Juniors face New Year acid test

KUALA LUMPUR: The national Under-19 team go into their third – and toughest – international outing when they take on South Korea in the opening match of the MHF Under-19 International Invitational at the National hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil.  

So far, the team, who were formed in June last year, have been performing brilliantly. They took part in the Poland Under-18 world hockey festival in August and came out tops, beating Germany twice. They then entered the domestic Razak Cup in October and finished a very creditable third.