# 2018 Sultan of Johor Cup

The 2018 Sultan of Johor Cup was the eighth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 6 to 13 October 2018.
As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. The United States who competed in 2017 were absent from the tournament. The team was replaced by New Zealand.

## Participating nations

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament.
* Australia
* Great Britain
* India
* Japan
* Malaysia (host nation)
* New Zealand

## Umpires

A total of eight umpires were appointed by the FIH and National Association to officiate the tournament.
* Harry Collinson (GBR)
* Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
* Aaron Gotting (AUS)
* Erskine Lee (NZL)
* Saifulnizam Mohamad Seftu (SGP)
* Norhisham Shaari (MAS)
* Gurbaj Singh (IND)
* Kenta Uziie (JPN)

## Results

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

### Pool matches

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 12 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 10 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 7 | Third-place match |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Third-place match |
| 5 | Malaysia (H) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 4 | Fifth-place match |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 2 | Fifth-place match |
* 6 October 2018 16:05 MST
| Great Britain | 3–2 | New Zealand |
| Ramshaw 4' Golden 12' Way 35' | Report | Wyndham-Smith 23' Lane 33' |
* Umpires: Norhisham Shaari (MAS) Aaron Gotting (AUS)
* 6 October 2018 18:05 MST
| Australia | 1–2 | Japan |
| Steffens 30' | Report | Fujishima 38' Okihara 60' |
* Umpires: Gurbaj Singh (IND) Erskine Lee (NZL)
* 6 October 2018 20:35 MST
| India | 2–1 | Malaysia |
| Har. Singh 12' Lakra 46' | Report | Zaidi 47' |
* Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Harry Collinson (GBR)
* 7 October 2018 16:05 MST
| Japan | 2–1 | Great Britain |
| Kawabe 10' Fujishima 29' | Report | Rushmere 30+' |
* Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Gurbaj Singh (IND)
* 7 October 2018 18:05 MST
| India | 7–1 | New Zealand |
| P. Singh 6' Lakra 15', 43' Har. Singh 21' Mohd 23' Abhishek 50' Mor 60' | Report | Hiha 53' |
* Umpires: Kenta Uziie (JPN) Saifulnizam Mohammad Seftu (SGP)
* 7 October 2018 20:35 MST
| Australia | 6–1 | Malaysia |
| Beltz 8' Rasmussen 26' Steffens 44', 52' J. Staines 45' Green 53' | Report | Hasrin 37' |
* Umpires: Harry Collinson (GBR) Erskine Lee (NZL)
* 9 October 2018 16:05 MST
| Great Britain | 2–2 | Australia |
| Golden 46', 47' | Report | Wotherspoon 24' Ephraums 44' |
* Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Norhisham Shaari (MAS)
* 9 October 2018 18:05 MST
| Japan | 0–1 | India |
| | Report | Mor 42' |
* Umpires: Harry Collinson (GBR) Saifulnizam Mohd Seftu (SGP)
* 9 October 2018 20:35 MST
| New Zealand | 5–5 | Malaysia |
| Andrews 11', 15', 21' Hiha 30', 60' | Report | Mohamad 7' Silverius 9' Mamat 10' Kamal 12' Mohd 57' |
* Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Kenta Uziie (JPN)
* 10 October 2018 16:05 MST
| India | 5–4 | Australia |
| Gursahibjit 5' Has. Singh 11' Mor 14' Vi. Singh 15' Lakra 43' | Report | Steffens 18', 35', 59', 60' |
* Umpires: Erskine Lee (NZL) Saifulnizam Mohammad Seftu (SGP)
* 10 October 2018 18:05 MST
| Malaysia | 1–5 | Great Britain |
| Ishak 11' | Report | West 6' Oates 13' Scott 26' Russel 39' Golden 45' |
* Umpires: Kenta Uziie (JPN) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
* 10 October 2018 20:35 MST
| New Zealand | 2–2 | Japan |
| Andrews 4', 42' | Report | Iseki 25' Kawabe 28' |
* Umpires: Gurbaj Singh (IND) Norhisham Shaari (MAS)
* 12 October 2018 16:05 MST
| India | 2–3 | Great Britain |
| Vi. Singh 5' Lakra 20' | Report | Golden 6' Rushmere 39' Way 51' |
* Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Norhisham Shaari (MAS)
* 12 October 2018 18:05 MST
| Malaysia | 1–0 | Japan |
| Abdu 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Erskine Lee (NZL) Gurbaj Singh (IND)
* 12 October 2018 20:35 MST
| Australia | 4–0 | New Zealand |
| Wotherspoon 34' Staines 46' Steffens 52' Green 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Harry Collinson (GBR)

### Classification matches
#### Fifth and sixth place

* 13 October 2018 15:35 MST
| Malaysia | 6–3 | New Zealand |
| Kamal 1', 12', 36', 60' Khalid 23' Zaidi 29' | Report | Wyndam-Smith 30' Jeram 33' Neild 46' |
* Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Kenta Uziie (JPN)

#### Third and fourth place

* 13 October 2018 18:05 MST
| Australia | 6–1 | Japan |
| Gupte 5', 38' B. Staines 9', 34' Steffens 17' J. Staines 58' | Report | Fujishima 29' |
* Umpires: Harry Collinson (GBR) Erskine Lee (NZL)

#### Final

* 13 October 2018 20:35 MST
| India | 2–3 | Great Britain |
| Gursahibjit 4' Abhishek 55' | Report | West 7' Oates 39', 42' |
* Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Saifulnizam Mohammad Seftu (SGP)

## Final ranking

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | Great Britain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 | Gold Medal |
| | India | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 12 | Silver Medal |
| | Australia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Japan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | Malaysia (H) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 7 | Fifth place |
| 6 | New Zealand | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 2 | Sixth Place |

## Goalscorers

There were 94 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.22 goals per match.
9 goals
* Damon Steffens
5 goals
* Cameron Golden
* Shilanand Lakra
* Abu Kamal Azrai
* Reuben Andrews
3 goals
* Jake Staines
* James Oates
* Mandeep Mor
* Raiki Fujishima
* Samuel Hiha
2 goals
* Coby Green
* Niranjan Gupte
* Benjamin Staines
* Dylan Wotherspoon
* Edward Way
* Stuart Rushmere
* Daniel West
* Abhishek
* Gursahibjit Singh
* Harmanjit Singh
* Vishnukant Singh
* Kosei Kawabe
* Muhammad Zaidi
* Maks Wyndham-Smith
1 goal
* Hayden Beltz
* Nathan Ephraums
* Alec Rasmussen
* Matthew Ramshaw
* Thomas Russell
* Duncan Scott
* Faraz Mohamed
* Haspreet Singh
* Prabhjot Singh
* Shoji Iseki
* Soichiro Okihara
* Mahuajir Abdu
* Muhammad Hasrin
* Muhammad Ishak
* Muhammad Khalid
* Adam Mamat
* Muhammad Mohamad
* Muhammad Mohd
* Shello Silverius
* Kalyan Jeram
* Samuel Lane
* Timothy Neild
Source: FIH