Malaysian goalkeeper Kumar Subramaniam, 38, was the oldest man on the field during the first hockey semi-final against India yesterday. But, with age comes invaluable experience, and it was Kumar's advice that proved vital in the end as World No. 12 Malaysia stunned a much higher ranked No. 5 India 7-6 via the shootout.

"In the shootout, I asked my players to watch out for India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh's stick. He is very good with his stick, so I told them to stay away from the striking range of his stick," Kumar told mid-day moments after the thrilling win.