KL hammer Pahang

24/05/08

KUALA Lumpur opened their MHF- Milo Under-16 hockey tournament on a winning note, when they thrashed Pahang 4-0 in a Group C match at the Muazam Shah Sports Complex in Alor Star yesterday.
Mohamed Zukhairi Hashim opened the scoring for Kuala Lumpur in the 12th minute off a penalty corner set-piece.
Six minutes later, Mohamed Syamin Mohamed Yusof added the second from a field attempt.
Syamin was on target again with a penalty corner de flection in the 51st minute for Kuala Lumpur’s third goal.
Mohamed Fitri Affendi made sure of a convincing win with the fourth gaol in the 64th minute from a field attempt.
"It is a good start and we able to try our all our reserves in the game as well. We wanted to get off with a win and were not looking for a big margin win. The important thing for us was to try and make sure our playing combinations got their move s right," said Kuala Lumpur team manager Lokman Yahaya.
Kuala Lumour will face Singapore tomorrow and a win will ensure them a spot in the quarter-finals.
Earlier, Penang hammered Kelantan 8-2 in a Group D match.
Mohamed Noor Hazwan, Mohamed Rashid Baharom, Mo hamed Khairul Naim and Mohamed Safwan Sazali each scored a brace for Penang while Kelantan goals were scored by Mohamed Nadzmi Hamzah and Mohamed Shafiq Che Muda.
Both teams will have a rest day today.
In another match, Johor defeated Terengganu 2-1 in a Group B match.

Results
Group B: Johor 2 Terengganu 1
Group C: KL 4 Pahang 0
Group D: Penang 8 Kelantan 2
Fixtures
Group A: Perak vs Selangor (3.00pm)
Group B: Perlis vs Kedah (5.00pm)
Group C: Singapore vs Sabah (9.00am)
Group D: Malacca vs Sarawak (7.30am)