The result of the Group A match also saw the Young Tigers, ranked eighth in the world, maintain their unbeaten record in all four matches against the 20th-ranked team in the JWC since its inaugural edition in 1979.

With home ground advantage, Malaysia dominated the match from the start, but the opening goal only came at the end of the first quarter, when Harris Iskandar Osman managed to strike the ball in from the national team’s third penalty corner in the 13th minute.

Continuing in the second quarter, the two teams had their fair share of attacks before the national squad doubled the score in the 23rd minute through a strong shot by Danish Aiman Khairil Anuar which struck the backboard after hitting the foot of goalkeeper Teodoro Matias.

Chile showed a resurgence when Sebastian Wolansky brilliantly converted the team’s first penalty corner in the 34th minute, but Amin Rahim’s side quickly widened the gap through Jeffrynus Andywalfian’s penalty corner two minutes later.

The Young Tigers, who were strongly supported by around 3,000 fans, then added two more goals in the third quarter, each through Azmilmuizzuddin Misron’s penalty corner in the 39th minute and Shamir Rizmi Shamsul’s field goal two minutes later which shattered the morale of the players under Matias Amoroso.

Malaysia then completed the stylish victory when Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi added two goals in the last quarter, after converting a penalty corner in the 47th minute and a penalty in the 55th minute.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah was present to watch the exciting match.

The Young Tigers squad will next face a tough challenge against the defending champions Argentina. Earlier, Argentina recorded a narrow 1-0 victory over Australia.

Malaysia’s best achievement at the JWC was fourth place in the inaugural edition in 1979, as well as in 1982 and 2013, while in the last edition, the national squad was eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing 0-4 to France.