Pakistan book final against India in Asian Champions Trophy 2016

Greenshirts beat Malaysia 4-2 on shoot-out after game ended in 1-1 draw in Kuantan

Pakistan avenged their group-match defeat against Malaysia when it counted the most in the semi-final of the Asian Champions Trophy match and will now face arch-rivals India in the final on Sunday.

In the semi-final, Malaysia opened the scoring when they converted their first penalty corner courtesy Shahril Saabah’s drag in the 18^th minute.

First penalty corner for Malaysia and they score! MAL 1-0 Pakistan in #asianchampionstrophy2016 semi-final https://t.co/rXA1tSTWOG pic.twitter.com/bD2iMjTQpm

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Abdul Khan then rose to the occasion and tucked in from a deflection in the 34^th minute to bring Pakistan on level terms.

Last quarter coming up! This is how Pakistan made it 1-1 against Malaysia in the third https://t.co/rXA1tSTWOG #MALvPAK pic.twitter.com/178OeZLhT5

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The match went into a shoot-out where Pakistani goal keeper denied Malaysia the chance to score on three different occasions.

The final score on shoot-out was 4-2 as Pakistani players celebrated their entry into the final against India.

Pakistan beat Malaysia, book final against India in Asian Champions Trophy 2016 https://t.co/rXA1tSTWOG #MALvPAK #ACT2016 pic.twitter.com/d2SQ0Y8HNO

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Pakistan head coach Khawaja Janaid said this on Pakistan's victory: “Penalty shoot-out is anybody’s game. We are very lucky to be in the fourth consecutive final. We had a weak side when we came here."

On facing India in the final, Khawaja said: "Final is a game of nerve. Team who plays good hockey will win. Team who keeps his structure will win."

Earlier in the first semi-final, India also beat Korea on shoot-out to book a berth in the final.