Malaysia beat Singapore 8-2 in the Asian Games Hockey Group A match on Saturday and will next play Bangladesh, followed by S Korea and Japan.
Need to beat two more teams to confirm semi-finals spot, and in cross-over, India or Pakistan the likely opponents.
MALAYSIA
Razie Rahim 2'min (PC) - MAS
Fitri Saari 3'min (FG) - MAS
Rahim Razie 17'min (PS) - MAS
Firhan Ashaari 30'min (FG) - MAS
Razie Rahim 35'min (PS) - MAS
Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin 37'min (FG) - MAS
Izwan Firdaus 48'min (FG) - MAS
Shahrun Nabil 51'min (FG) - MAS
SINGAPORE
Enrico Marican 11'min (PC) - SIN
Silas Noor Shah 28'min (FG) - SIN