MALAYSIAN MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM - EUROPE TOUR MATCHES & OTHER JWC UPDATES

The long wait for some action is over as National Men’s Hockey Team looks forward to a playing tour in Europe in which will begin tomorrow.

Last overseas tour was in October 2019 when they played a series of matches in Holland before they faced Britain during the Tokyo Olympic qualifiers in London.

The 23-player squad will play 10 matches, four matches against club sides and six matches against Ireland, Wales and France.

The National Team will take on Old Georgians on Sept 26; Surbiton (Sept 28); Hampstead & Westminster (Sept 29) and Beeston (Oct 1).

They take on Ireland (Oct 5 and 6); Wales (Oct 9 and 12); and France (Oct 15 and 18).

Based on TMS, the 2 matches against Ireland are registered matches or official test matches and the rest 8 matches are unofficial matches.

Today will discuss the Official 2 Matches – Malaysia vs Ireland:

This 2 matches has world rankings impact. Looking at last 5 years Head to Head, Malaysia has beaten Ireland  4-1 in 2018 - 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (M) & 2-1 in 2019 4 Nations Invitational Tournament (M) Terrassa (ESP). Malaysia has good records against Ireland.

The 2 matches will be played in Hillsborough (IRL) on 5^th & 6^th Oct at Ireland time at 6.30pm & 7.30pm (for Msian time plus 7hrs).

Both teams failed to play in the recent 2020 Tokyo Olympics and currently, Malaysia is ranked 11^th with 1481 points whereas Ireland at 14 with1274.925. This 2 matches are crucial for both teams as it will allow to push your rankings higher.

Another 2 unofficial matches against France ranked at 13^th with 1344.801 will provide valuable insights about our standards where we are in world hockey and France is undergoing a rebuilding after Coach Jerome Delmee has left to be Head Coach of Holland and Fred Soyez returns as Head Coach of France whereas Max Caldas joins as Head Coach of Spain.

Basically, the first 4 matches against the Club is just a warm up matches before playing the 6 matches against the National Teams. Matches against Wales (ranked 17^th with 1012.008) would be easy and last Head to Head, Malaysia beat Wales 2-1 in Men's FIH Series Finals 2019 in Kuala Lumpur.

But against Ireland & France it will be a steep challenge and a real test even Malaysia is ranked well than this both teams.

The Teams such as Ireland, Wales and France are preparing for FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 - European Qualifier 2021 Cardiff (WAL) 21 - 24 Oct 2021 where another 2 slots available for teams to qualify for 2023 Men's World Cup.

Other updates:

Following last week’s announcement by Hockey Australia and Hockey New Zealand that they will no longer be able to participate to the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021 due to COVID-related international travel restrictions put in place by their respective governments, both teams have been replaced by the USA and Canada.

As announced by Hockey India earlier today, the event (24 November – 5 December) will take place in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, the outstanding venue which will also host the next FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup in 2023.

 

The match schedule, involving 16 teams, will be communicated at a later stage.

KANABATHU Ilanggo selected as an Umpire and he is sole Official from Malaysia. No any Technical Official.

 

Following last week’s announcement by Hockey Australia and Hockey New Zealand that they will no longer be able to participate to the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup South Africa 2021 due to COVID-related international travel restrictions put in place by their respective governments, both teams have been replaced by Argentina and Ireland.

Have a great weekend and stay safe always...

Malaysia to host the 2023 Men’s Junior World Cup and what are the fact sheet & obligations for hosting such event?

Good Morning everyone…

Today would like to write about Malaysia to host the 2023 Men’s Junior World Cup and what are the fact sheet & obligations for hosting such event? This write up will provide more insights to all my readers.

The Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, formerly known as the Hockey Junior World Cup, is an international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1979. Since 1985 it has been held every four years. Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.

There is also a corresponding event for the women's junior teams. This competition started in 1989 and uses the same format as the men's event. Malaysian Women Juniors has never ever played in JWC level.

On 15^th Dec 2018 - The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced that henceforth the Junior World Cup will be held every two years.

On 2^nd July 2021 - International Hockey Federation (FIH) has appointed Malaysia as the host country for the 2023 FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup and Chile for the 2023 FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup. The matches will be played in Kuala Lumpur and Santiago, respectively.

