2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Dates3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)–10 March 2018 (2018-03-10)
Teams6
Venue(s)Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (10th title)
Runner-up England
Third place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored87 (4.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Gonzalo Peillat (8 goals)
← 2017 (previous) (next) 2019 →

The 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]

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:

Results

All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
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
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
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
Lakra  14' Report M. Gleghorne  52'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
Ben Goentgen (GER)
4 March 2018
18:00 MST
Ireland  3–5  Argentina
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
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
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
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
Ahmad  20'
Najmi  28' 		Report Paz  32'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
Paul Walker (ENG)
7 March 2018
16:00 MST
Australia  4–1  Ireland
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
Gilardi  40' Report Condon  56'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
7 March 2018
20:30 MST
India  5–1  Malaysia
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
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
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
M. Gleghorne  10', 48'
Willars  11'
Middleton  15', 31'
Ward  38', 41' 		Report Ahmad  50'
Marhan  52'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

10 March 2018
15:30 MST
India  4–1  Ireland
Kumar  5', 32'
Lakra  28'
Gurjant  37' 		Report Dale  48'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)

Third and fourth place

10 March 2018
18:00 MST
Argentina  3–2  Malaysia
Lopez  1'
Peillat  11'
P. Ibarra  49' 		Report van Huizen  24'
Faizal  27'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)

Final

10 March 2018
20:30 MST
Australia  2–1  England
Govers  38'
Sharp  53' 		Report Ward  54'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Ben Goentgen (GER)

Awards

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Player of the Final Fairplay Award
Gonzalo Peillat Daniel Beale George Pinner Mark Knowles  Australia

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
 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

Goalscorers

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

References

  1. ^ "Daunting task awaits Malaysian Tigers". NST Online. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Fixtures". Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
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