Pakistan, who had beaten Belgium 6-3, were in the receiving end from the start, and Amin Rahim flicked home a penalty corner in the fourth minute for the lead.
But Shakeel Abbasi scored a field goal equaliser in the 50th minute, and the match went into high gear.
Malaysia immediately went on the counter, and a reverse stick shot by Kelvinder Singh was deflected into goal by Azlan Misron for the lead again in the 52nd minute.
But Malaysia could not hold onto the lead for long, as Abdul Khan again equalised for Pakistan in the 57th minute.
Malaysia won a last minute penalty corner, but Amin Rahim’s high flick missed by centimetres and were forced to share points in a highly entertaining encounter.
In an earlier match on Friday, Malaysia held Olympic champions and World No 1 Germany 1-1, with much of the match being played in the Malaysian defense, and midfield.
There was tremendous pressure from the Germany, who fielded nine Beijing Olympic players, but they wasted all eight penalty corners that came their way.
Malaysia waited patiently for counter-attack opportunities, and it won them a precious point.
Germany, who beat Malaysia 3-0 in the Japan Olympic Qualifiers in April, scored off a penalty stroke in the 26th minute.
The stroke was won when a Malaysian player stopped the ball with his foot during a penalty corner.
Moritz Furste tucked in the lead, but Malaysia equalised off an S. Selvaraju field attempt in the 46th minute.
Malaysia played a defensive game, and did not win a single penalty corner in the entire match.
RESULTS: Malaysia 2 Pakistan 2, Germany 3 Belgium 1.
Fixtures: Today -- Malaysia v Belgium, Pakistan v Germany.
STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
PAKISTAN 2 1 1 0 8 5 4
MALAYSIA 2 0 2 0 3 3 2
GERMANY 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 3 6 0
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| Malaysia - Pakistan 2 : 2 (0:0) 2: 2 (0:0) | ||
| MAS missed to score one or two more goals, when they had the chances in the first half. MAS missed to score one or two more goals, when they had the chances in the first half. So a deserved draw, because Pakistan showed fighting spirit in the second half to come two times from behind. Sun deserved a draw, because Pakistan showed fighting spirit in the second half to come from behind two times. | ||
| 70' 70 ' | last chance for PAK. last chance for PAH. Waqas free in front of the goal, but Ahmed with a high class save. Waqas free in front of the goal, but Ahmed with a high-class save. | |
| 69' 69 ' | Rahim misses the goal for centimetres on the right post. Rahim misses the goal for Centimeters on the right post | |
| 68' 68 ' | and another PC MAS and another PC MAS | |
| 68' 68 ' | dangerous shot from Muhammad Razie, PAK keeper Nasir Akbar with a good save, but PC MAS with the Rebound. dangerous shot from Muhammad Razi, PAH keeper Nasir Akbar with a good save, but PC MAS with the rebound. | |
| 64' 64 ' | MAS with some good counter attacks, but not dangerous enough in the circle. MAS with some good counter attacks, but not dangerous enough in the circle. | |
| 61' 61 ' | very good defense action of Baljit Singh. very good defense action of Baljit Singh. | |
| 61' 61 ' | another PC for PAK after a free hit near the circle another PC for PAH after a free hit near the circle | |
| 57' 57 ' | 2:2 | and the equalizer for Pakistan. and the equalizer for Pakistan. attack through the middle and Abdul Haseem Khan scores his third goal of the tournament. Through-the-middle attack, and Abdul Khan hare scores his third goal of the tournament. |
| 53' 53 ' | good save from keeper Subramaniam good save from keeper Subramaniam | |
| 53' 53 ' | the pace of the match is high now. The pace of the match is high now. PC PAK on the other side. PC PAHs on the other side. | |
| 52' 52 ' | 2:1 | brilliant backhand pass from Kevinder Singh to Azlan Misron who deflects the ball in the goal. brilliant back pass from hand to Kevinder Singh Azlan Misron who deflects the ball into the goal. |
| 50' 50 ' | 1:1 | good attack over the left side. Good attack over the left side. The ball comes to the right post, where Shakeel Abbasi flicks it in the goal. The ball comes to the right post, where Shakeel Abbasi flicks it into the goal. |
| 49' 49 ' | PC PAK. PC PAH. But MAS goalkeeper saves the high flick. But MAS goalkeeper saves the high flick. | |
| 47' 47 ' | Yellow Card now for MAS. Yellowcard now for MAS. Mohd Sallehin Abd Ghani has to leave the field after a rough tackle. Mohd Sallehin Abd Ghani has to leave the field after a rough tackle. | |
| 45' 45 ' | Umpires of the match are Fabian Blasch (GER) and Thomas Dumon (BEL). Umpire of the match are Blasch Fabian (GER) and Thomas Dumon (BEL). | |
| 44' 44 ' | Malaysia deserves the lead up to now. Malaysia deserves the lead up to now. They are the better side, had far more chances. They are the better side, had far more chances. Pakistan not with the same aggressiv style they showed yesterday. Pakistan not with the same aggressive style they showed yesterday. | |
| 41' 41 ' | 1:0 | sorry for having technical problems with the Internet today. sorry for having technical problems with the Internet today. But we now found a solution to run the live-ticker. But we now found a solution to run the live ticker. It's 1:0 for Malaysia, with a PC in the 4th minute. It's 1:0 for Malaysia, with a PC in the 4th minute. Mohd Amin Rahim was the scorer. Mohd Amin Rahim was the score. |
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