IPOH: Three teams will be battling for one final slot in the 27th Edition of the Azlan Shah Cup Friday.
Australia checked in early on 12 points while Argentina, Malaysia and England will be playing for the other final slot Friday.
For Malaysian coach Stephen van Huizen and his men, they must first hope world No 1 Australia beats world No 2 Argentina in the first match of the day.
And then Malaysia needs to beat England, to play in the final.
"We know the situation well, and were really hoping to claim the final ticket by beating India but it did not happen.
"Now, it's out of our hands as Australia needs to beat Argentina to keep our hopes alive. Nevertheless, we will play all out for a win against England for the highest possible finish in the tournament," said van Huizen.
Malaysia played their worse match against India and lost 5-1, and on Friday they will be hoping to play like they did in the 2-1 win against Argentina.
"All the players have knocks and bruises but only Marhan (Jalil) might not be available for Friday as he received a nasty knock against India.
"We know there is a good chance to beat England, and we will not throw it away regardless the outcome of the first match (Argentina v Australia)."
And on the India match, van Huizen said: "I am certainly not happy with the way we played against India. We did not expect this sort of result coming into the game. We thought that after the Argentina game we have a chance to put ourselves in the final.
"We just have to regroup and try to play a good game against England, as I said coming into this tournament, if we can get some good results, it's good enough (as preparation for the Commonwealth, Asian Games and World Cup).
THURSDAY: REST DAY.
FRIDAY: Argentina v Australia (4pm), Ireland v India (6pm), Malaysia v England (8.30pm).
STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
AUSTRALIA 4 4 0 0 15 5 12
ARGENTINA 4 2 1 1 10 8 7
MALAYSIA 4 2 0 2 8 10 6
ENGLAND 4 1 2 1 7 7 5
INDIA 4 1 1 2 10 9 4
IRELAND 4 0 0 4 6 17 0
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
India 5 Malaysia 1
MALAYSIA played hot and cold to allow India to beat them 5-1 in the Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh Wednesday.
And now, they must beat England on Friday and hope Australia beat Argentina to play in the final of the 27th Edition.
Yesterday, India took a lead off Shilanand Lakra in the 10th minute, when he picked a cross from Gurjant Singh in front of Hafizuddin Othman and cooly lifts the ball over the goalkeeper and into goal.
Faizal Shaari scores the equaliser in the 33rd minute, but goals from Gurjant Singh (42nd, 57th) and Ramandeep Singh (48th, 55th) destroys Malaysia.
In an earlier match, World champions Australia booked a place in Saturday’s final when they beat Ireland 4-1 for 12 points from four matches, with a match against Argentina in hand Friday.
Jake Whetton (11th), Daniel Beale (14th), Govers (21st) and Jake Harvie (50th) scored for Australia while Shane O’Donoghue scored for Ireland in the 57th minute.
Australian coach Colin Batch said: "The weather was a little hot in the first half (direct 4pm sun) but we play again on Friday against Argentina at the same time.
"If we can play like these six matches in eight days, its an amazing preparation for us towards the Commonwealth Games, Champions Trophy and World Cup."
England and Argentina played out a 1-1 draw, making it more difficult for the Olympic champions to play in the final.
Argentina have to beat Australia on Friday for a shot at the gold medal.
Juan Gilardi scored for Argentina in the 40th minute, while David Condon equalised for England in the 56th minute.
RESULTS: Australia 4 Ireland 1, Argentina 1 England 1, Malaysia 1 India 5.
THURSDAY: REST DAY.
FRIDAY: Argentina v Australia (4pm), Ireland v India (6pm), Malaysia v England (8.30pm).
STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
AUSTRALIA 4 4 0 0 15 5 12
ARGENTINA 4 2 1 1 10 8 7
MALAYSIA 4 2 0 2 8 10 6
ENGLAND 4 1 2 1 7 7 5
INDIA 4 1 1 2 10 9 4
IRELAND 4 0 0 4 6 17 0
BJSS Thunderbolts hammer Old La Sallians Association of Klang (Olak) 10-0
BUKIT Jalil Sports School (BJSS) Thunderbolts hammered Old La Sallians Association of Klang (Olak) 10-0 in Division One of the Junior Hockey League (JHL) Wednesday.
And defending Overall champions Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI) Thunderbolts beat Datuk Bentara-UniKL 4-0 to assert their superiority, while SSTMI juniiors held last years League champions Petaling Jaya City Council to a 1-1 draw.
