2018 Sultan of Johor Cup

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]

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)
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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

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

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

Umpires

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

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

Pool matches

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

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 Harmanjit  12' Lakra  46' Report Zaidi  47' Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Harry Collinson (GBR)

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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' Harmanjit  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)

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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)

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10 October 2018 16:05 MST India  5–4  Australia Gursahibjit  5' Haspreet  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)

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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

Fifth and sixth place

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

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

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

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

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 94 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.22 goals per match.

9 goals

• Damon Steffens

5 goals

• Cameron Golden
• Shilanand Lakra
• Abu Kamal Azrai
• Reuben Andrews

3 goals

• Jake Staines
• James Oates
• Mandeep Mor
• Raiki Fujishima
• Samuel Hiha

2 goals

• Coby Green
• Niranjan Gupte
• Benjamin Staines
• Dylan Wotherspoon
• Edward Way
• Stuart Rushmere
• Daniel West
• Abhishek Nain
• Gursahibjit Singh
• Harmanjit Singh
• Vishnukant Singh
• Kosei Kawabe
• Muhammad Zaidi
• Maks Wyndham-Smith

1 goal

• Hayden Beltz
• Nathan Ephraums
• Alec Rasmussen
• Matthew Ramshaw
• Thomas Russell
• Duncan Scott
• Faraz Mohamed
• Haspreet Singh
• Prabhjot Singh
• Shoji Iseki
• Soichiro Okihara
• Mahuajir Abdu
• Muhammad Hasrin
• Muhammad Ishak
• Muhammad Khalid
• Adam Mamat
• Muhammad Mohamad
• Muhammad Mohd
• Shello Silverius
• Kalyan Jeram
• Samuel Lane
• Timothy Neild

Source: FIH