IKF U23 AOKC Day 1 – Large wins for the favorite teams
The opening day of this event saw only three matches because the Indian team had major travel difficulties. The opening match between Hong Kong China and the Philippines saw the Philippines making their debut in an IKF competition. There was also a debut for a referee from Korea (Pony KIM) acting as the assistant referee. Hong Kong showed their experience and easily won the match 36 – 10 but the total of 46 goals in the opening match looked promising for the rest of the tournament.
The second match had Australia defeating Macau China 34 – 6 and in the last match the experienced China team beat Indonesia who were also making their debut at this level) 36 – 9