Tenaga thrash Terengganu

08/03/2003

TENAGA Nasional Bhd thrashed Terengganu Schools Sports Council 6-1 at the
Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium yesterday to top the MHF-Milo-Admiral-NSC
Junior Hockey League Division One standings for the first time.
Tenaga and Malaysia Sports School are tied on 12 points but Tenaga have
scored one goal more and it was enough to bring a smile to coach K.
Rajan's face.
Terengganu, who beat overall champions Pahang Telekom last weekend, were
expected to put up a fight but after five minutes of play, it was clear
that Tenaga had the upper hand.
Fairuz Hamsani started the goal-rush in the seventh minute and also
closed accounts with a 53rd minute penalty corner deflection. The rest of
the Tenaga goals came from S. Bubalan (11th), Abbas Nekmat (21st) and
Kelvinder Singh (46th, 51st). Terengganu's sole goal was scored by Che Wan
Faizul in the 63rd minute.
"Playing at home is always easier, that is why I am a little cautious
about our next match against Pahang Telekom on Sunday (tomorrow). I rate
our chances at 50-50," said Rajan.
Tenaga travel to Kuantan and a win there will assure them of a place in
the quarter-finals.
* AT the Bukit Serindit Stadium, Malacca Municipal Council beat Penang
Frees 5-1 with goals from Azmir Roslan (27th), Faizal Bakar (32nd), Nazmi
Kamarudin (61st), Nor Ikram Sulaiman (65th) and Faizal Bakar (67th). The
Frees goal was scored by Jabir Rahman in the 35th minute.
* AT the Perlis Stadium, SMK Datuk Taha edged Perlis Schools Sports
Council 3-2. Perlis scored first in the third minute through Aimi
Jamaluddin but could not sustain the pace. Taha soon took the lead though
a S. Muniandy penalty stroke in the 48th minute and seconds after the re-
start M. Amuthan scored a penalty corner goal. Perlis equalised off a
Rozaid Che Omar goal in the 62nd minute but Muniandy made sure Taha got
the three points with a 68th minute field goal.
Results - Div One: Tenaga Nasional 6 Terengganu SSC 1; Div Two: Malacca
MC 5 Penang Free 1, Perlis SSC 2 Datuk Taha 3, AFATS 1 Kerian 3.
Today - Div One: Telekom Pahang v Johor Sports Council (Kuantan,
5.15pm); Srii Aroma-PISC v Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (Bertam Stadium
5.15pm); Yayasan Negri Sembilan v Olak-MPK (Seremban II Stadium, 5.15pm);
Anderson Xybase v Malaysia Sports School (Azlan Shah Stadium, 5.15pm).
Div Two: Kuala Lumpur Schools Sports Council v Synergy Hockey Club (Tun
Razak, 5.15pm).
Tomorrow - Div One: Telekom Pahang v Tenaga Nasional (Kuantan Stadium,
5.15pm).
Div Two: Perak Malays v SMK Datuk Taha (Azlan Shah Stadium, 5.15pm);
Synergy HC v Perlis SSC (Pandamaran Stadium, 5.15pm).
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