Tenaga the team to beat

24/06/2002

Ipoh City Council ....... 3 YNS ................ 1
Krian HA ................ 2 Pk Malays .......... 1
Sultan Abu Bakar ........ 1 Pg Indians ......... 0
AFATS ................... 1 Malay Mail ......... 1
Tenaga .................. 3 MPPJ ............... 0
TENAGA Nasional Bhd are the team to beat in the Malaysian Hockey
Federation-Milo-Admiral-NSC Junior Hockey League as they powered past
Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (PJMC) 3-0 at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey
Stadium last night.
The match was expected to be a close encounter but Tenaga scored two
early goals in the seventh and 33rd minutes off M. Rageswaran and Jivan
Mohan to take a comfortable lead into the breather.
Upon resumption, Tenaga added another in the 45th minute and this time
Nor Ikhram Sulaiman sounded the board.
In their curtain raiser on Saturday, Tenaga steamrolled past Perak
Malays Hockey Association 8-0 and look good to top Pool A with a clean
slate.
* AT the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, R.G. RAJ reports that debutants
Krian Hockey Association pulled off a hard earned 2-1 win over Perak
Malays Hockey Association.
Former international Mohamed Abdul Hadi, the driving force in the
formation of a team in Krian, screamed with joy when Mohamed Shahrul
Faizal Jaafar slotted home the winner two minutes from time to give Krian
not only a winning start but also the much needed boost as they host TNB
on Friday.
Perak Malays took the lead in the 21st minute when Saiyed Ismail Hussin
sounded the board off a penalty corner attempt and they held on until the
50th minute when Krian forced an equaliser.
Azrul Ezul Hisham Bistaman scored from a penalty corner and the match
looked heading for a draw but Shahrul blasted home for the all-important
three points.
At the second pitch, Ipoh City Council (DBI), with eight national junior
trainees in their team, beat Yayasan Negri Sembilan (YNS) 3-1 after
leading 1-0 at half time.
Ahmad Anuar Sham broke the deadlock in the 25th minute when he blasted
home off a pernalty corner.
DBI scored their second in the 40th when Abdul Hadi pounced on a rebound
to beat goalkeeper Ami Anggo from close range.
Seven minutes later Ipoh City Council made it 3-0 through Mohamed Khairi
Ghazali Ismail. In the 52nd minute YNS pulled one through P. Mahendran off
a penalty corner attempt.
* AT the MPSP Stadium in Bertam, Kepala Batas, a last minute penalty
stroke allowed Sultan Abu Bakar College to carve their first win over
Penang Indians, reports Lee Keng Fatt.
The match looked to be heading for a scoreless draw until the very last
minute when the College boys were awarded a stroke.
Skipper Mohd Azlan Ahmad flicked home to give the College side full
points. Sultan Abu Bakar College drew 1-1 with Krian HA on Friday.
As for Penang Indians, the defeat was their second in a row, following
their opening 4-0 defeat to Yayasan Negri Sembilan.
* At the Tun Razak Stadium, Malay Mail pulled off a 1-1 draw with a late
equaliser against Armed Forces Apprentice Training School.
Both teams played cautiously in the first half but AFATS had a better
look at the Malay Mail goal - only their poor finishing denied them goals.
AFATS finally got their goal in the 53rd minute when Kamarul Hisyam
scored and the match looked like it belonged to the soldiers until the
62nd minute strike by Mohamed Ariff which secured one point for Malay
Mail.
On Saturday, early favourites Pahang Telecoms beat MSN Johor 2-1 and not
as reported. Pahang came back after being a goal down when Mohamed Shukri
(52nd) and Norzaiful Rizal (55th) slotted home. The Johor goal was scored
by Mohamed Hafiz (12th).
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