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XXI Commonwealth Games - Day 5
Gold Coast (AUS) 5 - 14 Apr 2018

Fixtures Monday 9 April 2018 (GMT +10)
Women Pool A South Africa - Wales 2 - 0
Women Pool B Scotland - Ghana 5 - 0
Women Pool A England - Malaysia 3 - 0
Women Pool B Australia - New Zealand 0 - 0

Fixtures Tuesday 10 April 2018 (GMT +10)
9:30 Men Pool B India - Malaysia
11:30 Men Pool A New Zealand - Scotland
14:30 Men Pool B England - Wales
16:30 Men Pool A Australia - Canada
19:30 Women Pool A India - South Africa
21:30 Women Pool B Australia - Scotland

Standings after day 4

Men's Pool A

Rank Team Played Won Draw Lost For Against Diff Points
1 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 12 2 10 6
2 Australia 2 2 0 0 10 1 9 6
3 Canada 2 1 0 1 3 6 -3 3
4 Scotland 3 1 0 2 5 9 -4 3
5 South Africa 3 0 0 3 2 14 -12 0

Men's Pool B

Rank Team Played Won Draw Lost For Against Diff Points
1 England 2 1 1 0 9 2 7 4
2 India 2 1 1 0 6 5 1 4
3 Pakistan 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
4 Malaysia 2 1 0 1 3 7 -4 3
5 Wales 3 0 1 2 4 8 -4 1

Women's Pool A

Rank Team Played Won Draw Lost For Against Diff Points
1 England 4 3 0 1 11 3 8 9
2 India 3 2 0 1 8 5 3 6
3 South Africa 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Wales 3 1 0 2 4 10 -6 3
5 Malaysia 3 0 1 2 2 8 -6 1

Women's Pool B

Rank Team Played Won Draw Lost For Against Diff Points
1 New Zealand 4 2 2 0 18 1 17 8
2 Australia 3 2 1 0 6 0 6 7
3 Scotland 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 Canada 3 0 2 1 0 1 -1 2
5 Ghana 3 0 0 3 0 22 -22 0

Official Gold Coast CWG site



New Zealand hit another six while hosts continue fine form in Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games men’s hockey


Pakistan scored another late goal to draw today Photo: FIH/WSP

New Zealand scored six goals for the second match in a row as they continued their impressive form in the men’s hockey at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

This time South Africa were the victims, the African champions struggling to find form with two losses from two matches so far.

Hosts Australia built on their solid start as they defeated Scotland 6-1, while India picked up their first win of the event, 4-3 against Wales.

Following their last second goal to draw with rivals India yesterday, Pakistan once again relied on a late penalty corner to draw today, this time 2-2 against England.

New Zealand’s Black Sticks were arguably the most impressive in their victory and looked in total control from the opening whistle. By half-time they were leading 4-0 then netted another two goals in the fourth quarter.

“To put out six goals and have a clean sheet is always a good performance. South Africa are a good team but we are well aware of their threats and dealt with them well.”
Arun Panchia, New Zealand captain

Kane Russell scored a double from penalty corners while Jared Panchia, Nic Woods, George Muir and Nick Ross added to the tally to keep New Zealand unbeaten so far on the Gold Coast.

Captain Arun Panchia was pleased with his side’s performance and progression in the competition. He said: “To put out six goals and have a clean sheet is always a good performance. South Africa are a good team but we are well aware of their threats and dealt with them well.”

Earlier in the day England and Pakistan played out a heated match under the searing afternoon sun.

Both teams pressed for an opener in the first two quarters, with Pakistan and England both missing great chances from open play and penalty corners.

It wasn’t until the 32nd minute that Pakistan made the breakthrough when Muhammad Irfan Jr. made a tight turn to outplay his marker and shoot beyond England goalkeeper Harry Gibson.

Their lead didn’t last long however as just over a minute later Mark Gleghorne scored his third of the tournament. His corner flick was deflected past Imran Butt, the Pakistan goalkeeper.

England then took the lead in the 50th minute as a clever penalty corner routine saw Ward smash the ball beyond Pakistan ‘keeper.

To their frustration England could not hold on to their advantage and with only three minutes remaining Ali Mubashar’s shot was deflected over England goalkeeper George Pinner’s outstretched leg by Barry Middleton, tying up the game at 2-2.

India will be buoyed by this evening’s hard fought 4-3 victory against Wales having dropped points to Pakistan in the last seconds of their match yesterday.

The Asian champions were desperate for their first win to keep their Semi-Final qualification hopes alive but Wales put them under considerable pressure throughout this match, testing the Indian team’s resilience through their strong defensive structure.

It was SV Sunil who proved the hero for India, scoring in the final minutes with a second attempt at deflecting a Rupinder Pal Singh dragflick which had rebounded off the Welsh goalkeeper’s pads.

Dilpreet Singh (16), Mandeep Singh (28) and Harmanpreet Singh (57) were the other goal scorers for India.

For Wales, Gareth Furlong scored a hat-trick to snatch India’s lead on three occasions (17, 45 and 58 minutes), converting three out of the four Welsh penalty corners to keep the Welsh in touch with their opponents throughout this match.

Afterwards, India’s Manpreet Singh said: “We didn't expect a hard game. We missed a few good chances and made it hard for ourselves. We shouldn't give them easy penalty corners and we need to fix our defensive structure."

The last game of the day saw the hosts take to the field in front of another bumper crowd.

Scotland, looking to bounce back after their 1-0 loss to Canada yesterday, looked nervous in the opening stages and struggled to cope with Australia’s power and skill.

The world’s number one team showed no mercy as they scored four goals within the first quarter through Aran Zalewski, Daniel Beale and Tom Wickham and a penalty corner from Dylan Wotherspoon.

Flynn Ogilvie got in on Australia’s action after 19 minutes before Scotland scored a consolation through Robert Harwood two minutes later.

Whilst Scotland grew into the game there was no way back from such a deficit against the World Cup, World League, Champions Trophy and Oceania champions.

Aaron Kleinschmidt got Australia’s sixth and final goal in the 42nd minute to make it two wins from two for the defending Commonwealth Games champions who are without doubt treating home fans to some world-class hockey.

RESULTS
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Pool A: New Zealand 6, South Africa 0; Australia 6, Scotland 1.
Pool B: England 2, Pakistan 2; India 4, Wales 3.

