2018 Sultan of Johor Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Johor Bahru
Dates	6–13 October 2018
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain (2nd title)
Runner-up	India
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	94 (5.22 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Damon Steffens (8 goals)
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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]

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

6 October 2018 16:05 MST Great Britain  3–2   New Zealand Ramshaw   4' Golden   12' Way   35' Report Wyndham-Smith   23' Lane   33' Umpires: Norhisham Shaari (MAS) Aaron Gotting (AUS)

6 October 2018 18:05 MST Australia  1–2   Japan Steffens   30' Report Fujishima   38' Okihara   60' Umpires: Gurbaj Singh (IND) Erskine Lee (NZL)

6 October 2018 20:35 MST India  2–1   Malaysia Har. Singh   12' Lakra   46' Report Zaidi   47' Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Harry Collinson (GBR)

7 October 2018 16:05 MST Japan  2–1   Great Britain Kawabe   10' Fujishima   29' Report Rushmere   30+' Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Gurbaj Singh (IND)

7 October 2018 18:05 MST India  7–1   New Zealand P. Singh   6' Lakra   15',  43' Har. Singh   21' Mohd   23' Abhishek   50' Mor   60' Report Hiha   53' Umpires: Kenta Uziie (JPN) Saifulnizam Mohammad Seftu (SGP)

7 October 2018 20:35 MST Australia  6–1   Malaysia Beltz   8' Rasmussen   26' Steffens   44',  52' J. Staines   45' Green   53' Report Hasrin   37' Umpires: Harry Collinson (GBR) Erskine Lee (NZL)

9 October 2018 16:05 MST Great Britain  2–2   Australia Golden   46',  47' Report Wotherspoon   24' Ephraums   44' Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Norhisham Shaari (MAS)

9 October 2018 18:05 MST Japan  0–1   India Report Mor   42' Umpires: Harry Collinson (GBR) Saifulnizam Mohd Seftu (SGP)

9 October 2018 20:35 MST New Zealand  5–5   Malaysia Andrews   11',  15',  21' Hiha   30',  60' Report Mohamad   7' Silverius   9' Mamat   10' Kamal   12' Mohd   57' Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Kenta Uziie (JPN)

10 October 2018 16:05 MST India  5–4   Australia Gursahibjit   5' Has. Singh   11' Mor   14' Vi. Singh   15' Lakra   43' Report Steffens   18',  35',  59',  60' Umpires: Erskine Lee (NZL) Saifulnizam Mohammad Seftu (SGP)

10 October 2018 18:05 MST Malaysia  1–5   Great Britain Ishak   11' Report West   6' Oates   13' Scott   26' Russel   39' Golden   45' Umpires: Kenta Uziie (JPN) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

10 October 2018 20:35 MST New Zealand  2–2   Japan Andrews   4',  42' Report Iseki   25' Kawabe  28' Umpires: Gurbaj Singh (IND) Norhisham Shaari (MAS)

12 October 2018 16:05 MST India  2–3   Great Britain Vi. Singh   5' Lakra   20' Report Golden   6' Rushmere   39' Way   51' Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Norhisham Shaari (MAS)

12 October 2018 18:05 MST Malaysia  1–0   Japan Abdu   58' Report Umpires: Erskine Lee (NZL) Gurbaj Singh (IND)

12 October 2018 20:35 MST Australia  4–0   New Zealand Wotherspoon   34' Staines   46' Steffens   52' Green   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   1',  12',  36',  60' Khalid   23' Zaidi   29' Report Wyndam-Smith   30' Jeram   33' Neild   46' Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Kenta Uziie (JPN)

Third and fourth place

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

Final

13 October 2018 20:35 MST India  2–3   Great Britain Gursahibjit   4' Abhishek   55' Report West   7' Oates   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
	Great Britain	6	4	1	1	17	11	+6	13	Gold Medal
	India	6	4	0	2	19	12	+7	12	Silver Medal
	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

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

External links

• Official website Archived 2018-03-14 at the Wayback Machine