Iran Wins 2024 Asian Indoor Hockey Cup championship
25/05/2024
Antara babak menarik skuad negara berdepan Iran di Kompleks Sukan Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. - FB Malaysian Hockey Confederation
The national men's indoor hockey SQUAD failed to defend the championship at the 2024 Asian Indoor Hockey Cup after being beaten 1-7 by Iran in the final action today.
The action at the Taldykorgan Sports Complex, Kazakhstan saw eight-time champions Iran in a class of their own when they scored against the national team through Mirzakhani Amirmahdi (second minute, 34), Payam Lashgari (23), Hamid Nooranian (sixth, 36) and Sajjad Mamizadeh (10). .
Malaysia only scored one goal through Mohd Firdaus Omar in the 10th minute.
The result saw Iran reclaim the cup for the ninth time out of 10 editions after 2022 belonged to Malaysia.
However, both the Malaysian and Iranian teams have booked slots to the 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup in Porec, Croatia on Feb 3 to 9 next year.