Congratulations for hosting the 2023 Men’s Junior World Cup.

The Fact Sheet & Obligations:

Hosting Fee

In consideration of the rights granted, Malaysia shall pay to the FIH a fee (the “Hosting Fee”) of CHF 250’000,-net of all taxes. It will be about RM 1,135,000.

Insurance

Malaysia must procure

• Third-party liability insurance (min. CHF 3,500,000) –

• Cancellation / curtailment / rescheduling / abandonment insurance

Broadcast

• All domestic and international broadcast, video and online rights are the property of FIH;

• All matches will be live streamed on the FIH OTT platform – matches will be broadcasted in territories where there is interest by an existing or new FIH Broadcast Partner;

• Malaysia is to provide all reasonable assistance in fulfilling any commitments and obligations to any host broadcaster and/or production services company (services and facilities at the venue).

Commercial Rights

The following packages are allocated and may be sold respectively by FIH and Malaysia for the event. 

                                                          FIH                                MALAYSIA 

Presenting Partner                           1 package 

Host Partner                                                                             1 package 

Global / Official Partner                   4 packages                          4 packages 

Global / Official Supplier                3 packages                          3 packages                                                                                                                                  Malaysia must deliver

• The FIH + Host NA commercial rights incl. the production of required assets (e.g. perimeter boards, media backdrops, event programme, etc.)

• Certain tickets (VIP + general admission) to FIH and its commercial partners free of charge and/or at reduced price

• Hospitality and catering services/facilities at the venue

Event Officials / Personnel

Event Officials (appointed by FIH):

- 1 Technical Delegate, 1 FIH Medical Officer, 6 Technical Officials, 2 Umpire Managers, 14 Umpires;

- Event Officials must be reimbursed of visa costs and be provided with flights, accommodation, transportation and a per diem (60,00 EUR) by the Host NA;

   Appointments of Event Officials will mainly come from the same Continent and surrounding countries in order to reduce the costs as much as possible;

Qualified and dedicated personnel to ensure fulfilment of Host’s obligations and to run the event.

Services

• Accommodation:

Contingents of rooms in at least three official hotels that can be booked by teams, FIH Officials, FIH Staff, commercial guests, media and broadcast partners;

• Flights:

The Host NA must provide return travel tickets for all Event Officials, except the FIH Representative and FIH Staff – participating teams are responsible to arrange and cover their return travel tickets themselves;

• Transportation:

-   Transportation from airport to hotel and vice versa for Teams (with Team-dedicated buses), Event Officials, FIH Officials, FIH Staff;

-   Transportation from hotel to venue and vice versa for Teams (with Team-dedicated buses), Event Officials, FIH Officials, FIH Staff, FIH Commercial Partners and Guests, VIPs;

-   Regular shuttle bus between hotel and venue for Media and Broadcast;

• Appropriate safety, security, medical, technology and spectator services as well as sport presentation; Accreditation passes for teams & all relevant stakeholders.

Malaysia must prepare and submit an Event budget no later than twelve (12) months after Host NA selection and must provide FIH with regular progress reports of expenditure against budget every six (6) months after this leading up to the Event, aligned with the quarterly progress reports. A final budget, including audited statements, must be submitted one (1) month after the end of the Event as part of the post-Event report.

It should be noted that all costs associated with planning and delivering the Event are the responsibility of the Host NA.

Qualification

Teams will qualify for the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup through continental events to be played in 2022 and 2023. The quota will be a minimum of two teams per Continental Federation for each gender. The detailed qualification process and quota will be confirmed by FIH in 2022.

Age Limit

All players shall be under 21 years of age as of 31 December 2022 that is all players shall be born on or after 1 January 2002.

Match Schedule

The standard match schedule for the 2023 FIH Junior Hockey World Cup:

• Four (4) pools of four (4) teams each

• A total of 48 matches incl.

-          3 pool matches for each team 24 matches

-          Quarter-finals & classification matches, places 9-16 16 matches

-          Semi-finals & classification matches, places 5-8 6 matches

-          Gold & bronze medal match 2 matches

The above is foreseen to be played across eight (8) – eleven (11) days (incl. two [2] rest days).

