40' The Germans string together a series of passes - Malaysia have the ball back after a while

39' HERZBRUCH MISSES A SITTER FOR GERMANY!!!

GERMANY 4 - MALAYSIA 2

38' WINDFEDER IN THE MALAYSIAN CIRCLE - THIS TIME THE BALL IS IN THE NET - AND THE GOAL WILL COUNT - MILTKAU SCORES - DEFLECTS ONE IN AT THE GOALMOUTH

37' FITRI SAARI STEALS THE BALL FROM THE GERMANS - BUT THE GERMANS FIND THE BACK OF THE NET!!!! NO GOAL AS IT WAS A BACK STICK THOUGH

35' The Germans attempt to advance - Haner marked very closely

34' The Germans try a series of vertical passes - unable to find space up front - green card for Ruhr

33' FITRI HAS A FREE HIT JUST OUTSIDE THE GERMAN 23

31' The Germans err defensively - fail to handle a long overhead sent in by the Malaysians

"We need to show that we can cope with the best teams in the world" says Oltmans

GERMANY IMPOSED THEMSELVES ON THE MALAYSIANS IN THE FIRST QUARTER WITH TWO GOALS AND ANOTHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND - WITH SCORES OF ATTACKS AND NEAR MISSES - BUT MALAYSIA ARE BACK WITH A COUPLE OF PC GOALS!!! ARE WE IN FOR A HUMDINGER HERE???

HALF TIME: GERMANY 3 - MALAYSIA 2

29' GERMANY TRY A QUICK COUNTER - NO DAMAGE DONE

29' MALAYSIA HAVE A LONG CORNER - GERMANY HEAVE A SIGH OF RELIEF AS THEY CLEAR WITH A FREE OUT

28' NABIL CANNOT LATCH ON TO A CROSS ACROSS THE FACE OF GOAL!!!

RAZIE PUSHES TO NABIL NOOR - MALAYSIA ARE BACK IN THE GAME!!!

GERMANY 3 - MALAYSIA 2

MALAYSIA HAVE THEIR SECOND!!!!

28' MALAYSIA HAVE ANOTHER PC!!!!!!!