JOHOR BARU: Defending champions Australia lived up to their top billing by beating Britain 2-0 in the Sultan of Johor Cup at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium today.
The Australians also avenged their 4-2 loss to Britain in a preliminary fixture on Sunday.
Coach Brent Livermore’s team scored as early as the fourth minute from a penaly corner through Joel Rintala.
In the third quarter, Australia stretched their lead to 2-0 through Nanthan Epharaums in the 35th minute,
In another match earlier in the day, India routed Malaysia 4-0 for third place.
It was India’s second successive win over Malaysian in the tournament, after beating the home side 2-1 in the preliminary round fixture.
Malaysia finished fourth, improving on the fifth position achieved last year after emerging champions in 2011 and runner-up in 2014.
“It’s not easy to beat Malaysia on their home ground. No team has won 4-0 against Malaysia and it was a commendable effort from my players,” said India’s head coach Jude Felix Sebastian.
Translated from Berita Harian