Event Dates

The event dates for 2023 shall fall into the following periods:

Option 1: July 2023

Option 2: December 2023 FIH Junior Hockey World Cup 2023 Men

This will be a massive mammoth task – administratively & financially for Malaysia to raise sponsorship close to 3 to 5 million to full fill the obligations.

More so, less than 2 years, we do not have an “Under 19 National Team” that is assemble & undergoing a good periodization plan to participate in the 2023 KL Men’s Junior World Cup.

Even for 2021 Men’s JW, the Malaysian Junior team is ill prepared and undergoing massive bottle neck issues since 2016. Many changes in Coaches, players and no any international exposure. Covid19 is their excuses.

Looks like both 2021 JWC & 2023 JWC teams will be only good for participation and the overall results would not be promising. The worst part is this both teams’ players will be the key players for 2024 & 2028 Olympics and 2026 & 2030 Asian Games with 2026 & 2030 Senior World Cup. We could see that there will be a massive repercussions in the next 6 to 10 years for Malaysian Hockey. Don’t say that we didn’t warn you…

Rather than hosting the 2023 Men’s JWC, we would prefer if Women JWC is hosted as we have never played in Women JWC since 1989. Or use the funds for development hockey program and provide support to its affiliates.

That’s all for today….

Have a great weekend and stay safe always.

2021 MEN’S & WOMEN’S JUNIOR WORLD CUP – QUALIFICATIONS & FORMAT

Good Afternoon Everyone...

Today I would like to write about the upcoming 2021 FIH Junior World Cup and provide some latest development and the processes. 

The 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup - 16 Teams will be the 12th edition and it will be held in India from 24 November to 5 December 2021. Most probably it will be held in Odisha in sports bubble system.  India are the defending champions.

The 2021 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will be the 9^th edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, and it will be held from 5 to 16 December 2021 in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Argentina are the defending champions and didn’t qualify for 2021 edition. Unbelievable!

What is interesting is the ongoing Junior Pan American Championship 2021 (M) held in Santiago where Chile Jnrs won the Championship by beating Argentina 1 - 1 (3-2 SO) and both teams qualified. Canada didn’t qualify for 2021 Jnr Men’s World Cup.

On Women Jnrs, Canada won the Championship beating Uruguay 1-0 and USA beat Chile 1 - 1 (3-2 SO). The top 3 teams that qualifies are Canada, Uruguay & USA.

Chile Men Jnrs & Uruguay Women Jnrs made it to 2021 Junior World Cup. It’s a historical achievements for both teams.

Uruguay Women Jnrs for the first time qualified for FIH Women’s Junior World Cup since 1989. And Chile Men’s Jnr making a return to Junior World Cup after missing in 2013 & 2016.

As for the Qualifications – only 2 Continental held their Championship – Euro & Pan Am. Other 3 – Asia, Ocenia & Africa decided on the teams. As for African – Men’s Jnr South Africa & Egypt & Women’s Jnr South Africa & Zimbabwe qualified. Asia used an unprecedented & unorthodox method to seed the teams as couldn’t host a qualifier where as for Mens Jnr India, Pakistan, Malaysia & Korea qualified and as for Women Jnr is China, India & Japan. Malaysia out & has never played in Women’s Junior World Cup since 1989. Oceania 2 slots will be Austrialia & N Zealand for Men & Women Jnrs.

Overall Qualified Teams:

Men’s Jnr – 16 Teams

Host -India with 3 Asia – Pakistan, Korea & Malaysia

6 European teams - Spain, Netherlands, Germany, England, Belgium & France

2 Pan Am – Argentina & Chile

2 Oceania – Australia & N Zealand

2 Africa – S Africa & Egypt

Women’s Jnr – 16 Teams

Host –S Africa with Zimbabwe

6 European teams - Spain, Netherlands, Germany, England, Belgium & Russia

3 Pan Am – Canada USA & Uruguay

2 Oceania – Australia & N Zealand

3 Asia – China India Japan

All players shall be under 21 years of age as of 31 December 2020 that is all players shall be born on or after 1 January 2000.

How Groupings will be done? The format will be 4 Pool of 4 teams each and seeding will be done based on Senior World rankings:

Pool A                   Pool B                   Pool C                    Pool D

WR 1                      WR 2                    WR 3                     WR 4

WR 8                      WR 7                    WR 6                     WR 5

WR 9                      WR10                   WR11                     WR 12

WR 16                    WR15                   WR14                     WR 13

There will be a total of 48 matches. 