BJSS scored seven field and three penalty corner goals past goalkeeper Amir Muhaimin Ahmad.
Adam Daniel led the goalspree with four (14th, 17th, 26th, 30th), while the others were scored by Ameer Aiman (7th), Halif Fadzly (18th, 44th), Zul Rasyad Izzat (41st), Idris Samad (42nd) and Kemerol Harith (58th).
BJSS coach Lokman Yahaya was elated with the result, and hopes it is just the tonic his boys need to impress this season.
"We scored early goals and that might have rattled Olak. We went in looking for a win, but did not expect the opponent to cave in so easily.
"I am really pleased as we scored seven field and three penalty corner goals and hope that this momentum is carried forward in our remaining matches," said Lokman.
BJSS will take a well deserved break as some of their players will be involved with the National Under 16 tournament on March 17-25. They will play their second match on March 28 against Sabah Sports School Resilient.
RESULTS: PJCC Tigers 1 SSTMI 1, Datuk Bentara-UniKL 0 SSTMI Thunderbolts 4, BJSS Thunderbolts 10 Olak 0.
FRIDAY: Pahang SS Thunderbolts v PJCC Tigers (Kuantan, 5pm), SSTMI v SSTMI Thunderbolts (SSTMI, 5pm).
And defending Overall champions Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI) Thunderbolts beat Datuk Bentara-UniKL 4-0 to assert their superiority, while SSTMI juniiors held last years League champions Petaling Jaya City Council to a 1-1 draw.
BJSS scored seven field and three penalty corner goals past goalkeeper Amir Muhaimin Ahmad.
Adam Daniel led the goalspree with four (14th, 17th, 26th, 30th), while the others were scored by Ameer Aiman (7th), Halif Fadzly (18th, 44th), Zul Rasyad Izzat (41st), Idris Samad (42nd) and Kemerol Harith (58th).
BJSS coach Lokman Yahaya was elated with the result, and hopes it is just the tonic his boys need to impress this season.
"We scored early goals and that might have rattled Olak. We went in looking for a win, but did not expect the opponent to cave in so easily.
"I am really pleased as we scored seven field and three penalty corner goals and hope that this momentum is carried forward in our remaining matches," said Lokman.
BJSS will take a well deserved break as some of their players will be involved with the National Under 16 tournament on March 17-25. They will play their second match on March 28 against Sabah Sports School Resilient.
RESULTS: PJCC Tigers 1 SSTMI 1, Datuk Bentara-UniKL 0 SSTMI Thunderbolts 4, BJSS Thunderbolts 10 Olak 0.
FRIDAY: Pahang SS Thunderbolts v PJCC Tigers (Kuantan, 5pm), SSTMI v SSTMI Thunderbolts (SSTMI, 5pm).
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
AZLAN SHAH CUP: Mas 2 Arg 1
MALAYSIA beat world No 2 Argentina 2-1 in a heart-stopping Azlan Shah Cup match in Ipoh Tuesday.
And now, coach Stephen van Huizen's men must beat India Wednesday to have a chance of finishing among the top-four.
By half-time, Malaysia led World No 2 Argentina with goals from Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin (20th) and Najmi Jazlan (28th).
Lady luck was also on Malaysia's side, as just before the half-time hooter, Argentina were awarded a penalty stroke but Juan Gilardi's attempt was stopped by goalkeeper Hairi Rahman.
Tengku's classic goal came after he squeezes the ball past Argentina keeper Juan Vivaldi in a goalmouth melee, while Najmi deflects a cross from Faizal Shaari from close range.
However, just after the restart, Argentina pulled one back when Diego Paz is left unchecked inside the Malaysian circle and he deflects a pass from well outside the circle from Pedro Ibarra in the 32th minute.
With seven minutes to go, Faizal Shaari is handed the yellow card, but Malaysi still went on to hold onto the slim lead for a fantastic victory.
In an earlier match, World No 1 Australia beat India 4-2 to maintain a strong grip on the standings.
India defended well in the early stages, but there was no denying Australia glory in the third and fourth quarter of the match.
Five-time Azlan Shah Cup champion India are in trouble now, as they have lost two matches and drew one so far.
Australia took the lead off a Mark Knowles penalty stroke in the 28th minute while the other goals were scord by Aran Zalewski (35th), Daniel Beale (41st) and Blake Govers (43rd).
