Kuala Lumpur 4 Singapore 2

26/05/08
KUALA Lumpur moved a step closer to the National Under-16 hockey quarter-finals when they came alive in the second half to beat Singapore 4-2 in Group C in Alor Star yesterday.
And the KL hero was Syamim Yusof, who scored the opening goal, and then two more off penalty corners.
KL took the lead off Syamim in the 22nd minute, but Singapore equalised when Fadzli Adam scored a minute later, and then took the lead off N. Balukumaran in the 52nd minute.
KL came to live with three penalty corners in the 53rd, 65th and 69th minutes when Syamim, Aslam Hanafiah and Syamim again scored.
In Group B, Johor also made their move with a 6-1 whipping of Perlis to collect full points from two matches.
But it was not an easy encounter as by the 10th minute, the match was deadlocked at 1-1, but Johor found their second wind after the breather. Fariq Saadon (eighth, 58th), Hafiz Nawi (31st), Mohamed Nor Aqmal (39th) and Faiz Helmi (49th, 70yth) scored for Johor, while the Perlis goal was scored by Zaki Azman in the 10th minute.
RESULTS -- Group B: Johor 6 Perlis 1; Group C: Kuala Lumpur 4 Singapore 2; Group D: Penang 5 Malacca 0. TODAY: Group A: Selangor v Negri Sembilan (7.30am); Group B: Terengganu v Kedah (9am); Group C: Pahang v Sabah (3pm); Group D: Kelantan v Sarawak (5pm).

STANDINGS
Group A
P W D L F A Pts
Perak 1 1 0 0 3 0 3
Selangor 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
Negri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group B
P W D L F A Pts
Johor 2 2 0 0 8 2 6
Kedah 1 0 1 0 2 2 1
Perlis 2 0 1 1 3 8 1
Terengganu 1 0 0 1 1 2 0

Group C
P W D L F A Pts
KL 2 2 0 0 8 2 6
Singapore 2 1 0 1 16 4 3
Pahang 1 0 0 1 0 4 0
Sabah 1 0 0 1 0 14 0

Group D
P W D L F A Pts
Penang 2 2 0 0 13 2 6
Sarawak 1 1 0 0 4 0 3
Kelantan 1 0 0 1 2 8 0
Malacca 2 0 0 2 0 9 0