KL thrash Penang

28/10/2002

KUALA Lumpur advanced to the semi-finals of the Razak Cup from Group A
when they brushed aside Penang 6-0 at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit
Jalil last night.
In Group B, Johor made the semis when they drew 1-1 with the National
Juniors.
Kuala Lumpur have nine points from three wins and meet Perak today, with
the outcome almost pre-dictable, as KL are the national team in disguise.
KL coach K. Rajan has the luxury of picking his best from the bench and
yesterday fielded the cream of the lot as Penang gave them little
opposition.
In the first half, KL had Roslan Jamaludin between the posts and when he
got bored swatting flies, S. Kumar was sent in the second half.
The KL goals were scored by Tajol Rosli (fifth), hat-trick by Amin Rahim
(19th, 39th, 47th), Chua Boon Huat (39th) and Fairus Ramli (70th).
In the other Group A match, Selangor scraped past Malacca 2-1 to keep
alive their hopes of snatching the second semis ticket.
Selangor did not perform to expectations yesterday and missed too many
chances, and almost allowed Malacca to make a late comeback with a 60th
minute goal.
Both the Selangor goals were scored by Adrian Richard Doss in the 32nd
and 56th minute penalty corners while skipper Azrul Effandy Bistaman
replied for Malacca.
Perak are tied with Selangor on six points in Group A but they face KL
in their last match today and it will be the biggest upset of the Razak
Cup if Perak win and deny Selangor a semis birth on goal difference.
In Group B, Negri Sembilan made a surge towards the semi-finals when
they beat Pahang 3-0 with goals from A. Nagarajan (40th), G. Vijayan
(57th) and Lailin Abu Hassan (70th).
Negri have seven points from two wins, one draw and one defeat and their
fate will be decided when they play the National Juniors today.
Johor made it to the semi-finals from Group B when they held the Juniors
to a 1-1 draw in the last match of the day.
Johor scored first off a Saiful Azli goal in the 27th minute and the Ju-
niors found the equaliser through skipper Azlan Misron in the 57th minute.
Juniors and Negri will battle for the last semis slot in their group.
Today: Armed Forces v Pahang (4pm, pitch 1); Johor v Kedah (5.30pm,
pitch 2); Perak v Kuala Lumpur (6pm, pitch 1); Penang v Selangor (8pm,
pitch 2); Negri Sembilan v Juniors (8.15pm, pitch 2).
RESULTS
Selangor 2 Malacca 1
K Lumpur 6 Penang 0
N Sembilan 3 Pahang 0
Juniors 1 Johor 1
Kedah 2 Forces 3
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