Malaysia routed 0-8 by Australia in Sultan of Johor Cup

JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysia had been routed 0-8 by Australia of their match on the second day of the Sultan of Johor Cup (SOJC) Beneath-21 (U21) hockey event at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium right here final night time.

The nationwide junior hockey staff had begun nicely within the first quarter, attacking aggressively and making issues tough for the visiting staff early within the match.

However then issues fell aside because the Malaysians did not settle right into a profitable rhythm, permitting the Australians to attain their first purpose by Liam Hart within the nineteenth minute. There was no turning again then as Australia went forward with two extra objectives, with David Hubbard scoring within the thirty sixth minute, and a purpose by Cooper Burns from a penalty nook within the forty fourth.

No matter hope the junior staff had of salvaging the match was shattered with two Australian objectives within the area of two minutes within the fourth quarter, Hart scoring once more within the forty seventh minute and Jack Holland discovering the online within the forty ninth.

With solely 5 minutes remaining, Burns accomplished a hattrick by changing two penalty corners within the fifty fifth and 58th minute, earlier than Brodee Foster sealed the rout with a area purpose, the eighth of the match for Australia a minute later.

In the meantime, Japan, who’re making their fifth look, scored their first victory with a 2-1 upset over 2019 defending champions Nice Britain. Japan’s objectives got here from two area objectives, by Hiro Saito within the seventeenth minute and Tsubasa Tanaka within the twenty seventh, whereas Nice Britain’s comfort purpose got here within the final minute of the second quarter by Max Anderson.

Japan was not the one staff that sprung a shock, as first-timer South Africa managed to beat favourites, India, 5-4 of their second match of the event.

South Africa opened accounts early, scoring within the seventh minute by Marvin Simons however India not solely equalised by went forward simply minutes later, with Sharda Nand Tiwari changing two penalty corners within the ninth and tenth minute. India then went on to attain one other area purpose within the seventeenth minute, courtesy of staff captain Uttam Singh.

Luck, nevertheless, was on South Africa’s aspect, and so they rallied to attain a brace of objectives, a thirty fourth minute effort by Fawaaz Kahder and staff captain, Senzwesihle Ngubane penalty nook conversion within the thirty fifth minute.

The event takes a break right now and matches will resume on Tuesday with Nice Britain taking over Australia; Japan in opposition to India and hosts Malaysia will go up in opposition to South Africa. – Bernama