DHAKA: Malaysia hammered Oman 7-1 to remain unbeaten in Group A of the Asia Cup in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Monday.
It was Malaysia's 13th straight victory over Oman, and an improvement over the 6-1 drubbing in the World League Round Two at the same venue in March.
With nine points after three matches, Malaysia top Group A and will now challenge for a medal in the round robin matches.
Malaysia played to avoid injuries, while Oman played a robust game, but after Faizal Shaari scored in the 16th minute, the match became lopsided.
Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin tucked in the second in the 18th minute, and Shahril Saabah made it 3-0 off a 20th minute penalty corner.
The other goals were scored by Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin (23rd), Fazial (27th), Amirol Arshad (40th) and Najmi Jazlan (42nd).
Oman got their consolation off Salmeen Al Nofali (25th).
Meanwhile, South Korea struggled for long periods, before beating a stubborn China 4-1 to become the last team to qualify for the Asia Cup round robin in Dhaka, Bangladesh, today.
The other teams which will play in the medal rounds are Malaysia, India and Pakistan.
Olympian Jang Jong-hyun saved the day with two goals in the 10th and 43rd minutes while Kim Seong-kyu (47th) and Yang Jihun (57th) scored the other two.
The China goal was scored by Du Talake (38th).
RESULTS — GROUP B: Malaysia 7 Oman 1, China 1 South Korea 4.