India came back strongly in the last quarter with two goals, the first came from an own goal by Jeremy Edwards (52nd) and the second off Ramandeep Singh (53rd).
In another match, England sent Ireland crashing to their third defeat with a clinical 4-1 victory with goals from Barry Middleton (15th, 59th) and Sam Ward (37th, 51st).
The Irish goal was scored by Julian Dale (39th).
RESULTS: England 4 Ireland 1, India 2 Australia 4, Malaysia 2 Argentina 1.
WEDNESDAY: Australia v Ireland (4pm), Argentina v England (6pm), Malaysia v India (8.30pm).
THURSDAY: REST DAY.
STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
AUSTRALIA 3 3 0 0 11 4 9
ARGENTINA 3 2 0 1 9 7 6
MALAYSIA 3 2 0 1 7 5 6
ENGLAND 3 1 1 1 6 6 4
INDIA 3 0 1 2 5 8 1
IRELAND 3 0 0 3 5 13 0
And now, coach Stephen van Huizen's men must beat India Wednesday to have a chance of finishing among the top-four.
By half-time, Malaysia led World No 2 Argentina with goals from Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin (20th) and Najmi Jazlan (28th).
Lady luck was also on Malaysia's side, as just before the half-time hooter, Argentina were awarded a penalty stroke but Juan Gilardi's attempt was stopped by goalkeeper Hairi Rahman.
Tengku's classic goal came after he squeezes the ball past Argentina keeper Juan Vivaldi in a goalmouth melee, while Najmi deflects a cross from Faizal Shaari from close range.
However, just after the restart, Argentina pulled one back when Diego Paz is left unchecked inside the Malaysian circle and he deflects a pass from well outside the circle from Pedro Ibarra in the 32th minute.
With seven minutes to go, Faizal Shaari is handed the yellow card, but Malaysi still went on to hold onto the slim lead for a fantastic victory.
In an earlier match, World No 1 Australia beat India 4-2 to maintain a strong grip on the standings.
India defended well in the early stages, but there was no denying Australia glory in the third and fourth quarter of the match.
Five-time Azlan Shah Cup champion India are in trouble now, as they have lost two matches and drew one so far.
Australia took the lead off a Mark Knowles penalty stroke in the 28th minute while the other goals were scord by Aran Zalewski (35th), Daniel Beale (41st) and Blake Govers (43rd).
India came back strongly in the last quarter with two goals, the first came from an own goal by Jeremy Edwards (52nd) and the second off Ramandeep Singh (53rd).
In another match, England sent Ireland crashing to their third defeat with a clinical 4-1 victory with goals from Barry Middleton (15th, 59th) and Sam Ward (37th, 51st).
The Irish goal was scored by Julian Dale (39th).
RESULTS: England 4 Ireland 1, India 2 Australia 4, Malaysia 2 Argentina 1.
WEDNESDAY: Australia v Ireland (4pm), Argentina v England (6pm), Malaysia v India (8.30pm).
THURSDAY: REST DAY.
STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
AUSTRALIA 3 3 0 0 11 4 9
ARGENTINA 3 2 0 1 9 7 6
MALAYSIA 3 2 0 1 7 5 6
ENGLAND 3 1 1 1 6 6 4
INDIA 3 0 1 2 5 8 1
IRELAND 3 0 0 3 5 13 0
INDIA 2 AUSTRALIA 4
AZLAN SHAH CUP
RESULTS: England 4 Ireland 1, India 2 Australia 4, Malaysia x Argentina
x.
STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
AUSTRALIA 3 3 0 0 11 4 9
ARGENTINA 2 2 0 0 8 5 6
ENGLAND 3 1 1 1 6 6 4
MALAYSIA 2 1 0 1 5 4 3
INDIA 3 0 1 2 5 8 1
IRELAND 3 0 0 3 5 13 0
ENDS/
RESULTS: England 4 Ireland 1, India 2 Australia 4, Malaysia x Argentina
x.
STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
AUSTRALIA 3 3 0 0 11 4 9
ARGENTINA 2 2 0 0 8 5 6
ENGLAND 3 1 1 1 6 6 4
MALAYSIA 2 1 0 1 5 4 3
INDIA 3 0 1 2 5 8 1
IRELAND 3 0 0 3 5 13 0
ENDS/
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