Malaysia junior hockey team goes down 7-2 to Holland
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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia suffered a 7-2 defeat to Holland in the opening Group B match of the Junior World Cup Hockey in Lucknow, India on Friday.
Coach Wallace Tan's boys, who are a last-minute replacement for Pakistan, trailed 3-0 in the first-half.
Bram van Groesen scored a brace for the Dutch in the 33rd and 63rd minutes. The other goals came through Thijs van Dam (19th), Thierry Brinkman (24th), Terrance Pieters (40th), Daniel Aarts (44th) and Jorrit Croon (49th).
Muhd Hafizuddin Zaidi (59th) and Amirol Aideed Arshad (65th) minutes replied for Malaysia.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia suffered a 7-2 defeat to Holland in the opening Group B match of the Junior World Cup Hockey in Lucknow, India on Friday.
Coach Wallace Tan's boys, who are a last-minute replacement for Pakistan, trailed 3-0 in the first-half.
Bram van Groesen scored a brace for the Dutch in the 33rd and 63rd minutes. The other goals came through Thijs van Dam (19th), Thierry Brinkman (24th), Terrance Pieters (40th), Daniel Aarts (44th) and Jorrit Croon (49th).
Muhd Hafizuddin Zaidi (59th) and Amirol Aideed Arshad (65th) minutes replied for Malaysia.