World No 1 Germany were shocked 1-1 by Argentina in the opening World League Semi-finals match in Johor Baru.
The Germans scored off a Christopher Zeller penalty corner in the fifth minute, and Argentina replied also with a penalty corner in the 61st minute off a Gonzalo Peillat low drive.
German coach Markus Weise said it was not easy playing under sauna conditions (3pm start) but his Argentina counterpart Carlos Retegui begged to differ.
"I played my first game here in Malaysian in the Junior World Cup (1982) and ever since have loved the Malaysian weather. If we had played this tournament in Germany, wouldn't teams complain about the cold?," questioned Retegui.....
The Argies coach was elated, as it is not easy to hold Olympic champions to a draw, and they are now looking forward to a super run in Johor Baru.