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Mubashar rescues Pakistan again with late equaliser against England

By Nabil Tahir


LAST CHANCE: Pakistan are set to face Malaysia on April 11 in their bid to upstage England and India, who hold the top two positions in the group with four points each from their two matches. PHOTO: AFP

KARACHI: Pakistan drew their third consecutive match on Sunday as they scored again in the dying moments to run away with a 2-2 draw against England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Pakistan, who drew their first match 1-1 against Wales and grabbed a last-minute equaliser against India on Saturday to bag one point courtesy a 2-2 draw, now sit on the third position with three points in their group.

The 13th-ranked Pakistan team and started off with a balanced approach and played two goalless quarters against the seventh-ranked England side.

However, after they upped their aggression post-half-time, a field goal by Arslan Qadir in the 33rd minute put them in lead against England.

England struck back within a minute as Mark Gleghorne converted a penalty corner in the 34th minute to level the scores 1-1.

In the last 10 minutes of the match, England found a chance to take the lead in the match and Sam Ward raised his hand as a penalty corner move ended at the back of the Pakistan net.

With England leading 2-1, Mubashar Ali, Pakistan’s hero against India where he scored in the last minute of the match to snatch one point from the Men in Blue, was at it once again as he used the 56th minute penalty corner to bring Pakistan on level terms in the match.

“We played well against a strong team like India and now we put up a good show against England too. But we need a win to rise into the top two and qualify for the semi-finals. We still have one match and we need to win it,” Qadir said while talking to The Express Tribune.

Pakistan are set to face Malaysia on April 11 in their bid to upstage England and India, who hold the top two position in the group with four points each from their two matches.

“We drew all three matches which is better than losing, but we need more points to stay in contention for the semi-finals. If we win the next match then we will have a strong case to qualify to the last-four stage,” said Qadir.

He added that new coach Roelant Oltmans has, and is, helping Pakistan improve. “The coach is working on our weak areas and helping us to learn to convert missed chances into goals. We are optimistic to improve for a better show on Wednesday,” concluded Qadir.

The Express Tribune



Another draw for Pakistan as England held to 2-2


Pakistan (R) teammates celebrate a goal during the men's field hockey match between Pakistan and England at the 2018 Goes Coast Commonwealth Games - AFP

Pakistan national hockey team on Sunday held England off to a 2-2 draw in their third game of the Commonwealth Games 2018 being played in the Gold Coast, Australia.

All three of Pakistan's matches have been draws; they opened the tournament with a 1-1 draw against Wales and managed another in a thrilling game against India on Saturday.

Goalless at half-time, the first goal of the match came when Pakistan's Arsalan Qadir scored a field goal in the third quarter. However, Pakistan could not maintain their lead for long as Englishman Mark Gleghorne converted a penalty corner the very next minute.

Another goal conversion on a penalty corner — this time by Sam Ward — put England in lead in the fourth quarter.

But Ali Mubashar — in a repeat of yesterday's feat against India — converted a penalty corner just three minutes from time to help Pakistan manage a draw against the English side.

Both sides played with aggression which resulted in three green cards and three yellow cards being shown in the match.

Pakistan are now ranked third in pool B with only a game against Malaysia — on April 11 — remaining. The results have dimmed Pakistan's hopes of reaching the semis as Malaysia, currently with the same points as Pakistan, have two games in hands while arch-rivals India have three.

Dawn



Black Sticks men win, but women held to draw


New Zealand s Jared Panchia and South African Daniel Bell vie for possession last night. Photo / Getty Images

It should have been a win-win day for New Zealand's hockey teams at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre yesterday.

Instead, as coach Mark Hager put it, the women's Black Sticks fluffed their lines to draw 0-0 with unfancied Canada. The men, by contrast, were untroubled to beat South Africa 6-0 for their second win in as many pool matches.

There were two goals for Kane Russell and one apiece for Jaren Panchia, Nic Woods, Nick Ross and George Muir as New Zealand doubled their goal tally in their first two matches.

''We were well aware of their threats and to put out six goals and have a clean sheet is always a good performance,'' midfielder Arun Panchia said last night.

''It's beena little while since we've played osme hockey and so we've focussed on ourselves and make sure we tighten the screws on our game, just to make sure we're performing well.''

Next up New Zealand have Scotland and world No 1 Australia.

''Every game counts so we can't afford to take the foot off the gas.''

Panchia pointed to confidence as the important ingredient for a young team.

''We're a good side with a lot of young talent and it's about putting it out on the field; having the belief we can win games and win well.''

Earlier, the world No 4-ranked women's Black Sticks should have put a bundle of goals past 21st-ranked Canada. But the Canadians played with resolve and New Zealand went away from their plans, perhaps in frustration when the goals didn't eventuate.

They began strongly but the longer the scores stayed locked, the less composed they became.

''Early on I thought we had enough chances," Hager said. "We played all right in the first quarter then we went away from everything we were trying to achieve. We said don't turn it into a game of two ends but we did.

"Give credit to Canada, they put on some pressure and we had to make some good saves.''

New Zealand are still in strong shape but face their biggest challenge so far when they meet world No 5 Australia late tonight.

"Yes this is a big one - maybe the girls were thinking about that rather than this (Canada) game. Hopefully they weren't," Hager admitted.

The New Zealand Herald



Men fall to the might of New Zealand



The Commonwealth Games have been a baptism of fire for the young South African Men's squad featuring 9 players under the age of 25, and a handful of those playing at their first ever major tournament. After the opening defeats to Scotland and Australia, a meeting against bogey side New Zealand would not have been the most exciting appetiser for the South Africans.

However, that is the way that tournament hockey goes and less than 24 hours after the 4-0 defeat at the hands of the hosts, South Africa was back on the turf taking on a New Zealand side that they have never beaten at a major tournament. South Africa would have headed into the game attempting to keep it tight for as long as possible, but those plans were quickly blown away as Kane Russell rocked the crowd with a sublime penalty corner.

From that point on New Zealand were in full and total control and ran that advantage home with three goals in the second quarter through Russell, a field goal from Jared Panchia and another penalty corner goal from Nic Woods. The Black Sticks then set out the professional task of closing out the game in the second half and did it with some great ease.

