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| Canada | Germany | India | Korea | Malaysia | New Zealand | Pakistan |
Canadian Team
Schedule and Results
| ROUND ROBIN |
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| Time | Wednesday February 16 |
Score | Goal Scorers for Canada |
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| 16:05 | India | Germany |
1 - 2 |
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| 18:05 | Malaysia | Canada |
3 - 1 (detail) |
Peter Milkovich (pc) |
| 20:05 | New Zealand | Korea |
1 - 4 |
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| Time | Thursday February 17 |
Score | Goal Scorers for Canada |
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| 16:05 | Germany | Malaysia |
1 - 2 |
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| 18:05 | Korea | Pakistan |
1 - 1 |
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| 20:05 | Canada | New Zealand |
1 - 1 (detail) |
Rob Short (fg) |
| Time | Friday February 18 |
Score | Goal Scorers for Canada |
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| 18:05 | Pakistan | India |
2-1 |
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| Time | Saturday February 19 |
Score | Goal Scorers for Canada |
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| 16:05 | New Zealand | Malaysia |
2- 4 |
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| 18:05 | India | Canada |
3 - 2 (detail) |
Rob Short (fg),
Bindi Kullar (pc) |
| 20:05 | Germany | Korea |
0 - 3 |
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| Time | Sunday February 20 |
Score | Goal Scorers for Canada |
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| 18:05 | New Zealand | Pakistan |
1 - 3 |
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| 20:05 | Germany | Canada |
3 - 2 (detail) |
Rob Short (fg),
Bindi Kullar (fg) |
| Time | Monday February 21 |
Score | Goal Scorers for Canada |
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| 18:05 | India | Korea |
1 - 2 |
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| 20:05 | Malaysia | Pakistan |
2 - 3 |
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| Time | Tuesday February 22 |
Score | Goal Scorers for Canada |
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| 16:05 | Korea | Canada |
2 - 1 (detail) |
Peter Milkovich (pc) |
| 18:05 | Germany | New Zealand |
2 - 2 |
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| 20:05 | Malaysia | India |
1 - 2 |
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| Time | Wednesday February 23 |
Score | Goal Scorers for Canada |
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| 18:05 | Pakistan | Germany |
4 - 2 |
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| Time | Thursday February 24 |
Score | Goal Scorers for Canada |
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| 16:05 | Canada | Pakistan |
1 - 2 (detail) |
Sean Campbell (fg) |
| 18:05 | Korea | Malaysia |
5 - 4 |
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| 20:05 | New Zealand | India |
1 - 2 |
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| Friday February 25 |
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| Rest Day |
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| PLAY-OFF |
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| Time |
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Saturday February 26 |
Score |
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| 8:05 | 5th place |
Germany | New Zealand |
3 - 2 |
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| 17:05 | 3rd place |
Malaysia | India |
1 - 4 |
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| 19:35 | Final |
Korea | Pakistan |
0 - 1 |
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Results Grids
| Round-Robin Scores |
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| Team |
CAN | GER | IND | KOR |
MAL | NZE | PAK |
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| Canada |
X | 2 - 3 | 2 - 3 | 1 - 2 |
1 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 |
| Germany |
3 - 2 | X | 2 - 1 | 0 - 3 |
1 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 4 |
| India |
3 - 2 | 1 - 2 | X | 1 - 2 |
2 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 2 |
| Korea |
2 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 2 - 1 | X |
5 - 4 | 4 - 1 | 1 - 1 |
| Malaysia |
3 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 4 - 5 |
X | 4 - 2 | 2 - 3 |
| N. Zealand |
1 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 4 |
2 - 4 | X | 1 - 3 |
| Pakistan |
2 - 1 | 4 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 |
3 - 2 | 3 - 1 | X |
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| Round-Robin Standings |
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| Team | Pld | Won | Tie | Lst |
For | Agt | Pts |
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| Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 16 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 16 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
| India | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Germany | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| N. Zealand | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Canada | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
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Final Standings
- Pakistan
- Korea
- India
- Malaysia
- Germany
- New Zealand
- Canada
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Game Reports (from Shiaz Virjee - Head Coach)
February 24 -
Canada - Pakistan : 1 - 2
Once again Canada played extremely well and generated 10 penalty corners to
2 for Pakistan. Canada also had 8 field shots and Pakistan had 5. The Pakistan
goalie played quite well and our strikers did not have much luck.
Canada opened scoring midway in the first half when
Sean Campbell deflected a pass
from Ronnie Jagday to give Canada an
early lead. Canada controlled the ball for long periods in the first half and
generated a number of scoring opportunities. Just before the half ended,
Pakistan got a penalty corner and scored a flick in the top corner. The half
ended 1-1.
The second half was similar to the first and again Canada dictated play and
put the pressure on Pakistan defence. Pakistan had one break and managed to beat
Hari Kant in net but other than the goal
it was all Canada in this half. At the end, Canada was playing in the Pakistan
end, penetrating the circle, but could not score as time ran out.
With this loss Canada does not have any more games in this tournament.
The team is disappointed with the results and we obviously have to correct
a few things. There are a number of positive things as well and several of
the objectives for this tournament have been met.
February 22 -
Korea - Canada : 2 - 1
It was very hot when the game started at 4:05 pm but by half time there was
thunder and lightning and the game was delayed about 1 hour 20 minutes.
Canada started very poorly and the first 2 shots beat
Mike Mahood in goal. Korea was up
0-2 after only 12 minutes!! The team went to work after that and slowly clawed
its way back into the game. Some key substitutions and changes on the field
enabled us to get back.
