Johor (Malaysia), Oct. 17 -- The Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team produced a fine performance, as they defeated Malaysia 2-1 in their final pool-stage match of the ongoing Sultan of Johor Cup 2025 here today.
The win takes India into the final of the Sultan of Johor Cup 2025, where they will face Australia.
Against Malaysia, India opened the scoring through Gurjot Singh (22'), while Sourabh Anand Kushwaha (48') scored the winner. For Malaysia Naaveenesh Panicker (43') found the back of the net.
With one eye on qualification for the final, the Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team started out on the front foot against Malaysia. The Indian forwards looked sharp and were attacking in waves, putting the hosts under pressure.
Malaysia however did n...