Last second goal by USA costs Singapore first point in Hockey Junior World Cup
A lapse in the final minute of the match cost Singapore a valuable point in their Pool I match, as they went down 2-3 against the USA in the non-medal round.
A lapse in the final minute of the match cost Singapore a valuable point in their Pool I match, as they went down 2-3 against the USA in the non-medal round.
Two late goals at the end of each half proved to be Singapore’s undoing as they remained pointless in the 2009 Hockey Junior World Cup with their latest defeat coming courtesy of Chile who won 5-3.
New Zealand held India to a 2-2 draw in Day 3 action at the Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, and eventually qualified for the medal round along with Group D leaders Netherlands. Chile fell 1-6 at the hands of South Africa in day 4, but neither team advanced from Group B. Australia and Germany qualified, as did Argentina and Pakistan from Group A and Korea and Spain from Group C.
Co-hosts Singapore finished last in Pool D after a 3-1 defeat by New Zealand in the men's Hockey Junior World Cup.
Co-host Singapore started their 2009 Hockey Junior World Cup campaign with a demoralising 8-0 defeat to the Netherlands in Pool D.
Raffles Institution successfully blanked out Victoria Junior College 4-0 to grasp the much-coveted A Division Boys' Hockey champions' trophy.
6-time A Division Girls' Hockey champions Victoria Junior College defended their title against a tough Saint Andrew's Junior College side in the final, beating them 2-0.