KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- The national men’s junior hockey squad failed to qualify for the quarterfinals of the 2025 Men’s FIH Junior World Cup when they lost 1-3 to England in their last Group E match at Madurai International Hockey Stadium, Tamil Nadu, India today.
England got to a good start with a goal from Henry Markham off a penalty corner in the fourth minute and Michael Royden’s 36th minute field goal put them in a commanding position.
Azimuddin Kamaruddin managed to close the gap for Malaysia when he converted a penalty corner in the 47th minute but England ensured victory with another field goal by Alex Chihota three minutes just before the final whistle.
Holland had topped Group E earlier in the day after thrashing Austria 11-0 to secure nine points, England second with six points, Malaysia third with three points while Austria is last without any points.
Malaysia had started off with a 5-1 victory against Austria on Saturday but lost to the Dutch 0-6 on Sunday.
Only the top team of each group, along with the best two runners-up advance to the quarterfinals, while the other four runners-up and four of the best third-placed teams will play in the ninth to 16th place classification matches.
The remaining teams will play in the 17th to 24th place classification matches.
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