The scoring did not stop though as they netted a further two goals through George Muir and Nick Ross. South Africa did have a golden opportunity after Tevin Kok did all the hard work but fluffed his lines in front of goal. The full-time score leaving South Africa with another disappointing whitewash.

South Africa will have one more group game left on Wednesday when they take on Canada. As results stand they will still have a chance to finish higher up the table and possibly finish higher than 9th or 10th, and they will know exactly what is needed by the time that game ticks underway.

For the youngsters and new players in the team, there is still an opportunity to put their hands up for continued selection as eyes will all be locked on India and the FIH Hockey World Cup

Final Result
South Africa 0-6 New Zealand

SA Hockey Association media release



India showed self-confidence in hard-fought win over Wales but leave lot to be desired

Sundeep Misra


India showed plenty of determination in win over Wales to give themselves a good chance of qualifying for semi-finals. AFP

India chucked flamboyance and flair for determination. And in that resurgence, they chose SV Sunil as its leader.  Time and again, like the man who would come and save humanity, the reed thin Sunil, who runs as if he has a typhoon swirling around his legs, saved Indian hockey from self-destruction by scoring the match-winner in a frenzied 4-3 win against Wales at the Commonwealth Games. India needed a win and they led twice against the Welsh, ranked 24th, and thrice they let Wales come back into the match. In the 58th minute, when Gareth Furlong scored his hat-trick and equalised scores at 3-3, it seemed India would trudge back to the village with a point and yet again an immense amount of introspection to be done.

But a minute later, a desperate India had their 10th penalty corner. Harmanpreet who had scored the third goal saw his flick speed onto the Welsh goalkeeper’s pads. Sunil, who had injected the PC ball, reached the goalkeeper by the time the ball rebounded, picked it and shot. He still had time to pick up the second rebound and slam it into goal. Mandeep Singh who was standing in front of the goal from the moment the ball slammed into the goalkeeper’s pads couldn’t react fast enough but Sunil running in from 10 metres away, scored a goal. Call that determination, resolve, doggedness or plain and simple tenacity, Sunil was the main man on the pitch.

Along with the goals, he also assisted twice, helping Dilpreet Singh score his 2nd goal of the tournament and created another penalty corner. One of his better passes, from the right flank, which he kind of owned on Sunday, was deflected past the post by Mandeep. It was that kind of day that Sunil, if given an option to flick, might have scored off a penalty corner too. India had 10 PC’s and scored off three; an abysmal record.

The scorers for India were Dilpreet Singh (16th), Mandeep Singh (28th), Harmanpreet Singh (57th) and SV Sunil 59th). For Wales, Gareth Furlong would long remember this match that a hat-trick of world class penalty corner flicking couldn’t salvage a draw for the Welsh. Yet, Wales showed how potent penalty corners can be; a question for the Indian coaching staff that has Australian Chris Ciriello, the man who scored a hat-trick in the 2014 Commonwealth Games final against India and a hat-trick in the 2014 World Cup final against The Netherlands.

India was dogged, resolute and bull-headed. Early in the 1st quarter, the Indian coach Sjoerd Marijne would have realised that Wales wasn’t giving a quarter on the pitch. They played man-to-man and came up early to take the ball. Wales also managed to create lateral movement and worked their way up through the midfield, creating moments of panic for India. By the middle of the 2nd quarter, India was defending and moving up when the midfield could afford to leave defensive positions. It is also alarming that a team reputed to have young legs isn’t willing to push the envelope when it comes to playing with pace and skill. Maybe, the draw against Pakistan had left them a little stunned. But, still the strategy of playing structured hockey and patiently building moves from the back paid off. Worrying also is the fact that a 24th ranked team can almost derail India’s campaign. Inside of two days, both Pakistan and Wales, ranked much below have given us a lesson in defensive and tactical hockey. The coaching team may not agree but for a team ranked 6th and self-professed ‘hungry’ to get onto the pitch is yet to settle down against lower ranked opponents.

But when Sunil sprinted down the right flank and struck a high ball into the Welsh striking circle, Dilpreet smashing it away into goal like a tennis volley, the nature of the goal promised more. Such goals break the opposition and lift the team that scores. The opposite happened. Wales went on the offensive, working their way down the left flank and earning their 1st PC. Furlong’s goal came off the 2nd PC. Wales had tied 1-1. Rupert Shipperley meanwhile was creating problems around the Indian midfield. After the initial burst of Manpreet Singh, it was difficult to see the Indian captain creating. Wales had the audacity to create pressure and maintain it. India got the lead and a 2-1 score when Rupinder Pal Singh’s flick rebounded off the keeper’s pads. Manpreet smacked it back onto the pads before Mandeep Singh wrestling his way past the defenders, somehow, managed to scoop the ball from below the pads and into goal. India led 2-1.

Two penalty corners were well defended by Wales. Sunil had a lovely sprint and shot deflected away by Mandeep. In the 45th minute, Furlong got his 2nd goal when a flick deflected off Amit Rohidas feet and into goal. At 2-2 with three quarters gone, the Indian team bench wore a quiet look.

The 4th quarter saw a flurry of PCs from India. Three were either defended or flew over the cross bar. But on the 8th PC, Harmanpreet’s flick was powerful, angular and low. India led 3-2 and the bench celebrated. Wales didn’t relent. They pushed up and within a minute earned their 4th PC. Furlong brought up his hat-trick with a punishing flick. At 3-3, Indian shoulders drooped. The familiar devils danced around the Indian bench. Furlong believed his hat-trick had given Wales a point and him legendary status.

India still pushed on. From somewhere they summoned reserves of energy, their minds probably not comprehending the 3-3 score-line against Wales. India’s 9th PC won after a struggle in the Wales striking circle led to a 10th. It was the last chance to take three points. Harmanpreet unleashed a low flick and Sunil like the ‘unwanted pop-up on a Welsh mobile screen’ appeared out of nowhere to scramble in the goal as India relaxed, heaved a sigh of relief and counted their stars.

Despite the doggedness of India’s play, they still managed 22 circle penetrations. Wales had eight. In terms of percentage and impact on the match from the chances they got, Wales was much ahead. Wales had four penalty corners and they scored three. Out of India’s ten PCs, they scored three with only one direct flick, the other two rebounds.

