Ireland 2 (B Barr, K Mullan) Malaysia 1 (S Husain)Bethany Barr reckons she has never hit the same heights in jump tests as she did when she set Ireland on course for an opening day win over Malaysia at the FIH Series Finals in Banbridge. She got a crucial touch to redirect Shirley McCay’s penalty corner slap past Farah Yahya in the third minute. Ireland: A McFerran, K Mullan, S McCay, L Tice, M Frazer, B Barr, C Watkins, L Colvin, N Daly, H Matthews, A O’Flanagan. Subs: R Upton, G Pinder, S Hawkshaw, Z Wilson, D Duke, A Meeke, E BuckleyMalaysia: F Yahya, N Rashid, N Shabuddin, S Ruhani, J Din, N Sumantri, H Onn, S Awang, N Saiuti, N Zulkifli, K Gurdip. Subs: N H Ali, S Mat Isa, F Sukri, S Husain, N Syafi, F Sylvester, H AzizUmpires: M Reydo (ARG), L Sacre (CAN).

Source: The Irish Times June 08, 2019 16:41 UTC