Andersonians shut out

16/06/1997

OLAK 7 PAHANG SC 1
TAMPIN 2 ANDERSONIANS 1
PJMC 7 KLANG MC 2
NISHEL Kumar and Azman Shamsuddin saw Tampin District through to the
semifinals of the MHF-Milo National Junior League yesterday with a
handsome win over last year's runners-up Andersonians at the Sultan Azlan
Shah Stadium yesterday.
Old La Sallians of Klang (Olak), Electrical Switchgear Automation (ESA)
of Penang and Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (PJMC) are the other
semifinalists.
Tampin District went ahead in the 34th minute when they received a
penalty stroke which Nishel tucked away nicely.
In the 49th minute Azman Shamsuddin, who scored two goals against Sultan
Abu Bakar College (SABC) of Johor on Saturday, scored a field goal to give
Tampin a 2-0 lead.
Andersonians pulled one back when Ho Kok On scored off a penalty corner
in the 62nd minute.
In the other matches, Olak defeated Pahang Sports Council (PSC) 7-1 at
the Kuantan Stadium while PJMC defeated Klang Municipal Council (KMC) 7-2
at the Petaling Jaya Stadium.
PJMC's Samsul Kamal started the rout in the eight minute off a field
goal and went ahead to score a hat-trick in the 35th and 64th minutes.
KMC's Mohamed Sharul made a solo run from midfield to pull one back in
the 14th minute. However, despite goals from Mohamed Faizal (24th),
Mohamed Hafiz (29th) and Samsul (51st) PJMC failed to break a fighting
performance from KMC who scored their second goal through Arifin Hasim.
After the break, PJMC's Mohamed Zabidi (55th), Hafiz (59th) and Samsul
sealed the match.
At the Kuantan Stadium, the Olak players who attained their names on the
score sheet were Shahrizal Mastor, Mohamed Faizal (two goals), Katar
Batcha, Mohamed Amin (two goals) and Kamal Affendy.
Mohamed Ali scored the sixth goal in the Leaque for Pahang Sports
Council.