• Top 2 from each group qualifies for QF and 3^rd 4^th in Pool plays for 9^th to 16^th placing. 

3 pool matches for each team - 24 matches

Quarter-finals & classification matches, places 9-16 - 16 matches 

Semi-finals & classification matches, places 5-8 - 6 matches 

Gold & bronze medal match - 2 matches

My next article will be about the obligation to host the 2023 Men's Junior World Cup in Malaysia. 

Thanking you and stay safe always...

 

THE UNSUNG HERO - MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY OFFICIAL – LT COL (R) B MUTHUKUMAR

LT COL (R) MUTHUKUMAR - FAR RIGHT
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES

Retired LT COL B Muthukumar is one of the rare breed that has served Malaysian & International Hockey over many decades as a player, Umpire, Judge, Technical Officer (TO) and Tournament Directors in both field & indoor hockey.

He is one of the few that has completed a cycle from a player to Official at Malaysia, Asia & FIH level. 

He showed & lead an exemplary of every Malaysian Hockey Officials that we have the capability to serve at International arena. He was our hockey official ambassador at Asia & World hockey tournaments. 

In 1978, Muthukumar played for Armed Forces hockey team, thereafter he took up Umpiring and attained International status in 1992. He blew many key domestic events such as MHL, Razak Cup, SUKMA & age group tournaments.

In 1996, he achieved his International Umpiring Grade 1. He umpired in few Sultan Azlan Shah Cups, 1993 Asia Cup, Indra-Gandhi Memorial Cup and World Masters & Senior Masters. He retired from International Umpiring in 2002.

Then he still believes that he could contribute more and that didn’t stop his retirement. Then he decided to pursue in Technical aspects of the game. His first major International event as an Official was being appointed as a Judge in 2007 FIH Champions Trophy in KL.

Thereafter, he grew in stature at Asia & International level and nothing could stop his achievements - Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world…

His notable achievements as an Officials at International arena are as follows:

Tournament/Technical Director (TD)

-          2^nd Asian Champions Trophy 2012

-          6^th Men’s Indoor Asia Cup 2015

-          Boys U18 Asia Cup

-          Assistant TD in 2018 Asian Games

-          ATD in Hockey India League (HIL)  

Technical Official (TO)

-          2016 Rio Olympics

-          2014 Men’s World Cup

-          17^th Asian Games 2014

-          16^th Asian Games 2010

Note: He was also appointed in many domestic tournaments as TD and TO. He also has served as a Chairman of MHC Umpires Committee.

The Lucky One!

Being a successful Official at International arena, he had the following criteria's:

• Proficient knowledge and consistent application of the relevant rules and regulations;

• The skills required to perform their roles effectively, and ensure adequate preparation;

• Maintain a professional attitude and have a calm conduct under pressure;

• Demonstrate a mutually respectful attitude towards all those involved;

• Build good working relationships with all stakeholders;

• Keep confidential any information entrusted to them as a result of their role;

• Enjoy all aspects of an event.

His mantra was always “Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular”. He stood & served well in Malaysian & International level.

Hockey has been in his blood for many years but it is sad that he has announced his retirement as an Official at International level on 12 July this year.

After Muthukumar in 2016 Rio Olympics, there is no any other Malaysian Officials nominated at recent 2020 Tokyo Olympics & 2018 Mens Hockey World Cup.

As of today, there is no Malaysian in Olympic Panel & Pro League Panel. The highest Malaysian Officials at International arena are as below:

Men:

Olympic Panel – None

Pro League Panel – None

International Elite – Brian Fernandez & Daljit Singh

Advancement Panel – Nesan

International Panel – Norazmi & Jusvir Singh

Women:

Olympic Panel – None

Pro League Panel – None

International Elite – None

Advancement Panel – None

International Panel – Nor Akma

There is 5 Men Officials out of overall 63 Officials and 1 Women Officials out of 72 at International level. This data shows where we are in International level compared to other top playing hockey nations.

Honestly, we hope that Muthukumar would not be the last person that served at Olympic & World Cup level. 

But seeing the current data, the gap is very wide and it will be a tough challenge for any Malaysian to emulate Muthukumar’s milestone of achievements. 

