India enters Azlan Shah finals
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
India booked a berth in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament at Ipoh on Saturday by pulling off a narrow 2-1 win in their last round-robin match against hosts Malaysia.
First half goals by Shivendra Singh (9th) and Sandeep Singh (10th) put India in the driver’s seat in the crucial match and they maintained the lead till the last minute before Mohammad Amin Rahim shot home a consolation goal for Malaysia.
With this win, India gathered 12 points from their six matches and set up a title clash against Argentina, who have finished with 14 points, on Sunday.
