Both India and Korea have 7 points from 3 matches followed by Malaysia and Canada with 6 each - which makes tomorrow's encounters vital to decide which two teams make it to Saturday's final- Korea face Malaysia in the last match of the day - but the Indians play Canada at 1535 IST - do join us for that one - and stay with Sportskeeda for all the latest sports news and updates!
The dangerous Tajuddin Tengku pulled one back for the Tigers in the 57th minute but Mandeep Singh ensures there are no last-minute lapses this time around by scoring India's fourth in the 58th- a fluent performance from Manpreet and co.
A barrage of back-to-back PCs was the order of the day (both teams earned 9 each, in total, and converted 1 apiece - courtesy Varun Kumar and Razie Rahim), as well as quite a few referrals and some pulsating end-to-end action - but the Indians have managed to overcome the Malaysian muddle - and will be all the more confident after having done so!!
Mastercoach Siegfried Aikman predicted a victory for the Indians - and Manpreet and co. are back with a bang!
India hold on - and score at the death - just after the Malaysia threaten a comeback to seal the deal - and are second on the points table behind Korea although both teams have the same number of points
The Indians have the lead - but just about - after a pulsating 30 minutes of action with a barrage of PCs being awarded to both sides - the Malaysians equalized with their fourth after Sumit had given the India the lead with a goal from open play - Sumit Kumar helped India regain the lead just before the long breather!