Sarjit’s feeling blue over yellow card and collapse against Kiwis

Physical contest: Malaysia’s Muhajir Abdu Rauf colliding with New Zealand’ Gus Nelson during their Nations Cup match at the National Hockey Stadium on Monday. —CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Senior players in the national hockey squad should lead by example but they did not and head coach Sarjit Singh was left disappointed after Malaysia’s 3-4 loss against New Zealand in the Nations Cup on Monday.

Malaysia’s hopes of making it to the semi-finals took a serious hit after they blew a commanding 3-0 lead against the Black Sticks at the National Hockey Stadium and jeopardised their chances of making it to the semi-finals.