Particularly after India's loss to Great Britain on Sunday, India showed improvement and played a fast game from the very beginning and never provided the hosts any chance of clawing back.

India had few anxious moments during the start when goalie Bharat Chhetri charged out to block a shot from Tengku Ahmad in the second minute and then saved a penalty corner shot by Shahrun Nabil in the sixth minute. But after that Malaysia were at the receiving end as India scored two goals in two minutes to take control of the game.