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Azlan Shah Cup: Relentless India hammer hosts Malaysia 5-1

It all clicked well as the insistence of playing without errors paid dividends as India took hold of the opportunities, turned it into goals and a match that stood at one-all at one point of time, became a rampaging 5-1 win for India.

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Indian players celebrate a goal against Malaysia yesterday
Indian players celebrate a goal against Malaysia yesterday

It all clicked well as the insistence of playing without errors paid dividends as India took hold of the opportunities, turned it into goals and a match that stood at one point of time at one-all became a rampaging 5-1 for India. Malaysia would rue the rash of missed chances they had at the end of the 2nd quarter. But that's how modern hockey has evolved – avail your chances, shoot in the goals and clinch the match. For India, the scorers were Shilanand Lakra (10th), Gurjant Singh (42nd, 57th), Sumit Kumar (28th) and Ramandeep Singh (51st). The only Malaysian goal came off a penalty corner in the 33rd minute when Faizal Saari fired in a high flick.

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