KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- The national men’s junior hockey squad suffered their first loss after falling 0-6 to the Netherlands in their second Group E match of the 2025 Junior World Cup in Tamil Nadu, India, today.
In the match held at the Madurai International Hockey Stadium, Nor Saiful Zaini’s boys who defeated Austria 5-1 yesterday, were unable to contain the relentless attacks of the Dutch side who are also two-time runners-up.
The Netherlands went ahead as early as the ninth minute through a field goal by Casper van der Veen, before the same player doubled their lead a minute later.
Joppe Wolbert compounded the Young Tigers’ misery further with two goals within a minute, a penalty corner in the 20th minute and a penalty stroke in the 21st minute.
Thies Bakker then put the Dutch comfortably ahead at 5–0 with a field goal in the 28th minute, before Tjeerd Boermans completed the team’s emphatic victory in the 42nd minute.
After two matches, the Netherlands lead Group E with six points, while England sits second, sharing three points with Malaysia in third place, and Austria is fourth without any points.
Malaysia will next face England in their third match on Tuesday.
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