13th Match Hockey World Cup 2018 (Men's)

Odisha Hockey World Cup

Bhubaneswar 2018 (Men’s)

PAK Vs MLA

Pakistan Draw Match With Malaysia

  

                                                  

Pakistan                             1 - 1                      Malaysia

 Match Highlights

v Malaysia hold Pakistan to a 1-1 draw

Bhubaneswar, India: Day 8 of FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 will see Pool D encounters. In today’s first hockey match, Netherlands lock horns with Germany while the second match will be played between Pakistan and Malaysia at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. In the head to head comparison for previous World Cups, Germany have an edge as they won 2 games out of 6 while 3 ended in a draw. The Hockey World Cup 2014 silver medalists Netherlands were in sublime form in their first match in Odisha World Cup 2018 as they crushed Malaysia 7-0 thanks to a hat-trick from Jeroen Hertzberger a goal-a-piece from Mirco Pruyser, Mink van der Weerden, Robbert Kemperman, and Thierry Brinkman. Germany, on the other hand, coming into the match with a hard-fought win over Pakistan.

Germany thrashed European heavyweights Netherlands 4-1 in a completely one-sided Pool D affair of the ongoing 2018 Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga stadium on Wednesday. After this thumping win, Germany topped Pool D charts with two wins from as many games and six points in their kitty, while Netherlands are placed second with three points, followed by Pakistan and Malaysia. The two-time champions thus became the first team in this edition to earn direct qualification into the quarter-finals.

Mirco Pruijser drew first blood for the Dutch in the 13th minute. However, they failed to extend their lead as the Germans gradually started to dominate the proceedings from the second quarter onwards. Germany's Mathias Muller found the back of the net to bring his team back on level terms in the 30th minute. After a goalless third quarter, the fourth and final period saw Germany completely dominating their opponents as Lukas Windfeder's powerful dragflick into the bottom right corner made the issue 2-1 in the 52nd minute. Two minutes later, Marco Miltkau extended Germany's lead before Christopher Ruhr converted a penalty stroke in the 58th.