KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia gave a good fight against world No. 8 Ireland before going down 2-1 in the opening Group A match of the women's FIH Series Finals hockey tournament at the Banbridge Hockey Club in Ireland on Saturday (June 8). Beth Barr gave Ireland Irish team the lead in the fourth minute of a penalty corner. But coach K. Dharmaraj's team fought back to narrow the deficit with a field goal by Siti Zulaikha Husain in the 55th minute. 22 Malaysia's next match is against world No.

Source: The Star June 09, 2019 00:33 UTC