2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
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Article ImagesThe 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 27th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia from 3 to 10 March 2018.[1][2]
Tournament details | |||
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Host country | Malaysia | ||
City | Ipoh | ||
Dates | 3 March 2018–10 March 2018 | ||
Teams | 6 | ||
Venue(s) | Azlan Shah Stadium | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Australia (10th title) | ||
Runner-up | England | ||
Third place | Argentina | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 18 | ||
Goals scored | 87 (4.83 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Gonzalo Peillat (8 goals) | ||
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The number of teams for this year's cup was the same as last year's tournament where six teams competed. Japan and New Zealand, who competed previously, did not join this edition and were replaced by Argentina and Ireland. England was Great Britain's only country that participated in this edition.
Australia clinched their tenth title in this tournament after defeating England 2–1 in the final match.
Participating nations
Six countries participated in this year's tournament:
All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 15 | Advance to Final |
2 | England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 8 | |
3 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | Third place match |
4 | Malaysia (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | |
5 | India | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | Fifth place match |
6 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 3 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
3 March 2018
16:00 MST
Argentina | 3–2 | India |
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Peillat 13', 24', 33' | Report | Rohidas 26', 31' |
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
3 March 2018
18:00 MST
Australia | 4–1 | England |
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Wotherspoon 15' Govers 19' Kleinschmidt 28' Sharp 39' |
Report | Roper 25' |
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
3 March 2018
20:30 MST
Malaysia | 4–1 | Ireland |
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Razie 4', 24', 44' Ahmad 9' |
Report | Shimmins 53' |
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
4 March 2018
16:00 MST
India | 1–1 | England |
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Lakra 14' | Report | M. Gleghorne 52' |
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
Ben Goentgen (GER)
4 March 2018
18:00 MST
Ireland | 3–5 | Argentina |
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O'Donoghue 12' Murray 17' Magee 52' |
Report | Peillat 20', 23', 47' Vila 22' Gilardi 30' |
Umpires:
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
James Unkles (AUS)
4 March 2018
20:30 MST
Malaysia | 1–3 | Australia |
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Marhan 53' | Report | Weyer 10' Wotherspoon 29' Kleinschmidt 43' |
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
6 March 2018
16:00 MST
England | 4–1 | Ireland |
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Middleton 15', 60' Ward 37', 51' |
Report | Dale 39' |
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
James Unkles (AUS)
6 March 2018
18:00 MST
India | 2–4 | Australia |
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Ramandeep 52', 53' | Report | Knowles 28' Zalewski 35' Beale 38' Govers 40' |
Umpires:
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
6 March 2018
20:30 MST
Malaysia | 2–1 | Argentina |
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Ahmad 20' Najmi 28' |
Report | Paz 32' |
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
Paul Walker (ENG)
7 March 2018
16:00 MST
Australia | 4–1 | Ireland |
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Whetton 11' Beale 14' Govers 21' Harvie 50' |
Report | O'Donoghue 57' |
Umpires:
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
7 March 2018
18:00 MST
Argentina | 1–1 | England |
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Gilardi 40' | Report | Condon 56' |
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
7 March 2018
20:30 MST
India | 5–1 | Malaysia |
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Lakra 10' Gurjant 42', 57' Kumar 48' Ramandeep 51' |
Report | Faizal 33' |
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Ben Goentgen (GER)
9 March 2018
16:00 MST
Argentina | 1–3 | Australia |
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Peillat 21' | Report | Kleinschmidt 25', 56' Mitton 55' |
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Ben Goentgen (GER)
9 March 2018
18:00 MST
Ireland | 3–2 | India |
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O'Donoghue 24' Murray 36' Cole 42' |
Report | Ramandeep 10' Rohidas 26' |
Umpires:
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
James Unkles (AUS)
9 March 2018
20:30 MST
England | 7–2 | Malaysia |
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M. Gleghorne 10', 48' Willars 11' Middleton 15', 31' Ward 38', 41' |
Report | Ahmad 50' Marhan 52' |
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Fifth and sixth place
10 March 2018
15:30 MST
India | 4–1 | Ireland |
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Kumar 5', 32' Lakra 28' Gurjant 37' |
Report | Dale 48' |
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Third and fourth place
Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Player of the Final | Fairplay Award |
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Gonzalo Peillat | Daniel Beale | George Pinner | Mark Knowles | Australia |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 18 | Gold Medal | |
England | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 8 | Silver Medal | |
Argentina | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 | Bronze Medal | |
4 | Malaysia (H) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 6 | |
5 | India | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 7 | |
6 | Ireland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 3 |
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
There were 87 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.83 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
- ^ "Daunting task awaits Malaysian Tigers". NST Online. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Fixtures". Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-14.