We have to accept the reality as we are losing the competitive edge at World Hockey in terms of all aspects of the game.

Games give you a chance to excel, and if you're playing in good company you don't even mind if you lose because you had the enjoyment of the company during the course of the game…

Happy Retirement Lt Col (Rtd) B Muthukumar -Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone…

Enjoy your time with your loved ones and we wish you the very best in your endeavors…

With that, the stickwithmike would like to bestow on Lt Col (R) Muthukumar Balakrishnan the title of “THE UNSUNG HERO - MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL OFFICIAL”

Stay safe always…

THE LAST MOHICAN - MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY UMPIRE – AMARJIT SINGH JESSY

Amarjit Singh Jessy is one of the best known faces on the international & Malaysian hockey umpiring circuit and for the record, Amarjit has umpired in 154 international matches during his umpiring career.

He was the first Asian umpire and currently the only Malaysian to have received the FIH Golden Whistle in 2004 Athens Olympics. This award has further pushed the benchmark of achievements to all other Malaysian Umpires to follow suit.

Amarjit began his career as a hockey player in the 90s, representing the Malaysian B team in 1992. He then took up umpiring and never looked back. 

To his distinction, Amarjit has umpired in four senior World Cups – Utrecht (1998), Kuala Lumpur (2002), Moenchengladbach (2006) and New Delhi (2010).

Amarjit also officiated in three Olympics – Sydney (2000), Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008) – Amarjit has also umpired in two Champions Trophy, two Commonwealth Games and numerous other prestigious international meets.

Former World Cup and Olympic Games hockey umpire Amarjit Singh Jessy has created history of sorts and his milestones:

SENIOR WORLD CUPS 1998 Utrecht, Holland 2002 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2006 Munchengladbach, Germany 2010 Delhi, India & JUNIOR WORLD CUP 2005 Junior World Cup (Finals) Rotherham, Holland

OLYMPICS 2000 Sydney, Australia 2004 Athens, Greece 2008 Beijing, China

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2002 Manchester, London (FINALS)

FIH CHAMPIONS TROPHY IN Kuala Lumpur & Amsterdam, Holland

European Nations Cup (Finals)

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Tournaments & Various other World level tournaments

Amarjit in action...

Upon retiring from International Umpiring, he started as the umpires’ manager for the 2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup followed by the 2013 World League Semi-finals in Johor Bharu. He also played a role in MHFUB. 

He also played as Umpires Manager at Asia Cup, the Sultan of Johor Cup and the Junior World Cup levels.

Currently he is an appointed Educator and has managed FIH / AHF Umpires Courses done in Malaysia, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Italy & Japan.

There is a saying - Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on. As of today, he is the Secretary of Perak Hockey Association.

He is well versed of the rules and would take time to answer any disputes. He also goes beyond reach to assist in the technical aspects of hockey in any hockey tournaments that he is invited or involved in. Whatever he does, he undertakes with total commitment and always gives his best.

He always wanted young Malaysian Umpires to emulate and follow to his standards and the closest who has come to him was Eric Koh. 

It was indeed a proud moment for Malaysia as well as Eric when he blew in his first 2018 World Cup hockey in Bhubaneswar. Other major tournaments he umpired at were the World League Semi-Finals in Antwerp, Belgium in 2016 and in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

Eric cited that renowned international umpire Amarjit Singh was his role model and inspiration. Unfortunately, Eric Koh dreams was dashed when he was not listed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. And we hope that Eric not to give up hope and makes it to 2023 World Cup & 2024 Paris Olympics.

There is no any Malaysian listed on the FIH Olympics Games Panel. And currently the highest Malaysian Umpire is Eric Koh with 68 Matches & Rawi Anbananthan with 59 matches in Pro League panel. Others are in International Elite Panel - Illango (70 matches) & Nazmi (51 matches). 

As for women, the gap is very wide and none in Olympics or Pro League panels, closest is Nur Hafizah in International Elite Panel with 68 matches.

And we must understand that the performance of National Teams at World level plays a critical role in our Malaysian Umpiring promotions and available slots at International level. Both has a relationship and must progress in tandem. Since we are no longer an Olympic status team, then our Malaysian Umpires would suffer the consequences too. 