Canada played a good controlled game after the initial setback and created
several attacking sequences that resulted in putting pressure on the Korean
team defence. One such sequence earned us a penalty corner and
Peter Milkovich scored from an
option. The rest of the first half saw Canada attack and we were unluckly not
to tie the game before the half.
After a break for over an hour , play resumed with both teams trying
to get the next goal. Mike Mahood
made a couple of key saves on penalty corners and field chances. And down at
the other end , the Korean defence was picked apart by penetrating passes from
the Canadian midfielders. The Korean goalie made some key saves to keep us from
scoring.
Canada was down 2 men midway through the half but managed to survive the
penalties with some excellent team defence. With time running out, Canada earned
a penalty corner but the shot was high and the game ended soon after.
A disappointing loss for our team. We played well and again created good
opportunities.
February 20 -
Germany - Canada : 3-2
Canada lost to Germany 2-3 this evening at Bukit Jalil in Kuala Lumpur.
Canada started well but, on the very first drive into the circle by Germany,
the umpire awarded a stroke for a stick tackle. We felt that it was unwarranted
but Germany went ahead 0-1. Canada went about building attack throught the midfield
and and created a couple of good opportunities.
Casey Ferguson created a turnover
and Rob Short scored a field goal from it.
Both teams were playing well and there were several quick attacking sequences
by both teams. There was no further scoring and half time score was 1-1.
The second half was even in the first 15 minutes and Germany went ahead when
Oliver Domke scored a reverse stick shot that beat
Hari Kant in goal. Canada also launched
several attacks and scored when
Bindi Kullar deflected the ball from
a pass by Robin D'Abreo.
It was a close game and Canada appeared to be gaining more dominance but
Germany counterattacked and scored a field goal against the run of play. The
last 14 minutes were played primarily in the German 35 yards but Canada could
not get the equalizer... One shot just sailed over the net and couple of others
just went wide. The German defence held solid in the dying minutes and managed
to keep us out.
February 19 -
India - Canada : 3-2
Canada lost 2-3 to India in a fast game played before a large crowd at
Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
Canada opened scoring after 5 minutes when
Rob Short scored a field goal from
just inside the circle. The play was initiated by a couple of passes in midfield
and Rob cleanly beat the goalie with a hard shot.
India replied a few minutes later when Dhanraj Pillay scored from a field
goal. The shot was well placed and beat
Mike Mahood. Canada continued to press
and earned 2 penalty corners. The first one was saved by the goalkeeper; the
second one was a variation that beat the goalie but the umpire called it back
and ruled that there had been an obstruction. The replay did not show any...
The Canadian team did not get flustered and continued to play attacking hockey
and had several near misses. A couple of shots barely missed the net.
Unfortunately, India got a breakaway and scored midway in the half against
the run of play.
Hari Kant replaced
Mike Mahood in net for the second
half but India struck early and scored 5 minutes in the second half. Canada
continued to press forward and earned 5 penalty corners in the second half.
Canada scored from one of them through the pass in from
Rick Roberts that
Bindi Kullar deflected in the goal
to make it 2-3. Although we had several other scoring opportunities ,
no more goals were scored.
In this game as in the 2 previous ones in this tournament, Canada outchanced
the opposition. We had 7 penalty corners to 1 for India and we managed to score
once. We had at least 7 field opportunities as well. I am confident we will
improve on the scoring soon !!!.
February 17 -
Canada - New Zealand : 1-1
Canada opened scoring in the first half when
Andrew Griffiths intercepted a
pass from New Zeland. He engaged the goalkeeper and then made a perfect pass
to Rob Short who put it in.
New Zealand scored from a penalty corner just as the first half ended.
Once again, Canada dominated the game, earning 6 penalty corners and also
creating 5 good quality field opportunities. We have not done a good job of
converting these opportunities.
Hari Kant in goal only faced
one shot in the entire game.!! The team was more purposeful for the full 70
minutes and passed the ball well to beat the NZ pressure.
Tomorrow is a rest day and then we have 2 days of games against India and
Germany. The sick players have now recovered!
February 16 -
Malaysia - Canada : 3-1
Malaysia started very well in front of a large crowd and scored in the
second minute from a ball deflected off a Canadian stick.
Canada pressed hard and earned a number of penalty corners but could not
score. Canada had more of the play and controlled play for long periods but
Malaysia earned its second goal from a counter-attack midway in the first
half. Canada scored through Peter Milkovich
from a well executed penalty corner.
Score at the half was 1-2 for Malaysia.
The second half saw Canada attacking and creating numerous opportunities
but could not score. Malaysia scored the third goal with less than 1 minute
left when Canada was in attack.
February 14 - Exhibition -
Malaysia - Canada : 3-1
The Canadian Team arrived in Kuala Lumpur for the Sultan Azlan Shah
Tournament on Saturday evening after travelling for 23 hours from Canada.
The team practised twice on Sunday (February 13) and then again this
morning.
We played an exhibition match with Malaysia this evening and lost
the game 1-3. The game was played in pouring rain and while it affected the speed of the
match and the technical skills, Malaysia took advantage of their opportunities
while Canada missed several good ones, particularly in the second half.
Malaysia opened scoring midway in the first half from a penalty corner.
Canada had some good quality chances as well but the Malaysian defence played
well to keep us out. Mike Mahood was
in goal in the first half and made some good saves.
Malaysia went ahead 2-0 in the second half from a field goal before
Casey Ferguson scored one for Canada.
Canada pressed forward and created several scoring opportunities but could not
finish. Hari Kant was kept busy and
Malaysia scored a third goal from a counter-attack late in the match.
Happy Valentine Day from KL !!!
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