2018 Sultan of Johor Cup

2018 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia Malaysia
CityJohor Bahru
Dates6–13 October 2018
Teams6
Venue(s)Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Great Britain (2nd title)
Runner-up India
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored94 (5.22 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Damon Steffens (8 goals)
← 2017 (previous) (next) 2019 →

The 2018 Sultan of Johor Cup was the eighth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 6 to 13 October 2018.[1][2]

As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. The United States who competed in 2017 were absent from the tournament. The team was replaced by New Zealand.[3]

Participating nations

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament.

Umpires

A total of eight umpires were appointed by the FIH and National Association to officiate the tournament.[4]

  • Harry Collinson (GBR)
  • Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
  • Aaron Gotting (AUS)
  • Erskine Lee (NZL)
  • Saifulnizam Mohamad Seftu (SGP)
  • Norhisham Shaari (MAS)
  • Gurbaj Singh (IND)
  • Kenta Uziie (JPN)

Results

All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).[5]

Pool matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 5 4 0 1 17 9 +8 12 Advance to Final
2  Great Britain 5 3 1 1 14 9 +5 10
3  Australia 5 2 1 2 17 10 +7 7 Third-place match
4  Japan 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7
5  Malaysia (H) 5 1 1 3 9 18 −9 4 Fifth-place match
6  New Zealand 5 0 2 3 10 21 −11 2
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
6 October 2018
16:05 MST
Great Britain  3–2  New Zealand
Ramshaw field hockey ball 4'
Golden field hockey ball 12'
Way field hockey ball 35' 		Report Wyndham-Smith field hockey ball 23'
Lane field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Norhisham Shaari (MAS)
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
6 October 2018
18:05 MST
Australia  1–2  Japan
Steffens field hockey ball 30' Report Fujishima field hockey ball 38'
Okihara field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
Erskine Lee (NZL)
6 October 2018
20:35 MST
India  2–1  Malaysia
Har. Singh field hockey ball 12'
Lakra field hockey ball 46' 		Report Zaidi field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Harry Collinson (GBR)
7 October 2018
16:05 MST
Japan  2–1  Great Britain
Kawabe field hockey ball 10'
Fujishima field hockey ball 29' 		Report Rushmere field hockey ball 30+'
Umpires:
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
7 October 2018
18:05 MST
India  7–1  New Zealand
P. Singh field hockey ball 6'
Lakra field hockey ball 15', 43'
Har. Singh field hockey ball 21'
Mohd field hockey ball 23'
Abhishek field hockey ball 50'
Mor field hockey ball 60' 		Report Hiha field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Kenta Uziie (JPN)
Saifulnizam Mohammad Seftu (SGP)
7 October 2018
20:35 MST
Australia  6–1  Malaysia
Beltz field hockey ball 8'
Rasmussen field hockey ball 26'
Steffens field hockey ball 44', 52'
J. Staines field hockey ball 45'
Green field hockey ball 53' 		Report Hasrin field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Harry Collinson (GBR)
Erskine Lee (NZL)
9 October 2018
16:05 MST
Great Britain  2–2  Australia
Golden field hockey ball 46', 47' Report Wotherspoon field hockey ball 24'
Ephraums field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Norhisham Shaari (MAS)
9 October 2018
18:05 MST
Japan  0–1  India
Report Mor field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Harry Collinson (GBR)
Saifulnizam Mohd Seftu (SGP)
9 October 2018
20:35 MST
New Zealand  5–5  Malaysia
Andrews field hockey ball 11', 15', 21'
Hiha field hockey ball 30', 60' 		Report Mohamad field hockey ball 7'
Silverius field hockey ball 9'
Mamat field hockey ball 10'
Kamal field hockey ball 12'
Mohd field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
Kenta Uziie (JPN)
10 October 2018
16:05 MST
India  5–4  Australia
Gursahibjit field hockey ball 5'
Has. Singh field hockey ball 11'
Mor field hockey ball 14'
Vi. Singh field hockey ball 15'
Lakra field hockey ball 43' 		Report Steffens field hockey ball 18', 35', 59', 60'
Umpires:
Erskine Lee (NZL)
Saifulnizam Mohammad Seftu (SGP)
10 October 2018
18:05 MST
Malaysia  1–5  Great Britain
Ishak field hockey ball 11' Report West field hockey ball 6'
Oates field hockey ball 13'
Scott field hockey ball 26'
Russel field hockey ball 39'
Golden field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Kenta Uziie (JPN)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
10 October 2018
20:35 MST
New Zealand  2–2  Japan
Andrews field hockey ball 4', 42' Report Iseki field hockey ball 25'
Kawabefield hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
Norhisham Shaari (MAS)
12 October 2018
16:05 MST
India  2–3  Great Britain
Vi. Singh field hockey ball 5'
Lakra field hockey ball 20' 		Report Golden field hockey ball 6'
Rushmere field hockey ball 39'
Way field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
Norhisham Shaari (MAS)
12 October 2018
18:05 MST
Malaysia  1–0  Japan
Abdu field hockey ball 58' Report
Umpires:
Erskine Lee (NZL)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
12 October 2018
20:35 MST
Australia  4–0  New Zealand
Wotherspoon field hockey ball 34'
Staines field hockey ball 46'
Steffens field hockey ball 52'
Green field hockey ball 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Harry Collinson (GBR)

Classification matches

Fifth and sixth place

13 October 2018
15:35 MST
Malaysia  6–3  New Zealand
Kamal field hockey ball 1', 12', 36', 60'
Khalid field hockey ball 23'
Zaidi field hockey ball 29' 		Report Wyndam-Smith field hockey ball 30'
Jeram field hockey ball 33'
Neild field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
Kenta Uziie (JPN)

Third and fourth place

13 October 2018
18:05 MST
Australia  6–1  Japan
Gupte field hockey ball 5', 38'
B. Staines field hockey ball 9', 34'
Steffens field hockey ball 17'
J. Staines field hockey ball 58' 		Report Fujishima field hockey ball 29'
Umpires:
Harry Collinson (GBR)
Erskine Lee (NZL)

Final

13 October 2018
20:35 MST
India  2–3  Great Britain
Gursahibjit field hockey ball 4'
Abhishek field hockey ball 55' 		Report West field hockey ball 7'
Oates field hockey ball 39', 42'
Umpires:
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Saifulnizam Mohammad Seftu (SGP)

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain 6 4 1 1 17 11 +6 13 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  India 6 4 0 2 19 12 +7 12 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 6 3 1 2 23 11 +12 10 Bronze Medal
4  Japan 6 2 1 3 7 12 −5 7 Fourth Place
5  Malaysia (H) 6 2 1 3 15 21 −6 7 Fifth place
6  New Zealand 6 0 2 4 13 27 −14 2 Sixth Place
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 94 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.22 goals per match.

9 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. ^ "Home – Official Sultan of Johor Cup Website". sultanjohorcup.com.my. Sultan of Johor Cup. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Sultan of Johor Cup". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. ^ NZ, Hockey (2 August 2018). "New Zealand U21 Men's Hockey team to Sultan of Johor Cup named". NZ Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ^ Officials
  5. ^ Schedule and results