India juniors beat hosts Malaysia 2-1

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The Indian junior men's hockey team started their campaign at the eighth Sultan of Johor Cup with a hard fought 2-1 win over hosts Malaysia here on Saturday.

Harmanjit Singh (12th minute) and Shilanand Lakra (46th minute) got their names onto the scoresheet for India by scoring field goals. For hosts Malaysia, Muhammad Zaidi (47th minute) reduced the deficit. India next play New Zealand on Sunday.

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