Looking at current FIH Umpiring level, is going to be tough for any Malaysian Umpires to come close to Amarjit's achievements or to Umpire in Olympics level.

With that, the stickwithmike would like to bestow on Amarjit Singh Jessy the title of “THE LAST MOHICAN - MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY UMPIRE”

We wish you the very best in your endeavors…

P/S - wrote a wish list for MHC Umpires Board in July 2020 and the link https://stickwithmike.blogspot.com/2020/07/wish-list-for-malaysian-hockey-umpires.html

OVERALL SUMMARY – MEN’S HOCKEY TOKYO OLYMPICS

OVERALL SUMMARY – MEN’S HOCKEY TOKYO OLYMPICS

Good Afternoon everyone…

Today I intend to write a summary of the Men’s Tokyo Olympics and provide the statistics for each team with overall summary of the tournament.

Will break into 2 segments – each team & overall with final rankings.

Argentina – played total 6 Matches

Attacking Circle Penetration 55; Total 265 substitutions; 6 times seek for Video Referral & 1 upheld; PC for 20 and PC against 26.

Scored total 11 goals – 5 Field Goals & 6 PC.

Top Scorer – for PC is No 9 Casella 3 goals & No 13 Tolini 3 goals & for FG is No 7 Keenan with 2 goals     

Total 14 cards – 10 Green & 4 Yellow

Total Goals/Shot – For was 11/37 & Against was 10/21.

PC ratio – 6/21 - 28.6%

FG ratio – 5/16 - 31.25%

Australia – played total 8 Matches

Attacking Circle Penetration 150; Total 739 substitutions; 7 times seek for Video Referral & 6 upheld; PC for 33 and PC against 40.

Scored total 28 goals – 17 Field Goals & 10 PC & 1PS.

Top Scorer – for PC is No 13 Blake with 5 goals & for FG is No 29 Tim Brand with 5 goals     .

Total 11 cards – 10 Green & 1 Yellow

Total Goals/Shot – For was 28/98 & Against was 13/71.

PC ratio – 10/37 - 27%

FG ratio – 17/60 - 28%

Belgium – played total 8 Matches

Attacking Circle Penetration 167; Total 740 substitutions; 9 times seek for Video Referral & 6 upheld; PC for 52 and PC against 21.

Scored total 35 goals – 17 Field Goals & 16 PC & 2PS.

Top Scorer – for PC is No 16 Hendrickx 12 goals & for FG is Toon Boom with 3 goals

Total 11 cards – 7 Green & 4 Yellow

Total Goals/Shot – For was 35/123 & Against was 13/61.

PC ratio – 16/54 – 29.6%

FG ratio – 17/67 – 25.4%

Canada – played total 5 Matches

Attacking Circle Penetration 51; Total 494 substitutions; 7 times seek for Video Referral & 4 upheld; PC for 11 and PC against 34.

Scored total 9 goals – 7 Field Goals & 2 PC

Top Scorer – for PC is No 19 Mark Pearson 3 goals & for FG one goal

Total 8 cards – 7 Green & 1 Yellow

Total Goals/Shot – For was 9/26 & Against was 27/100.

PC ratio – 2/12 – 16.7%

FG ratio – 7/14 -50%

Spain – played total 6 Matches

Attacking Circle Penetration 123; Total 512 substitutions; 8 times seek for Video Referral & 5 upheld; PC for 32 and PC against 28.

Scored total 10 goals – 3 Field Goals & 6 PC & 1 PS

Top Scorer – for PC is No 25 Pau Quemada 4 goals & for FG is No 10 Alegre with 2 goals

Total 4 cards – 3 Green & 1 Yellow

Total Goals/Shot – For was 10/70 & Against was 13/51.

PC ratio – 6/30 - 20%

FG ratio – 3/39 – 7.7%

Great Britain – played total 6 Matches

Attacking Circle Penetration 114; Total 453 substitutions; 11 times seek for Video Referral & 9 upheld; PC for 35 and PC against 24.

Scored total 12 goals – 8 Field Goals & 4 PC

Top Scorer – for PC is No 13 Samuel Ward 4 goals  & for FG is No 21 Ansell with 4 goals

Total 7 cards – 6 Green & 1 Yellow

Total Goals/Shot – For was 12/68 & Against was 14/52.

