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Ireland eye Pro League spot after Malaysia victory

Ireland 3-0 Malaysia

A flawless third quarter brought Ireland to within 60 minutes of a maiden FIH Pro League berth as they beat Malaysia 3-0 in the semi-final of the Nations Cup on Saturday.

A moment of magic in the 41st minute from Ben Walker was the catalyst for an incredible final third from the boys in green with team captain and player of the match Sean Murray leading the way during that period as they set up a final clash with hosts South Africa.

Walker made a chance from nothing, dinking the ball over his defender's stick before he spun and blasted an unsavable snapshot into the top right corner. Jeremy Duncan backed that goal up with two superb finishes as Ireland looked ice-cold in front of goal in a must-win match.

The first half was littered with classy skills going forward for both teams as well as last-ditch tackles that were punished with regular cards.

The teams had clearly done their homework as the two penalty corner attacks looked somewhat toothless and plenty of opportunities were shot wide, although Lee Cole did save well on the line for the second Malaysia penalty corner – making the most of his cricketing background to help the ball around the corner and out of play.

The game opened up for Ireland as the first quarter wore on, with a clear game plan to suck Malaysia into the pockets in midfield, before making use of the space on the, paying dividends.

Malaysia altered tactics at the break and had their most commanding period of the game in the second quarter, drawing plenty of unforced errors from Ireland. Malaysia had chances but will be left to rue errors in the circle as they mis-trapped the ball in front of the goal as well as running the ball over the end line with almost criminal regularity.

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