HWL as it happened: Jasjit scores two as India fight back to beat Malaysia 3-2

SAVED!

India lose referral. PC to Malaysia. 38 seconds left.

PC to Malaysia but India have asked for a referral. They feel there was an advantage.

If Jasjit can drag-flick like that, why has he not been allowed to do it earlier in the tourney? Saving him for the QFs?? #HockeyWorldLeague

— Kapil Choudhary (@kapil857) July 1, 2015

Malaysia remove their keeper and get an extar outfield player in the bid to get back into this. Wow. 2 minutes left.

GOALLLLLLL!!!!! A Malaysian player comes off the line early and they’re one man down as India retake their PC. Jasjit aims high again, finds the target again. India 3-2! 4 minutes to go.

PC to India.

What a save… my word! Sreejesh craddles a snap shot and loses the ball in the process, but manages to claw it off the line. Still 2-2. What a quarter this has been. 6 minutes to go.

Tengku goes into the box weaving his stick and keeping the ball before three India defenders and Sreejesh bundle into him – no fowl still and India clear danger. 7 minutes left.

What a save! Lalit gets a loose ball and he smacks it low and hard but the Malaysian keeper Roslan reacts brilliantly to keep it out. 10 minutes to go.

GOALLLLL!!!! Jasjit drags it high to the keeper’s right. India are 2-2. Just over 11 minutes to go.

India get another PC after the referral.

PC taken low but it’s saved. India want a referral. 12 minutes to go…

PC to India – excellent work from Gurbaj.

End of Q3 – India still trail by a goal.

India looking to attack and showing a lot of urgency – Akashdeep escapes a few challenges but his shot is well saved by Roslan – India need more of that. Malaysia have committed just two men in attack this quarter. 4 minutes to go.

Oh Haziq gets lucky with a rebound in the circle and has a free shot at goal from close range but Sreejesh makes himself big and saves! Brilliant that. 11 minutes left in Q3.

Malaysia’s coach says that his team will be slightly more cautious now.

“We got caught by corners, but well done to Malaysia for converting two (of four). With the way we’re playing we should be able to get back,” says India coach Paul van Ass — who seems quite positive.

HT: IND 1-2 MAL. Malaysia go ahead in Q2 to put India under pressure here. Will India turn it around in Q3? #HWL2015 #IndiaKaGame

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) July 1, 2015

End of Q2. A longer break this time – and India will be wondering what went wrong after they took a 3rd minute lead. No telling attacks since – they make the byline inside the circle and the cutbacks are just not finding their targets. Malaysia meanwhile, have kept it simple and took advantage of two PCs.

India get a PC of their own, but it’s not trapped and the shot doesn’t hit the boards. Everyone thought that one went in – which it did – but it’s not a goal. 5 minutes to go in Q2.

GOAL!!! And what a strike that is – Malaysia improvise from a PC, dummy once and it’s left up to Shahril to clean it up – the ball is through the legs of Sreejesh and it’s 2-1 Malaysia. 8 minutes left in Q2.

Just a little more than three minutes gone in Q2 and India give away a ridiculous PC – they were all over the place in defence and Sreejesh had to come out to make the save – a PC is awarded and the keeper saves it this time as Rahim went high.

GOAL!! Malaysia level! Razie Rahim with a brilliant PC which beats Sreejesh. Malaysia make it 1-1 with seconds remaining. The whistle for the PC went off with eight seconds remaining… end of Q1

About seven minutes to go in Q1 and Rupinder Pal Singh has come on for India for the first time in this tournament since injuring his back in a warm-up match. Excellent news for India.

Five minutes gone in Q1 and Sardar triggers another attack with a precise pass to Akashdeep down the right channel – the cross in is intercepted though – India had two men waiting at the far post.

GOAL!! Barely three minutes gone and India have opened the scoring. Akashdeep fends off a challenge, shows great resilience on the byline and cuts it in for Satbir who is on hand to push it in. 1-0 to India.

And we’re off!

India shape up in a more compact 4-1-2-3 against Malaysia’s 4-4-2. India have won three of their last five games against Malaysia.

‘50-50’: That’s what Sardar Singh has to say about his side’s chances today.

The winner of this match will either face Belgium or France. It’s the hottest day since 1954 in Belgium today – 34 degrees Celsius.

Ramandeep Singh is joint-second scorer with four goals in the tournament, along with Australians Jamie Dwyer, Chris Ciriello and Kieran Govers. Blake Govers is on top with six goals.

Malaysia’s form has been sketchy, but they’ve shown glimpses of quality in the four matches they’ve played so far. They’ve lost 0-2 against Belgium and 2-3 against England – and have beaten China (3-2) and Ireland (4-2).

HWL: We should be able to set the pace of the match, says India coach Paul van Ass – Firstposthttp://www.firstpost.com

“We have got hammered when we did not play well, this must not be forgotten,” said coach Paul van Ass after the loss to Australia in the Pool A match. Van Ass has mentioned earlier that this tournament was a great way to experiment with tactics and lineups as he shapes up a team for the Olympics.

HWL: India eves suffer 7-0 drubbing at the hands of Netherlands in quarter-final – Firstposthttp://www.firstpost.com

The Indian team has already qualified for the HWL finals which will take place in India, and have also sealed a berth for Rio 2016. The women’s team however, failed to do so via the HWL. They would have to ensure a top six finish to earn another shot through continental playoffs.

Welcome to live coverage of the India vs Malaysia quarterfinal. India has been beaten only once in the tournament so far — a 6-2 drubbing from Australia — and will be wary of a Malaysian team which has been improving over the years.