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Malaysia to play India for fifth place
13/12/2006 10:26

Malaysia are to play India for fifth place after victory over Bangladesh in their first classification match at the Doha Asian Games on Tuesday.

They were 5-1 up in the first half after Jiwa Mohan opened the scoring for Malaysia in the fifth minute before teammates Chua Boon Huat, Muhamad Amin Rahim and Muhammad Razie Abd Rahim each got their name on the score sheet.

Mohan added his second a minute before halftime as Malaysia continued to enjoy complete dominance over their opponents, while Rahim earned his second and Malaysia's sixth from a penalty stroke.

Md Maksud Alam scored a consolation goal for a disappointing Bangladesh in the 16th minute and they will play Chinese Taipei inthe 7th-8th qualification match on 14 December.

In the second 5th-8th classification match, India pummeled Chinese Taipei 12-1 with India's Ragunath Vokkaliga scoring five goals.



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