There was end-to-end action for the Malaysian vs Japan game as the winner stood to make it to the finals.
Home team prevailed with a 4-2 win to face Korea in the finals on Thursday (Nov 10).
More so, when Malaysia has never won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup since the inception of the tournament.
The Malaysian keeper was the man of the day when he made numerous saves to keep Malaysia in the game.
Othman Hafizuddin was also selected as the Man-of-the-Match for his heroic saves.
“The players are fighters all the way. Although we took the lead we still went forward. We are playing as a team and they work together.
“We have a much needed break tomorrow to prepare for the finals against Korea,” said the delighted Anthoni Arul, the Malaysian team coach during the after the match press conference.