We were facing a challenge from the start- facing a full strength Malaysian team with our young team of only 15 on the card (3 of our team were still flying in to join us from different parts of the world). In addition we had two debutants- Cory Bennett and Nick Ross playing their first games for the senior side.
We won the game 3-2 with goals to Andy Hayward x2 and Jake Smith after big efforts from all the boys who all dug in deep in the heat.
I was lucky enough to win the 'Arthur Parkin' "Above and Beyond" stick, awarded by captain Dean Cousins. The stick is a symbol of support in which can be awarded for a performance for something 'above and beyond' by a player which supports the team in gaining the result. I'm looking forward to awarding the stick to one of the boys next!
For a more detailed match report visit this link: http://www.hockeynz.co.nz/Home/ArtMID/3798/ArticleID/1344/Black-Sticks-off-to-winning-start-in-Malaysia
We play Malaysia at 8pm tonight- stay posted for the result!
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