PC ratio – 4/33 -12%

FG ratio – 8/35 – 22.6%

Germany – played total 8 Matches

Attacking Circle Penetration 185; Total 755 substitutions; 8 times seek for Video Referral & 2 upheld; PC for 50 and PC against 19.

Scored total 27 goals – 14 Field Goals & 13 PC

Top Scorer – for PC is No 4 Windfeder 7 goals  & for FG is No 23 Fuchs with 1 goal

Total 15 cards – 10 Green & 5 Yellow

Total Goals/Shot – For was 27/140 & Against was 19/57.

PC ratio – 13/55 – 23.6%

FG ratio – 14/85 – 16.5%

India – played total 8 Matches

Attacking Circle Penetration 166; Total 670 substitutions; 16 times seek for Video Referral & 9 upheld; PC for 38 and PC against 57.

Scored total 25 goals – 12 Field Goals & 10 PC & 3 PS

Top Scorer – for PC is No 13 Harmanpreet 7 goals  & for FG is No 10 Simranjeet with 3 goals

Total 9 cards – 7 Green & 2 Yellow

Total Goals/Shot – For was 25/86 & Against was 23/124.

PC ratio – 10/37 - 27%

FG ratio – 12/46 - 26%

Japan – played total 5 Matches

Attacking Circle Penetration 58; Total 398 substitutions; 10 times seek for Video Referral & 8 upheld; PC for 11 and PC against 28.

Scored total 10 goals – 9 Field Goals & 0 PC & 1 PS

Top Scorer – for PC is nobody  & for FG is No 9 Kenta Tanaka with 5 goals

Total 6 cards – 5 Green & 1 Yellow

Total Goals/Shot – For was 10/376 & Against was 18/76.

PC ratio – 0/10 - 0%

FG ratio – 9/26 - 35%

Nederland – played total 6 Matches

Attacking Circle Penetration 115; Total 470 substitutions; 6 times seek for Video Referral & 4 upheld; PC for 29 and PC against 23.

Scored total 15 goals – 11 Field Goals & 2 PC & 2 PS

Top Scorer – for PC is No 30 Mink Weerden 1 goal & for FG is No 25 Brinkman 3 goals     .

Total 5 cards – 3 Green & 2 Yellow

Total Goals/Shot – For was 15/67 & Against was 15/67.

PC ratio – 2/30 -6.7 %

FG ratio – 11/34 - 32%

New Zealand – played total 5 Matches

Attacking Circle Penetration 79; Total 321 substitutions; 6 times seek for Video Referral & 3 upheld; PC for 28 and PC against 20.

Scored total 11 goals – 3 Field Goals & 8 PC

Top Scorer – for PC is No 21 Kane Russel 5 goals & for FG is No 27 Jennes with 2 gaols

Total 5 cards – 4 Green & 1 Yellow

Total Goals/Shot – For was 11/44 & Against was 16/51.

PC ratio – 8/28 – 28.5%

FG ratio – 3/15 – 20%

South Africa – played total 5 Matches

Attacking Circle Penetration 64; Total 333 substitutions; 5 times seek for Video Referral & 1 upheld; PC for 15 and PC against 34.

Scored total 16 goals – 13 Field Goals & 3 PC

Top Scorer – for PC is No 13 Matthew 3 goals & for FG is No 15 Dayaan with 3 goals    .

Total 2 cards – 1 Green & 1 Yellow

Total Goals/Shot – For was 16/47 & Against was 24/83.

PC ratio – 3/15 - 20%

FG ratio – 13/32 -40.6%

 

Overall Summary:

Total of 209 goals scored over 38 matches. 119 Field Goals, 80 PC & 10 PS.

Total of 104 cards – 76 Green, 28 Yellow & No Red Card

Total Substitutions of 6,150

Total 99 Video Referrals - 58 Held Up 41 Refused

Top Scorer is No 16 of Belgium Hendrikx with 14 goals

 

Final Standings

Gold BEL – Belgium Silver AUS – Australia Bronze IND - India

4 GER – Germany 5 GBR - Great Britain 6 NED – Netherlands 7 ARG – Argentina 8 ESP – Spain 9 NZL - New Zealand 10 RSA - South Africa 11 JPN – Japan 12 CAN - Canada

Thanking you and stay safe everyone...

Regards to all...