Four points in the bag with games against Malaysia and England to come. One more victory could seal a semi-final berth but India needs to de-clutter the mind first. In both the matches, they haven’t played a high pressing style, or at least consistently press opponents. But the silver lining is teams with self-doubt don’t fight back efficiently and snatch a win from a match that looked like a dead draw. But the transition days are over. Time for India to show a classy turn and not get rattled and spooked so easily.

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Rusty India post a hard fought 4-3 win against Wales

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The India men’s team continued to look rusty as they won a hard fought battle against Wales to register 4-3 win, their first in the Commonwealth Games tournament.

Dilpreet Singh, who opened India’s scoring account against Pakistan in its first match, did an encore when he tapped the cross from SV Sunil in the right into the nets in the 16th minute. The lead was short-lived as Wales converted in the next minute, courtesy a flick by Gareth Furlong.

India got the chance to take the lead in the 28th minute, after India got a penalty corner. Rupinder’s dragflick was saved by the Welsh goalkeeper, before Manpreet attempted a rebound, but was given the final touch by Mandeep Singh.

Gareth score his second goal and equalised in the 45th minute, which was again through a penalty corner. India’s third goal by drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh gave India another chance to stay in the contention (57’). But, Wales didn’t let go easy and once again scored the equaliser in the 58th minute.

In the last moments of the game, India earned another penalty corner, and as India failed another direct shot, SV Sunil tapped the ball inside on the second rebound attempt.

“I am happy with the win but not with our performance because we can do so much better than this. Though we were a better team today compared to our first match against Pakistan, we need to play our A game against Malaysia if we want to see ourselves in the Semi Final,” said India Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne.

India will next play Malaysia on April 10.

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Indian men defeats Wales in 7-goal thriller to complete great day in Hockey


SV Sunil , File Photo

It was great day for India in hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Sunday.

SV Sunil's oodles of experience came in handy as his 59th minute strike enabled India to pip a gritty Wales 4-3 in their second pool B encounter at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.

Sunil found the back of the net off a rebound after the Wales custodian had parried away Rupinderpal Singh's dragflick. Unlike the drawn game against Pakistan, the Indian defence held their nerves during the final minute to log home full points.

The other scorers for India were Dilpreet Singh (16th), Mandeep Singh (28th), Harmanpreet Singh (57th).

For Wales, Gareth Furlong scored a hat-trick to snatch India's lead on three occasions (17', 45' and 58'), converting three out of the four penalty corners that Wales earned thus keeping his team's hopes alive for the better part of the match.

India captain Manpreet Singh admitted that he didn't expect the match to go to the wire.

"We didn't expect a hard (tough) game. We missed a few good chances and made it harder for ourselves. We shouldn't have given them easy penalty corners. We need to fix our defensive structure," a concerned India captain said as his team lost the lead three occasions before Sunil sealed it.

Earlier, India had begun well, putting their fierce attack on display with Akashdeep Singh driving into the left flank of the Welsh circle only a minute into the start.

His assist to Gurjant Singh saw in India winning the first penalty corner of the match. However, Harmanpreet's flick was well-saved.Splitting points with Pakistan after a 2-2 draw in their opener, it was a must-win game for India to keep their semi-final hopes alive.

The second quarter saw experienced forward Sunil increase the ante in India's attack as he worked magic, driving in through the right flank with imploding speed.

The opening goal came when Sunil sprinted down the right flank inside the semi-circle and kept a nice pull back for Dilpreet to divert it into the goal. However, the lead didn't last long enough as an Indian infringement saw Wales win a penalty corner in the 17th minute.

Though James Carson's dragflick was saved by first rusher Chinglensana Singh, Gareth Furlong's powerful flick went in between defender Varun Kumar's legs.

"This was just not my goal. It's been a team effort and I am enjoying being part of the team. I am young and still learning to get in the right spot to score," rookie Dilpreet said.

India regained the lead in the 28th minute when Sunil earned India their third penalty corner of the match.Though Rupinder's dragflick was saved by the Wales goalkeeper, Manpreet tried to deflect the rebound but it was finally Mandeep Singh, who got the touch to put India ahead again by 2-1.

The following quarter saw Indian dragflickers miss out opportunities of converting two penalty corner won in the 31st minute, however Welshmen did not make any such mistake when they won a penalty corner in the 44th minute.

It was Furlong, who found an equalizer yet again with a splendid conversation only to mount pressure on India.

A little earlier, in the 40th minute, India lost out on their third goal when Mandeep's deflection off SV Sunil's cross narrowly missed the goalpost.

With the scoreline even, the match went down to the wire with both teams vying for a winner in the final quarter.

A penalty corner earned in the 48th minute could not be converted by India's Rupinder Pal while Akashdeep Singh missed a deflection off Sunil's assist in the 51st minute. Missing shots on goal didn't help India's cause with time ticking away and score reading 2-2.After losing out on two back-to-back penalty corner in the 54th minute, Harmanpreet converted when India won another penalty corner in the 56th minute fetching a much-needed 3-2 lead.

However, an infringement by an Indian defender in the 57th minute saw Wales being awarded a short corner.

A perfect conversion by Furlong put India under further stress. A crucial video referral appealed by India was upheld by the umpire, awarding India a penalty corner with less than two minutes for the final hooter.

After working a powerful injection, Sunil positioned himself to tap the ball home in his second attempt to seal the match for India.I am happy with the win but not with our performance because we can do so much better than this. Though we were a better team today compared to our first match against Pakistan, we need to play our A game against Malaysia if we want to see ourselves in the Semi Final, stated chief coach Sjoerd Marijne.

India take on Malaysia in their next Pool B match, a team that heavily relies on penalty corners and on a good day can cause an upset win. After a poor conversion rate in penalty corners today where India won 13 of them, Marijne would want his team to improve on this aspect.

"We cannot miss any opportunity to score and today there were plenty of those opportunities. But I am hopeful the win today will give us a good moment for the next game," he signed off.

On Tuesday, India play Malaysia in their final pool game.

Earlier, the women's hockey team rallied from a goal down to script a stunning 2-1 triumph over Olympic champions England in its third Pool A match.

India, aiming to do better than the fifth-place finish at the last two CWG editions, are now second on the points table behind England and look set to qualify for the semifinals.

Gurjit Kaur and Navneet Kaur sounded the board for India in the 42nd and 48th minute after England captain Alexandra Danson had put her team ahead just 35 seconds into the game.

