SRI LANKA TAKES 5TH POSITION

IPOH:  Runner-up, Sri Lanka beat Macau 5-1 to take fifth position in the Asian School Hockey Tournamet 2014 played at the Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, this evening.

As expected,  Sri Lanka, third in group B did not face any problem against their opponent who came out  third in group A behind Malaysia and Indonesia.

Sri Lanka led 3-1 at half time through goals by Rabindu Serannimanka, Malith Rasanga dan Mohamed Irfas Mansoor in the 9^th, 13^th and 31^st  minute.

Though defeated, Macau however  can  still feel proud after breaking the duck to at least take home a goal from this tournament.

The player who brought some smiles back to the team was Vong Teng Fong who scored a feld goal in the 32^nd minute to reduce the deficit.

However the goal was not enough to lift Macau`s spirit when play resumed after being stopped 45 minutes due to heavy rain.

Infact it was Sri lanka who eincreased the kead through goals by Ruwan Lakmal Dissanayaka and Asitha Yohan Bandara in the space of one minute in the 39^th minute.