Pahang look good

28/06/2002

PAHANG Telecoms coach Izwan Suhardi Selamat and his players don't have a
clue about their MHF-Milo-Admiral-NSC Junior Hockey League opponents
Terengganu Sports Council, but on paper, Pahang look the better team.
And they will get a boost today when Ismail Abu and Megat Azrafiq return
after a string of overseas tournaments. The odds are highly stacked
against the Terengganu outfit who received a 6-0 drubbing in the hands of
Anderson last weekend.
"I have yet to watch Terengganu in action but I expect a tough match
because most of their players are from the famous East-Coast hockey school
Padang Maidin," said Izwan yesterday.
Ismail and Megat made their national team debut at the Four-Nation
Tournament in Adelaide and Melbourne.
And their performances pleased national coach Paul Lissek who included
them in the them for the Hamburg Masters in Germany as well as the
European Tour.
In addition to the duo Pahang Telecoms also have roped in the national
No 3 goalkeeper Khairul Nizam.
"We have a good side this season and my main aim is to form a team for
the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) next season. I have verbal agreement from
Telecoms that if the junior side do well this year, they will help form a
team for the MHL," said the former national player.
Today: Seberang Prai Municipal Council v Taiping Hockey Association
(5.15pm, Seberang Prai Hockey Stadium); Pahang Telecoms v Terengganu
Sports Council (5.15pm, Kuantan Hockey Stadium); Anderson v Synergy Hockey
Club (5.30pm, Azlan Shah Stadium); Serdang Hockey Club v SMK Datuk Taha
(5.30pm, National Hockey Stadium); MSS Kuala Lumpur v Johor Sports Council
(5.30pm, Tun Razak Stadium).
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