"This is the first time we have beaten England, they are the Olympic champions so we are very happy," India captain Rani Rampal said after the match.

The Indian women's hockey team had started poorly in the event by going down to lower-ranked Wales but has since recovered, beating Malaysia and now England.

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Indian men scrape past Wales

Women hold their nerve to script a brilliant win over England

A. Vinod


Getting even: Navneet Kaur, centre, celebrates after scoring India’s equaliser. Photo Credit: ANTHONY WALLACE

India was pushed to dig out by Wales before chalking up its first win in two matches in men’s hockey of the XXI Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast hockey centre here on Sunday.

The Pool B game, despite the domination shown by the Indians in building up attacks and controlling the ball, was still a touch-and-go affair before it was decided 4-3 in favour of India.

The Welsh were in no way disgraced as they staged a comeback each and every time India surged ahead until the issue was finally settled in the very last minute.

After a barren quarter, India opened up with a beauty of a goal scored by Dilpreet Singh, slamming home a perfect pass from S.V. Sunil. However, the Welsh restored parity in the very next minute through a penalty-corner conversion by Gareth Furlong.

Furlong was to torment the Indians twice more as he brought his side back into the match after India regained the lead through Mandeep Singh in 28th minute and thereafter when Hamanpreet Singh looked as if he had nailed the match in the favour of his side in the 57th minute.

Naturally, the Indian camp as well as its supporters were tense before the side, through a video referral, gained a penalty corner and got the winning goal through Sunil who was quick to dart in, collect the ball on the rebound and score.

Aggressive match

Earlier in the morning, Indian women put behind their bad start against Wales and unconvincing display over Malaysia to shock World No. 2 and Olympic champion England.

It was an aggressive match all through but the Indians held their nerve in style before coming up with a brilliant 2-1 victory.

The results:

Men: Pool B: India 4 (Dilpreet Singh 16, Mandeep Singh 28, Harmanpreet Singh 57, S.V. Sunil 59) bt Wales 3 (Gareth Furlong 17, 45, 58).

Women: Pool A: India 2 (Navneet Kaur 42, Gurjit Kaur 48) bt England 1 (Alexendra Danson 1).

The Hindu



SV Sunil's late strike gives India crucial win against Wales


File image of Indian hockey team. Image Courtesy: Facebook/Hockey India

Gold Coast: SV Sunil's late goal helped India's men's hockey team overcome a lower-ranked Wales with a 4-3 win in a Pool B match of the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) on Sunday.

Wales' drag-flicker Gareth Furlong's hat-trick had threatened India and the latter was on the verge of playing second consecutive draw after the Pakistan tie. But Sunil scored off a rebound from a penalty corner with around two minutes to go.

Furlong's all goals were equalisers for their teams. His first goal came a minute after Dilpreet Singh's field goal, a drive from the right in the 16th minute, gave India the lead.

India regained the lead through Mandeep Singh's tap-in off a penalty corner rebound in the 27th minute. Wales took 17 minutes to come up with the equaliser via Furlong, who exposes India's shortcomings in defending the set-piece.

Harmanpreet Singh scored in his fourth penalty corner attempt in the 56th minute to give India the 3-2 lead with four minutes left for the end of the game. But Furlong struck again past P.R. Sreejesh to make it 3-3 in the following minute. India once again lost composure and focus after scoring a goal which allowed Wales to launch a speedy counter-attack to earn a penalty corner which was poorly defended by Sreejesh and his defence.

However, a minute later Wales, failed to fully clear Harmanpreet's drag-flick. Sunil's first attmept was blocked but he got hold of the ball again before hitting at the empty right post to make it 4-3.

"I am happy with the win but not with our performance because we can do so much better than this. Though we were a better team today compared to our first match against Pakistan, we need to play our A game against Malaysia if we want to see ourselves in the Semi Final," said Indian chief coach Sjoerd Marijne in a release.

Following the win, India jumped to the second spot in the Pool B with four points – same as top-placed England but behind on goal difference. England played a 2-2 draw against a gutsy Pakistan in the other Pool B match of the day, with the Asian outfit earning third consecutive draw to be third in the table.

India take on Malaysia in their next match, a team that heavily relies on penalty corners and on a good day can cause an upset win. After a poor conversion rate in penalty corners against Wales, Marijne would want his team to improve on this aspect.

"We cannot miss any opportunity to score and today there were plenty of those opportunities. But I am hopeful the win today will give us a good moment for the next game," he said.

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Kookaburras Launch Early Blitz In Big Scotland Win

Ben Somerford



The Kookaburras have flexed their muscle with a first-quarter blitz as they defeated Scotland 6-1 in their second pool match at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast Hockey Centre on Sunday night.

In defender Matt Dawson’s 100th game, Australia shared the goals around with six different goal scorers in the win where they raced to a 4-0 lead at the opening break.

Aran Zalewski and Daniel Beale scored within the first two minutes while Tom Wickham, Dylan Wotherspoon, Flynn Ogilvie and Aaron Kleinschmidt all were among the goals.

The result means Australia are level on points with New Zealand at the top of Pool A, with the Black Sticks marginally ahead on goal difference. The two sides meet in their final pool match on Wednesday.

The Kookaburras piled on the pain early, scoring twice in the second minute, with Zalewski converting Kleinschmidt’s cutback, before Daniel Beale touched home Jake Whetton’s drive.

Kleinschmidt came close again moments later with Scotland defender Russell Anderson clearing off the line, while Whetton went on a great baseline run which forced a save from keeper Thomas Alexander.

Australia didn’t need to wait long for more goals, with Wickham touching in Beale’s reverse stick shot in the 12th minute.

On the stroke of quarter-time, Wotherspoon deflected Matt Dawson’s slider into the backboard from a penalty corner for 4-0.

In the 20th minute, an unmarked Flynn Ogilvie smashed a well-hit strike through Alexander’s legs after a clever baseline cutback from the creative Beale.

Australia were caught napping from a rare Scotland raid, when Robert Harwood poked past Tyler Lovell in the 23rd minute.

Scotland came close through William Marshall from a penalty corner thwarted by Lovell before Whetton slapped a shot off target and Trent Mitton pushed a deflection wide shortly prior to half-time.

