Indoor Hockey World Cup: Germany Hit A Dozen Past Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia were trounced 12-4 by Germany in their opening 2025 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup Group B match in Porec, Croatia, today.

Nicolas Proske and Ben Hasbach top scored for Germany with four goals each at the Zatika Sports Centre.

Paul Dosch, Alec von Schwerin, Anton Boeckel and Max Silanoglu chipped in with one apiece for Germany, who are coached by Jan Rabente.

 Malaysia, under the guidance of coach Rodzhanizam Mat Radzi, replied through Abdul Khaliq Hamirin (fourth and 25th minutes), Muhammad Firdaus Omar (11th) and Muhammad Najmi Farizal Jazlan (23rd).

In another Group B match, Iran defeated Argentina 5-3.

Malaysia will take on Argentina tomorrow and Iran on Thursday (Feb 6).

Meanwhile, Rodzhanizam attributed Malaysia's heavy defeat to mistakes made by his players.

“Facing the Germans, even though we lost by a large margin, our players did well. However, there were a few small mistakes that allowed Germany to score.

“When we look at the game, it’s not that we can’t play well... Simple mistakes were made, especially in defence,” he said in a video clip shared by the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) today.

-- BERNAMA