Malaysian Women’s Hockey Team Suffers Third Defeat at 2024 Women’s Asian Champions Trophy
Round-Robin Stages
The national women’s hockey team suffered their third defeat in four matches when they went down 2-1 to Japan in the round-robin stage of the 2024 Women’s Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar, India, today.
Match Recap
Malaysia opened accounts through a Nur Iman Adawiyah Mohd Suhami field goal in the 26th minute, but Japan hit back through Shiho Kobayakawa (49th minute) and Miyu Hasegawa (51st minute) for victory.
Team Standings
Malaysia are currently in fourth place in the six-team standings with three points, having defeated South Korea 2-1 and losing 4-0 to India and 5-0 to China earlier.
Top Four Advance to Semifinals
China tops the standings with nine points, followed by India (also nine points) in second spot, Japan (five points) third, South Korea (one point) fifth, and Thailand (also one point) sixth. While the top four teams will advance to the semifinals, the bottom two teams will slug it out in the fifth-sixth playoff match.
Final Match
Malaysia will wrap up their round-robin fixture against Thailand tomorrow (Nov 17).
Last Year’s Performance
Last year, the Malaysian women ended their ACT campaign in fifth place after edging Thailand 1-0 in Ranchi, India.
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Conclusion
The Malaysian women’s hockey team faces a tough challenge to advance to the semifinals, but they will be motivated to finish their round-robin matches on a high note.
FAQs
Q: What was the score in the match between Malaysia and Japan?
A: Malaysia lost 2-1 to Japan.
Q: Where did the match take place?
A: The match took place at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar, India.
Q: Who scored the goals for Japan?
A: Shiho Kobayakawa (49th minute) and Miyu Hasegawa (51st minute) scored the goals for Japan.
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