The Scottish had Gavin Byers yellow carded for 10 minutes in the third after felling Whetton and Australia capitalised when Kleinschmidt showed good skill to coolly slot home on the backhand.

Chances were few and far between in the last, with Whetton forcing a save from Alexander as it ended 6-1.

The Kookaburras are next in action on Tuesday from 4.30pm AEST against Canada.

Australia 6 (Zalewski 2’, Beale 2’, Wickham 12’, Wotherspoon 15’, Ogilvie 20’, Kleinschmidt 42’)
Scotland 1 (Harwood 23’)

Hockey Australia media release



Battling Blue Sticks lose to Gold Coast hosts Australia


Photo by Team Scotland

A brave and battling Scotland men’s squad lost 6-1 to World number 1 ranked Australia at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. After a tough opening quarter, where Australia scored four goals, the Blue Sticks made a great effort against the talented top-ranked Aussies.

Australia made a blistering start to the contest. Aran Zalewski opened the scoring through a near post deflection just after the push-back. Within the blink of an eye it went to 2-0 when Jacob Whetton slid the ball low into bottom right from a stealthy break forward.

Some courageous defending by Russell Anderson denied a third when he dived at full stretch to clear the ball off the line with goalkeeper Tommy Alexander beaten.

Still the Kookabura came in floods and their third goal arrived via a Daniel Beale quick pass into the D for Tom Wickham to tap in for 3-0. It was 4-0 through a brilliant penalty corner routine finished off by Dylan Wotherspoon at the right post.

The Scots dusted themselves down and the second quarter saw a courageous effort by the Blue Sticks to battle back into the match.

First Lee Morton smashed the ball into the D from the right but it was cleared in front of the goal by the defence.

It went to 5-0 to Australia when the ball was smashed home from top of the D by Flynn Ogilvie.

Then came a goal for Scotland. Some great work by Rob Harwood and Lee Morton in the build-up saw Harwood arrive in the D to send the all into the roof of the net.

Scotland were denied another goal as the half neared a close, from a penalty corner Andrew Charter made an exceptional triple save to deny Morton and Duncan Riddell.

Aaron Kleinschmidt’s lovely turn and finish made it 6-1 to the Aussie’s in the third quarter.

The final quarter ended goalless although a deflection from Harwood went close after a good break by Alan Forsyth.

In the end Australia took the win but Scotland took tremendous credit for the performance against top opposition in Gold Coast 2018.

Scottish Hockey Union media release



Plenty On The Line In Trans-Tasman Tussle

Ben Somerford



There’s plenty at stake in the Hockeyroos’ clash with New Zealand at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre on Monday night after a dramatic Sunday of surprise results.

The Black Sticks drew 0-0 with Canada on Sunday, opening up Pool A, meaning any result for Australia will put them in the box seat to claim top spot ahead of the semi-finals.

India also defeated England 2-1 on Sunday, throwing a spanner in the works in Pool B, with the top two spots up for grabs with those two nations now level on points.

In Pool A, New Zealand have claimed seven points from three games, while Australia are second in the pool, having only played twice, but securing two wins to be on six points.

The Black Sticks will secure top spot with victory on Monday night, but any other result will put the Hockeyroos in pole position irrespective of goal difference, ahead of their pool match against Scotland on Tuesday.

Australia and New Zealand already possess a fierce rivalry, stemming from the natural Trans-Tasman tension along with the 2016 Rio Olympics quarter-final where the Black Sticks came out on top.

The Hockeyroos side has evolved since their Rio defeat, with a new coach Paul Gaudoin in charge and a wave of new younger players.

“They haven't played our new side much, so I think it'll be quite a good match-up," Hockeyroos midfielder Jane Claxton said.

Australia haven’t convinced so far on the Gold Coast, with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Canada along with a 5-0 victory over Ghana where they eased up after racing to a three-goal quarter-time lead.

Eddie Bone, who scored only her fourth career goal against Ghana in her 145th cap, said the Hockeyroos needed to improve in the final third.

“We were holding possession well, trying to draw (Ghana) out and create space for our strikers up front,” Bone said.

“We got in the circle, it's just that last finishing play that we need to pick it up.”

The Hockeyroos and Black Sticks will do battle from 9.30pm AEST on Monday.

Hockey Australia media release



Stats Speak: Indian women just need a draw versus South Africa for berth in Semi Finals

B.G.Joshi (Sehore-Bhopal, India)

Rio (2016) Olympic Champions England(as Great Britain), twice runners-up in HWL (2015,2017) New Zealand  and Oceania Cup(2017) champions hosts Australia are likely to be in the women's SF.

These 3 teams had played in SF of all 5 previous editions of CWG Hockey too.

India needs just a draw in last pool match versus South Africa for berth in SF.

In New Delhi (2010) India failed to achieve victory with margin of 4 goals over South Africa in last pool match. Ultimately India wins 3-1, which was not sufficient. In Glasgow (2014) India has to beat South Africa, but lost 2-3.Thus it is third time in row that India has to face South Africa in crucial last pool match for advancement in SF.

Head to head of India-South Africa:

Particulars

MP

W

D

L

GF

GA

Total

35

9

7

19

52

76

In CWG

4

2

0

2

11

9

Last played

July 2017,Johannesburg HWL, drew 0-0

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U.S. Women's National Team vs. Chile, presented by Citi, Series, Why You Can't Miss it



LANCASTER, Pa. - April 8, 2018 - One. More. Day! There is just one day left until the U.S. Women's National Team opens up series play against FIH Hero World Ranked No. 15 Chile. This four-game event has drawn a lot of hype as the last match and meeting on the Home of Hockey, at Spooky Nook Sports, turf for USA was against this very same Chile team, and unfortunately it was a loss for the red, white and blue. With revenge on the line, it is also the last series that fans and followers can watch in person before the USWNT heads to one of the most prestigious events on the international hockey stage, the Vitality Hockey Women’s World Cup in London, England in July. This makes it an event you won't want to miss!

At the end of January, the No. 7 USWNT hosted No. 1 The Netherlands at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. for an exciting West Coast series. The four-games progressed from the opening one as USA was able to test the waters, try new formations and positions, and work hard to try and match the standard of Dutch hockey. Just following, the USWNT had a regeneration period before they headed to Chula Vista, Calif. to continue their training block. There they took on Canada in a closed test series before heading back to Lancaster, Pa.

