KUALA LUMPUR: The national youth hockey went Down Under for a playing tour, and they went down to their Australian opponents in all their four matches.
Young Tigers lost in all their friendly matches to the Australia junior team in Brisbane.
Led by coach I. Vickneswaran, the Malaysian side were thrashed 5-1 today by their Australian counterparts. Young Tigers lost the first three matches 4-2, 5-2 and 2-0.
It's hard for Young Tigers, after the Australian-stint, to claim that they ready for the Sultan of Johor Cup from Oct 19-26 which will feature Australia, India, Britain, Japan and New Zealand.