2018 Sultan of Johor Cup

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)
← 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 edit

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

Australia
Great Britain
India
Japan
Malaysia (host nation)
New Zealand

Umpires edit

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 edit

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

Pool matches edit

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	Advance to Final
3	Australia	5	2	1	2	17	10	+7	7	Third-place match
4	Japan	5	2	1	2	6	6	0	7	Third-place match
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	Fifth-place match

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 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 edit

Fifth and sixth place edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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