The USWNT has been busy training between the winter storms of Pennsylvania but are eager to take the pitch in front of their home crowd one final time before the big event. In June, USA will wrap up their World Cup preparation when they travel to Tucuman, Argentina for a five-game test series from June 10-17 against the host nation.

Don't miss out on your last chance to see the USWNT play on home-soil! Be in the stands by grabbing your tickets for the series from April 9-14 at Spooky Nook Sports in Lancaster, Pa. by clicking here. Unable to physically be there? All the matches will be live streamed on usafieldhockey.com for free, broadcast locally on Channel 11 or can be re-watched the same night played at 10:00 p.m. ET on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN). Pennsylvania viewers can watch on cable (check your local cable guide for channel listing) and fans around the world can watch from anywhere with a PCN Select subscription. #USAvsCHI

USFHA media release



Rovers return ISC as penalty corner machine proves crucial


Three Rock Rovers celebrate their Irish Senior Cup success. Pic: Adrian Boehm

Three Rock Rovers’ penalty corner machine saw them land the Irish Senior Cup for the 11th time as Luke Madeley struck three times from the set piece to see off Pembroke 5-2 at Belfield.

It backed up their 5-1 Saturday win against Glenanne in the semi-final, making it their fifth trophy of the campaign already, adding to Mills Cup, Neville Cup, National Indoor Trophy and EuroHockey Challenge II crowns.

It might have been more comfortable but for Mark Ingram producing a series of good saves between the posts that kept them in the game until the closing 10 minutes.

Alternatively, though, the Dublin 4 side will rue a disallowed goal to make it 3-3 with the game in the balance when Alan Sothern’s ball across looked set to dribble over the line until Tim Hill tipped in with his back-stick.

It was initially awarded by the nearer umpire Russell Donaldson before getting a message via radio from the far end. The video afteward – and the lack of Pembroke complaints on-pitch – suggested the right call was reached.

It was a pivotal moment. Six minutes later, Rovers got the game-breaking goal when John Mullins deflected in another corner to put them out of range.

Early on, Pembroke – without the services of Harry Spain who was in a sling in the wake of the semi-final win at Lisnagarvey – showed nerves in defence in the first seconds with Kevin Mullins firing wide from a simple interception and Mitch Darling stung Ingram’s pads.

Rovers presented Sothern with a gift from a clearance down his throat on the left of the circle but his reverse went inches wide. It was an error-strewn start which led to many chances and Three Rock should have gone in front when Harry Morris had a lot of the goal to aim at but slapped off course from a Darling pull-back.

As it was, Rovers went in front in the 14th minute with Madeley shooting home the first corner at the second attempt. Three minutes later, he went direct to make it 2-0 and there was a danger of them running away with the game.

But, in Kirk Shimmins, Pembroke have a midfield machine capable of serious inspiration and he produced a glorious run down the left wing before flicking into the top corner from a near impossible angle.

During this phase, tackles flew in with a healthy dose of a physical edge and a series of green cards – some perhaps deserving harsher punishment. Pembroke got back level from their second corner via Sothern’s low drag-flick.

That made it 2-2 at half-time but Three Rock returned to the front within two minutes. Again, it was a corner with Madeley going down the stick side for 3-2 and his hat trick.

Ingram made a stunning low save from Kevin Mullins at close quarters as Pembroke hung in the contest and should have had their leveller in the 53rd minute but for the rogue backstick.

Pembroke coach Jonny Caren said to Dublin City FM’s Declan Hughes the disallowed goal was the critical moment: “At 3-3, we could have had the momentum there and gone on to do something special but that’s the way the cookie crumbles.

Rovers took the reprieve with open arms with Mullins deflecting in their seventh corner from Jody Hosking’s slap. A trio of chances to make it safer were spurned, Ingram sliding out to block Ben Walker one-on-one and intercepting a Daragh Walsh cross key.

When he departed for an extra outfielder, Ross Canning clipped in the fifth into an open net and Rovers had the title wrapped up.

Winning capatin Jody Hosking said afterwards: “It was very close. We started really well, took a bit of momentum from the semi-final where we finished on a high. Credit to Pembroke who fought really hard and came back into it; 2-2 at half-time and it was anyone’s game.”

It came a week on from the Euro Hockey League where Rovers were disappointed not to nick a place in the KO8, something that Hosking said was playing on his side’s mindss.

“Kicking on from the EHL, the lads were disappointed not to get a result there so it was nice to do this for our supporters. They deserve this; we had close to 200 people travelling with us [to Rotterdam] and results didn’t go the way we wanted so it was nice to bounce back and give them a trophy.”

Looking back on the weekend, coach Niall Denham added: “The two scorelines probably don’t reflect the full balance of play but you have to be happy when you score 10 goals in a weekend. We probably rode our luck a little against Glenanne in the second half after a good first half display.

“I think we were in a little bit more control today. We are in a good place, the squad is fit and playing well and all we can do is qualify for the final four and then focus on trying to retain the national title. The confidence we take from this can only stand us in good stead.”

For Caren, he says his side now need to bounce back quickly to make sure they get an EY Champions Trophy spot from the league, facing Three Rock next weekend.

“In the huddle at the end, we said we have to take this hurt and fuel the rest of the season. If we go inwards off the back of this, we are going to drop points that we shouldn’t be dropping so next week is the perfect weekend to put a few wrongs right and seal fourth spot.”

Men’s Irish Senior Cup final
Three Rock Rovers 5 (L Madeley 3, J Mullins, R Canning)
Pembroke 2 (K Shimmins, A Sothern)

Three Rock Rovers: J Carr, D Kane, R Nair, J Mullins, M Darling, B Walker, L Madeley, D Walsh, K Mullins, J Hosking, M Samuel
Subs: C Empey, R Canning, H Morris, R Pautz, H MacMahon, B McCrea, C Quinn

Pembroke: M Ingram, K O’Hare, K Shimmins, S Sweetnam, K Crawford, J Ryan, A Sothern, N Burns, C Mushiete, R Sweetnam, R Flannery
Subs: R Lynch, P Shanahan, T Hill, M Treacy, S Sullivan, W Brownlow, S Thornton

Umpires: R Donaldson, K Cholewa

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UCD show their class to sweep to another ISC crown


UCD celebrate retaining the women’s Irish Senior Cup. Pic: Adrian Boehm

UCD swept to the women’s Irish Senior Cup title – their fourth in seven years – with an excellent 4-0 win over Pegasus as they proved too strong for the Ulster side at Belfield.

