Another yo-yo show from Project 2013

THE Project 2013 hockey team produced another yo-yo performance when they bounced back from a 8-0 whipping, to hold New Zealand Junior Black Sticks to a 2-2 draw in their second Test in Dunedin yesterday.
And in the Razak Cup South Zone Qualifier in Batu Pahat yesterday Malacca, who had beaten Johor 1-0 on Friday, turned up without their team manager and assistant team manager and the match was called off by Technical Official B. Shaji.
The Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) will now refer the case to the Technical Committee to decide on the next course of action on Monday.
A. Vijasankar is the Malacca team manager, while Mihardy Nawawi is the assistant manager.
In Dunedin, the Junior Black sticks took the lead off a Jared Jones field attempt in the sixth minute, but Malaysia per fected their third penalty corner to draw level.
“Malaysia came close to scoring a number of times and had two attempts from penalty corners, however, only Mohamed Zulhairi’s drag flick off the third corner went in, in the 29th minute,” said Project 2013 team manager Mirnawan Nawawi.
The Project boys came out of the dressing room firing on all cylinders and the Junior Black Sticks struggled to contain their pace.
Malaysia were awarded their fifth penalty corner of the match, and Nor Faez scored with a drag flick to take the lead in the 43rd minute.
The Junior Black Sticks were awarded their first penalty corner of the series in the 50th minute, but were unable to trap the ball to give themselves a chance of scoring.
But in the 55th minute, James Coughlan found the back of the net to tie the match.
The Third Test will be played on Monday.
RAZAK CUP SOUTH ZONE -- TODAY: Johor v Negri Sembilan (Batu Pahat, 4.30pm).

RAZAK CUP STANDINGS

NORTH ZONE

P W D L F A Pts
PENANG 3 2 0 1 9 5 6
FORCES 3 2 0 1 8 4 6
PERLIS 3 2 0 1 8 6 6
KEDAH 3 0 0 3 2 12 0

CENTRAL ZONE

P W D L F A Pts
K LUMPUR 3 3 0 0 14 7 9
PERAK 3 2 0 1 9 4 6
SELANGOR 3 1 0 2 5 11 3
PROJECT 2017 3 0 0 3 7 13 0

SOUTH ZONE

P W D L F A Pts
MALACCA 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
JOHOR 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
NEGRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0