Under-16 boys upset Dutch

THE national Under-16 team created a major upset in the Mannheim Four-Nation Championship when they edged favourites the Netherlands 4-3 in their opening match in Germany on Saturday.
Malaysia were down 2-0 after 14 minutes before Shahril Saabah reduced the deficit off a penalty corner conversion in the 16th minute.
Eight minutes later, Muhd Azrul Hasbullah converted a penalty corner set-piece to level proceedings.
In the second half, Malaysia pinned their opponents in their half and were rewarded with another penalty corner set-piece goal by Mohd Soffian Kamaruddin in the 38th minute.
The Dutch fought back and found the equaliser in the 51st minute before Muhd Azrul scored the winner for Malaysia seven minutes later.
Team manager Johari Abd Aziz said his players showed grit and determination to comeback from two goals down to win the match.
"A win over the Netherlands is a good result for them. I hope my boys will fight on in this tournament," said Johari via an e-mail yesterday.
In another match, Germany were held 4-4 by Belgium.
Malaysia were playing Germany in a late match yesterday.