Hockey World Cup 2018, Match 7: Netherlands vs Malaysia, Live Score, Commentary & Updates

That's it from us here -this is Subhashish - do join at 1900 IST when Germany play Pakistan in what is expected to be an absolute cracker

THE STATS LADIES AND GENTS - HOLD YOUR BREATH - 42 CIRCLE PENETRATIONS FOR CALDAS' MEN - WITH 29 SHOTS ON GOAL (HOW MANY DID KUMAR SAVE??) - 2 HIT THE CROSSBAR !! EIGHT CIRCLE PENETRATIONS AND THREE SHOTS ON GOAL FOR THE MALAYSIAN TIGERS!

THE DUTCH HAVE BEEN FLUENT - THEY HAVE BEEN RUTHLESS - THEY HAVE BEEN RELENTLESS - AND THEY HAVE SOUNDED A WARNING AT BHUBANESWAR - OLTMANS' MALAYSIA BLOWN AWAY WITHOUT A TRACE - ALTHOUGH KUMAR WAS OUTSTANDING IN GOAL

FULL-TIME: MALAYSIA 0- NETHERLANDS 7

1' HERTZBERGER Jeroen

21' PRUIJSER Mirco

29' HERTZBERGER Jeroen

35' van der WEERDEN Mink

42' KEMPERMAN Robbert

57' BRINKMAN Thierry

60' HERTZBERGER Jeroen FG

59' Nik Aiman tries to manufacture something for Malaysia - HERTZBERGER SPRINTS FORWARD AND SENDS AN ALL-POWERFUL SHOT SCREAMING PAST A HAPLESS KUMAR - FANTASTIC GOAL!!!

58' Oltmans looks on - shows no emotion whatsoever - the Malaysians have crumbled here

57' KUMAR MAKES A STUNNING SAVE - YET AGAIN!!!!

MALAYSIA 0- NETHERLANDS 6

VAN DER WEEDEN CANNOT GET THE FLICK IN - BUT BRINKMAN SENDS A FLAT SCORCHER WHICH KUMAR HAS NO ANSWER TO!

56' HOLLAND HAVE A PC

54' The Dutch come away - Pruyser attempt to enter the striking circle - Malaysia try double-team defending

52' Raazi Rahim to the rescue as Billy Bakker attempts to scamper ahead - Tengku fails to get the counter right

51' Free hit to the Dutch - Brinkman surrounded by 3 Malaysian defenders - Oltmans' boys defending a wee-bit better

50' The Dutch move ahead - for the umpteenth time - the Malaysians try and stem the tide with a string of passes in their own half

49' FAIZ JAALI TO THE RESCUE AS THE DUTCH SET UP CAMP IN MALAYSIAN TERRITORY

47' FANTASTIC SHOT FROM KEMPERMAN - KUMAR SAVES THE TOMAHAWK!!!

BILLY BAKKER HIT THE POST - PRUYSER HIT THE CROSSBAR -KUMAR DID WELL IN GOAL - BUT THE DUTCH ARE AHEAD BY FIVE GOALS TO NOTHING HERE!!!

END OF Q3: MALAYSIA 0- NETHERLANDS 5

43' Nothing going right for Malaysia - Croon tries to fire a cross in - Malaysia heave a sigh of relief as the fails for once

MALAYSIA 0- NETHERLANDS 5

42' KEMPERMAN SCORES - AFTER A STRING OF SUPER PASSES - THE DUTCH RESEMBLE A WELL-OILED MACHINE!!!

40' Malaysia have a chance to break forward - cannot get the move right

38' The Malaysian defence at sixes and sevens as the Dutch run riot - 27 circle entries for the Dutch - 5 for Malaysia

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37' VAN ASS SHOOTS - KUMAR SAVES BUT TENGKU AT THE OTHER END MESSES UP A FAIR CHANCE

36' Bob de Voogt into the attack for the Dutch - how many can they score???

MINK VAN DER WEEDEN - THE MASTER GETS HIS NAME ON THE SCORESHEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

35' BILLY BAKKER HITS THE POST!!! THE DUTCH HAVE A PC

33' KEMPERMAN DISPOSSESSED - JUST AS WELL FOR MALAYSIA - PRUYSER HITS THE CROSSBAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

31' HERTZBERGER FINDS PRUYSER - THE DUTCH INTO THE ATTACK YET AGAIN!!

Oltmans wants more pressure on the ball in the second half

HALF-TIME: MALAYSIA 0- NETHERLANDS 3

29' The Malaysians try an attack for their own - Tengku fails to fire in the cross

28' PRUYSER SETS HERTZBERGER UP WHO SCORES - THE DUTCH ARE IN CONTROL!!!!

27' FAIZ JAALI TO THE RESCUE - DE VOOGT DISPOSSESSED IN THE STRIKING CIRCLE

25' NIK AIMAN UNABLE TO LATCH ON TO A CROSS IN THE DUTCH CIRCLE

23' BILLY BAKKER THIS TIME TRIES A SHOT - FINDS KUMAR'S GLOVE

FANTASTIC PERIOD OF SUSTAINED PRESSURE - BRINKMAN FINDS HERTZBERGER WHO SETS PRUYSER UP!!

MALAYSIA 0- NETHERLANDS 2

22' BRINKMAN - HERTZBERGER - PRUYSER - AND KUMAR IS FINALLY BEATEN!!

21' KEMPERMAN'S POWERFUL HIT FROM THE EDGE OF THE CIRCLE - KUMAR TO THE RESCUE

19' HERTZBERGER PULLS THE TRIGGER YET AGAIN - KUMAR HAS BEEN A ROCK IN GOAL

18' PC FOR THE DUTCH - WHO CANNOT MAKE IT COUNT

FANTASTIC 3D SKILLS FROM KEMPERMAN - KUMAR SAVES - KEMPERMAN GETS THE BALL AND SHOOTS - KUMAR SAVES YET AGAIN!!

HERTZBERGER FINDS THE FOOT OF THE RUNNER - PC AGAIN

17' The Dutch come away - Hertzberger tries a solo run - finds Kemperman - PC for Holland

SIX CIRCLE PENETRATIONS FOR THE DUTCH - ONE FOR THE MALAYSIANS, BUT THEY VERY NEARLY SCORED OFF A PC - CALDAS' SIDE HAVE THE ASCENDANCY AND THE LEAD

END OF Q1: MALAYSIA 0- NETHERLANDS 1

BLAAK MANAGES TO KEEP THE BALL OUT - DEFT PC ROUTINE BY THE MALAYSIANS WHO CANNOT GET THE DEFLECTION IN

14' Fitri Saari tries to find Tengku - Malaysia have a PC!!!