Singapore on a high

25/05/08

SINGAPORE proved their mettle in the MHF-Milo Under-16 event, by whipping minnows Sabah 14-0 in their opening Group C match at the Muazam Shah Sports Complex in Alor Star yesterday.
Captain A.Prashan was Singapore’s hero when he scored a hattrick in the 10th, 20th and 63rd minutes.
Mohd Fadzly Adam, Nur Ashriq Ferdaus and N.Balaku maran added a brace each while the other goals for Sin gapore were scored by Muhd Zulfadli, MD Hidayat, Silas Abdul Razak, Mohd Azhari and Matthew Chong.
Singapore will face their real test today when they meet title favourites Kuala Lumpur.
Kuala Lumpur, who won this year’s Malaysian Sports Schools Council (MSSM) Under-18 title, beat Pahang 4-0 in their opening match on Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur manager Lokman Yahaya said the match against Singapore will be a tough affair.
"Singapore are a very talented team and we need to be careful against them," he said yesterday.
Meanwhile, defending champions Perak opened their cam paign by defeating Selangor 3-0 in a Group A match yes terday.
Shazril Irwan Nazli scored a brace off field attempts in the 10th and 63rd minutes while Muhd Azrul Fazrin Latif got Perak’s other goal in the 19th minute.
Minnows Sarawak, however, pulled the biggest upsets so far by thrashing former powerhouse Malacca 4-0.
Micheal Usik Jambol was the toast of the Sarawak side when he scored a hattrick in the 20th, 33rd and 60th minutes. Sarawak’s other goal was scored by Christnall Micheal Jiang in the first minute.
RESULTS: Group A:Perak 3 Selangor 0; Group B:Perlis 2 Kedah 2; Group C:Singapore 14 Sabah 0; Group D:Sarawak 4 Malacca 0.
Today’s Fixtures: Group B: Johor v Perlis (8am); Group C:Kuala Lumpur v Singapore (5pm); Group D:Penang v Malacca (3pm).