2019 Sultan of Johor Cup

2019 Sultan of Johor Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Johor Bahru
Dates	12–19 October
Teams	6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain (3rd title)
Runner-up	India
Third place	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	82 (4.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shilanand Lakra (5 goals)
Best player	Kosei Kawabe
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The 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup was the ninth 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 12 to 19 October 2019.^[1][2]

As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. All the teams that appeared in the 2018 edition returned for the 2019 tournament.^[3]

The defending champions Great Britain won the tournament for the third time by defeating India 2–1 in the final. The hosts Malaysia won the bronze medal by defeating Japan 2–1.

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

Team	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Australia	8th	2018	1st (2016, 2017)
India	8th	2018	1st (2013, 2014)
Great Britain	7th	2018	1st (2015, 2018)
Japan	4th	2018	3rd (2016)
Malaysia	9th	2018	1st (2011)
New Zealand	6th	2018	4th (2014)

All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).

Preliminary round

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	5	3	1	1	23	12	+11	10	Final
2	Great Britain	5	3	1	1	8	5	+3	10
3	Malaysia (H)	5	2	1	2	7	13	−6	7	Third place game
4	Japan	5	2	0	3	12	12	0	6
5	New Zealand	5	2	0	3	13	15	−2	6	Fifth place game
6	Australia	5	1	1	3	5	11	−6	4

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.^[4]
(H) Hosts

12 October 2019 16:10 Australia  2–1  Japan Hazell  3', 33' Report Niwa  15' Umpires: Nick Saunders (NZL) Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)

12 October 2019 18:10 Great Britain  2–0  New Zealand Russell  34' Oates  58' Report Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Takashi Kurihara (JPN)

12 October 2019 20:40 India  4–2  Malaysia Rahul  19' Pratap  33' Shilanand  39' Uttam  60' Report Hassan  8' Zainudin  9' Umpires: Sean Rapaport (RSA) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

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13 October 2019 16:10 Japan  1–2  Great Britain Kawabe  21' Report Wall  13' Park  47' Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Matthew Claxton (AUS)

13 October 2019 18:10 India  8–2  New Zealand Dilpreet  6' Shilanand  14' Sanjay  17', 22' Mor  20' Suman  45' Pratap  50' Sudeep  51' Report Thomas  28', 44' Umpires: Takashi Kurihara (JPN) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

13 October 2019 20:40 Australia  1–1  Malaysia McBride  58' Report A. Mamat  35' Umpires: Nick Saunders (NZL) Sean Rapaport (RSA)

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15 October 2019 16:10 Great Britain  1–0  Australia Golden  6' Report Umpires: Takashi Kurihara (JPN) Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)

15 October 2019 18:10 Japan  4–3  India W. Motsumoto  1' Kawabe  22', 37' Watanabe  33' Report Gursahibjit  31' Sharda  38' Pratap  53' Umpires: Sean Rapaport (RSA) Palani Mariappan (MAS)

15 October 2019 20:40 New Zealand  6–0  Malaysia Jackson  19' Wyndham-Smith  23' Edwards  26', 33', 47' Thomas  45' Report Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Matthew Claxton (AUS)

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16 October 2019 16:10 India  5–1  Australia Shilanand  26', 29' Dilpreet  44' Gursahibjit  48' Mor  50' Report Knight  57' Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Palani Mariappan (MAS)

16 October 2019 18:10 Malaysia  1–0  Great Britain Muhibddin  46' Report Umpires: Nick Saunders (NZL) Matthew Claxton (AUS)

16 October 2019 20:40 New Zealand  2–4  Japan Wyndham-Smith  12' Ulrich  19' Report K. Tamura  12', 32' R. Tamura  33' Ukai  44' Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)

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18 October 2019 16:10 Great Britain  3–3  India Wall  27' McConnell  32' Ramshaw  59' Report Shilanand  48' Mor  51' Sharda  57' Umpires: Takashi Kurihara (JPN) Sean Rapaport (RSA)

18 October 2019 18:10 Malaysia  3–2  Japan Zainudin  5' Azahar  42', 50' Report Ukai  8' Tamekuni  12' Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Nick Saunders (NZL)

18 October 2019 20:40 Australia  1–3  New Zealand Coates  60' Report Wyndham-Smith  23' Neild  31' Ulrich  33' Umpires: Faqarudin Kadir (MAS) Palani Mariappan (MAS)

Classification round

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Fifth and sixth place

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19 October 2019 15:40 New Zealand  2–4  Australia Ulrich  38' Thomas  56' Report McBride  13', 38' Busiko  15', 27' Umpires: Palani Mariappan (MAS) Takashi Kurihara (JPN)

Third and fourth place

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19 October 2019 18:10 Malaysia  3–2  Japan Akhimullah  14' A. Mamat  18' Hassan  37' Report R. Tamura  23' K. Tamura  57' Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Matthew Claxton (AUS)

Final

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19 October 2019 20:40 India  1–2  Great Britain Gursahibjit  49' Report Rushmere  50', 60' Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Nick Saunders (NZL)

Final standings

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1.  Great Britain
2.  India
3.  Malaysia
4.  Japan
5.  Australia
6.  New Zealand

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.^[5]

Player of the tournament	Goalkeeper of the tournament	Top goalscorer
Kosei Kawabe	Oliver Payne	Shilanand Lakra

Goalscorers

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There were 82 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.56 goals per match.

5 goals

• Shilanand Lakra

4 goals

• Dylan Thomas

3 goals

• Daniel McBride
• Pratap Lakra
• Mandeep Mor
• Gursahibjit Singh
• Kosei Kawabe
• Keigo Tamura
• Benji Edwards
• Charl Ulrich
• Maks Wyndham-Smith

2 goals

• Lachlan Busiko
• Ehren Hazell
• Stuart Rushmere
• Ioan Wall
• Sanjay
• Dilpreet Singh
• Sharda Nand Tiwari
• Riku Tamura
• Sota Ukai
• Amirul Azahar
• Muhammad Hassan
• Adam Mamat
• Muhammad Zainudin

1 goal

• Patrick Coates
• Aaron Knight
• Jamie Golden
• Andrew McConnell
• James Oates
• Nicholas Park
• Matthew Ramshaw
• Thomas Russell
• Suman Beck
• Sudeep Chirmako
• Rahul Rajbhar
• Uttam Singh
• Wataru Matsumoto
• Takuma Niwa
• Ryuji Tamekuni
• Keita Watanabe
• Akhimullah Anuar
• Muhibddin Moharam
• Moss Jackson
• Tim Neild

Source: FIH