Perak start with a stutter

SILVER medallists Perak scraped to a 4-3 victory against Selangor in Group B of the National Under-14 hockey tournament at the at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Stadium in Penang yesterday.
The silver state, who lost the title battle to Kuala Lumpur last year, took the lead off Zulhamizan Abas in the 12th minute, only to see Haikal Zamri equalise for Selangor.
Shaeimyrul Zzrecl again gave Perak the lead in the 29th minute, but Haikal was in his element and scored a penalty corner goal to draw Selangor level again.
However, Zulhamizan scored his brace in the 48th minute, while team-mate Alis Fauzal made it 4-2 in the 52nd minute.
Selangor made a late push and narrowed the gap to 3-4 in the 58th minute when Hafis Elkan was on target, but could not find the equaliser to share the spoils.
Defending champions Kuala Lumpur only had one point to show when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Terengganu in another Group A match.
Jagven Singh gave KL the leas in the 16th minute, but Firaz Tarmizi drew level in the 22nd minute and handed his team a crucial point.
Group A

P W D L F A Pts
Penang 1 1 0 0 5 0 3
Malacca 1 1 0 0 3 2 3
K Lumpur 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Terengganu 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Johor 1 0 0 1 2 3 0
Pahang 1 0 0 1 0 5 0
Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group B
P W D L F A Pts
Perak 1 1 0 0 4 3 3
N Sembilan 1 1 0 0 4 0 3
Kedah 1 1 0 0 5 1 3
Selangor 1 0 0 1 3 4 0
Kelantan 1 0 0 1 1 5 0
Sarawak 1 0 0 1 0 4 0

RESULTS: Group B: Perak 4 Selangor 3, Kedah 5 Kelantan 1, Negri Sembilan 4 Sarawak 0.
Group A: Johor 2 Malacca 3, Penang 5 Pahang 0, Kuala Lumpur 1 Terengganu 1.
TODAY: Group A: Kuala Lumpur v Singapore (7.30am); Penang v Terengganu (9am); Johor v Pahang (3.30pm).
Group B: Perak v Sarawak (5pm); Negri Sembilan v Kelantan (6.30pm); Selangor v Kedah (8pm).