It was a far cry from their close-fought semi-final win, eventually getting through in a shoot-out against Loreto after a scoreless normal time while Pegasus edged out Belfast Harlequins 1-0.

UCD, off the back of a great defensive platform, played some lovely stuff at times and eventually pulled away in the second half, showing why they are in such great shape to land the EY Hockey League, too.

“Against Loreto, we had a tough match on Saturday but we stepped up our game from the back to the front,” said UCD coach Miles Warren afterward.

“We were extremely effective when we kept it simple; we had threat from the back straight to the forwards and then some lovely finishing. Three were lovely touches in at the back post. You don’t score those unless your players are brave and in the right place.

“Everyone looks at UCD and think we are an incredibly attacking team but you can’t attack with the freedom we have if you don’t have the rock-solid defence.

“It isn’t just defenders – they are amazing individually and our goalkeeper has been fantastic – but a whole team ethic. It’s the teamwork rate and that’s what makes us so hard to beat.”

Keeper Clodagh Cassin was the first to be drawn into action with a solid boot to Kate Gourley’s early effort as Pegs initially applied a great press to steal possession from Lena Tice’s long passes.

But when UCD went in front in the 12th minute via a cracking Tice ball that Emma Russell chipped into the roof of the net, the students always looked in great shape to retain the title.

Deirdre Duke had a number of pot-shots at goal as she looked a menace throughout while Pamela Glass made a series of last-ditch tackles to keep Pegs – who were without Shirley McCay due to a broken finger – in the hunt.

The second goal, though, was a killer blow. It came seven minutes into the second half with Abbie Russell emulating her older sister when she scored at the back post from an Orla Patton cross.

It made it a long way back for Pegasus against a UCD side that has only conceded twice in the national level competitions since the turn of the year. Katie Mullan made the game extra safe when she picked out the bottom corner with UCD’s only penalty corner of the game.

Sorcha Clarke completed the victory with time running out, again a back post finish as she nicked in Sara Twomey’s hit across goal.

Asked what changed from Saturday’s semi-final, Warren added: “We weren’t able to build play and possession for long periods [against Loreto]. A lot of it was them putting us under pressure and us being a little off our game.

“We looked like a new side today, completely different. The credit has to go to our players for being able to adjust and adapt. Once they did that, the game went very well.”

And he is hopeful this will provide more momentum coming into the business end of the league season and their European journey in May.

“We still have a long season and we are building towards a finals weekend on May 5th and 6th and then into Europe after that. This is another big step in the right direction. Occasionally, we don’t perform to our own standards – like Saturday – but this is a springboard to the next five or six weeks.”

Women’s Irish Senior Cup final
Pegasus 0
UCD 4
(E Russell, A Russell, K Mullan, S Clarke)

Pegasus: S-J Greer, H Grieve, R Maguire, M Harvey, L McKee, K McKee, A Speers, R McMillan, G Irwin, P Glass, S Thompson
Subs: C Harvey, T Doherty, K Morris, K Gourley, V Surgeoner, M Bowyer, J Perry

UCD: C Cassin, K Egan, L Ewart, E Curran, K Mullan, E Russell, A Richardson, L Tice, O Patton, S Robinson, D Duke
Subs: S Twomey, B Barr, S Clarke, A Russell, S Young, E Young, A Daly

Umpires: L Coughlan, C Metchette

The Hook



Scottish Cup Semi Final spots confirmed

Grange, Edinburgh University and Western Wildcats join Clydesdale in next weekend`s semi-finals of the men`s Scottish Cup while Grove Menzieshill, Wildcats, GHK and Edinburgh University will contest the women`s competition.

Edinburgh University produced the day`s top performance with a 5-3 win over third placed Grove Menzieshill on Tayside. Albert Rowling and Aidan McQuade at a penalty corner put the home side into a two-goal lead but back came University with David Mawhinney at a counter attack, David Keuter from the spot and Callum White reversing the score to 3-2. But before the interval Grove Menzieshill`s Ollie James levelled at 3-3.

The second half belonged to University with White again and Jack Jamieson scoring with four minutes to go confirming the result.

Western Wildcats were 3-1 winners against Inverleith at Peffermill. The later opened at a penalty corner but Wildcats were 2-1 up at the interval through Matt McGinlay and Nikki Humpries at a penalty corner. The tie was sealed when Fraser Calder added a third for the visitors.

Grange also progressed to the semi-final stages, but without using up any energy as Dundee Wanderers conceded the tie.

A similar bonus befell Grove Menzieshill in the women`s competition as second division Aberdeen University also withdrew.

Scottish Hockey Union media release



Pahang blast OLAK 5-1

By Jugjet Singh

KUALA LUMPUR: Pahang Sports School (AHP-SSP) Thunderbolts blasted Old La Sallians Association of Klang (Olak) 5-1 in Division One of the Junior Hockey League in Kuantan yesterday.

The win saw Pahang SS remain second on the standings, and their only blemish in the JHL a 5-0 defeat to current leaders Tunku mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI) Thunderbolts.

Olak drew first blood in the seventh minute off Irfan Haiqal, but that was all they had to show.

Pahang SS clawed back into the game with a 14th minute goal from 
Haqif Aiman, while the other four goals were scored by Syawal Razak (20th), Shafiq Ikhmal (23rd), Firdaus Rosdi (43rd), Syawal Razak (50th).

Pahang SS coach Sufian Mohamed said Olak managed to score before his players could settle down.

"Even though we played at out own backyard (Wisma Belia Stadium), my players could not settle down early and made many mistakes which resulted in the goal.

"But once they took control of the match the goals came in easy," said Sufian a former national player.

Pahang will next travel to Likas and play with Sabah Sports School Resilient on Friday.

"We will be playing at a 'foreign' venue and so the team willa arrive in Sabah early to get used to the field. We will be in Sabah Wednesday, have a feel of the pitch on Thursday to be ready for another three points," said Sufian.

RESULTS: BOYS' Division One: SSMS Resilient 0 SMKDBL-UniKL 1, Anderson Thunderbolts 3 SSTMI 0, AHP-SSP- Thunderbolts 5 Olak 1.

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