PAHANG whipped SMK Puteri 13-0 to move closer to the semi-finals of the Fifth Raja Noora Ashikin Cup at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday.
The third consecutive win has placed Pahang in a good position to top the table in Group B, which they are expected to seal today when they meet Terengganu.
In Group C, Singapore beat Malacca 1-0 to move to the top of the standings on seven points.
Singapore Skipper O Ming Fen converted a penalty corner in the 50th minute, and now they must beat KL Sukma in their final group match to qualify for the semis scheduled on Friday.
As for Pahang, Nuraini Abdul Rashid was in her element as she scored six out of the 13 goals.
Armed Forces put themsleves back on track for a semis spot from Group B when they beat Terengganu 2-0.
Meanwhile, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) yesterday announced that Asia will be alloted four men's and three women's slots for the 2013 Junior World Cup in India.
The men's Asian Qualifier will be held in Malacca in May, where India will also be playing. And if India qualify for the semi-finals, all four teams will play in the 2013 World Cup.
Malaysia are almost assured of a spot, after their super show in the Sultan of Johor Cup recently.
RESULTS: Grup A -- Seri Titiwangsa 0 Police 6, Johor 1 Kedah 1; Group B: Armed Forces 2 Terengganu 0, Pahang 13 SMK Puteri 0; Group C: KL Sukma 5 Setia Cougar 0, Singapore 1 Malacca 0.
TODAY: Group A: Perak v Titiwangsa (7.30am, Picth I), Kedah v Police (9.30am, Pitch II).
Group B: Penang v Armed Forces (7.30am, Pitch II), Pahang v Terengganu (3pm, Pitch I)
Group C: Selangor v KL Sukma (9.30am, Picth I), Malacca v Setia Cougar (3pm, Pitch II).
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Pahang find their form
PAHANG whipped Penang 6-1 to strengthen their grip in Group B of the Fifth Raja Noora Ashikin Cup 2011 at the National Hockey Stadium yesterday.
The favourites, who have seven national players in their fold, started the tournament on a shaky note when they only edged Armed Forces 1-0, but showed their true form yesterday.
In another Group B match, Terengganu went on a scoring spree when they trashed SMK Puteri 10-0.
Also notching big scores were Johor who beat Police 5-2 in Group A, while Singapore beat Setia Cougar 5-0 in Group C.
Pahang Team Manager Benedict Arias said his charges were jittery in their first match, but are now looking forward to a top of the table finish in their group.
"My national players and the others failed to click well against Armed Forces, but are now more comfortable with each other and their form against Penang is what I am looking for in the remaining match," said Benedict.
The favourites play SMK Puteri today, where full points are assured for Pahang to keep their momentum.
Pahang got their goals off Noralina Ali (16th), Khadijah Atirah (22nd), Noorain Arshad (23rd), Norbini Hashim (23rd), Siti Shahidah Saad (40th) and Fazilla Slyvester Silin (44th). The Penang goal was scored by Noor Fariza Noor (21st).
Terengganu opened scoring in the fourth minute through Siti Sarah Halim. And eight minutes later she doubled the advantage for Terengganu.
Fatin Naimah got her hat-trick in the 13th, 19th and 33rd minutes to give the east coast side a commanding 5-0 lead at halftime.
Nur Aisyah Hashim (48th), Siti Sarah (53rd, 63rd)and Fatin (55th, 67th) completed the rout.
RESULTS: Group A -- Johor 5 Police 2, Kedah 2 Perak 2; Group B: Terengganu 10 SMK Puteri 0, Pahang 6 Penang 1; Group C: Singapore 5 Setia Cougar 0, Selangor 1 Malacca 0.
TUESDAY: Group A: Seri Titiwangsa v Police (7.30am, Pitch I), Johor v Kedah (9.30am, Pitch II); Group B: Armed Forces v Terengganu (7.30am, pItch II), SMK Puteri v Pahang (3pm, pitch I); Group C: KL Sukma v Setia Cougar (9.30am, Pitch I), Singapore v Malacca (3pm, PItch II).
The favourites, who have seven national players in their fold, started the tournament on a shaky note when they only edged Armed Forces 1-0, but showed their true form yesterday.
In another Group B match, Terengganu went on a scoring spree when they trashed SMK Puteri 10-0.
Also notching big scores were Johor who beat Police 5-2 in Group A, while Singapore beat Setia Cougar 5-0 in Group C.
Pahang Team Manager Benedict Arias said his charges were jittery in their first match, but are now looking forward to a top of the table finish in their group.
"My national players and the others failed to click well against Armed Forces, but are now more comfortable with each other and their form against Penang is what I am looking for in the remaining match," said Benedict.
The favourites play SMK Puteri today, where full points are assured for Pahang to keep their momentum.
Pahang got their goals off Noralina Ali (16th), Khadijah Atirah (22nd), Noorain Arshad (23rd), Norbini Hashim (23rd), Siti Shahidah Saad (40th) and Fazilla Slyvester Silin (44th). The Penang goal was scored by Noor Fariza Noor (21st).
Terengganu opened scoring in the fourth minute through Siti Sarah Halim. And eight minutes later she doubled the advantage for Terengganu.
Fatin Naimah got her hat-trick in the 13th, 19th and 33rd minutes to give the east coast side a commanding 5-0 lead at halftime.
Nur Aisyah Hashim (48th), Siti Sarah (53rd, 63rd)and Fatin (55th, 67th) completed the rout.
RESULTS: Group A -- Johor 5 Police 2, Kedah 2 Perak 2; Group B: Terengganu 10 SMK Puteri 0, Pahang 6 Penang 1; Group C: Singapore 5 Setia Cougar 0, Selangor 1 Malacca 0.
TUESDAY: Group A: Seri Titiwangsa v Police (7.30am, Pitch I), Johor v Kedah (9.30am, Pitch II); Group B: Armed Forces v Terengganu (7.30am, pItch II), SMK Puteri v Pahang (3pm, pitch I); Group C: KL Sukma v Setia Cougar (9.30am, Pitch I), Singapore v Malacca (3pm, PItch II).
Group A
P W D L G A PTS
Kedah 2 1 1 0 8 3 4
Johor 2 1 1 0 7 4 4
Perak 2 0 2 0 4 4 2
Polica 1 0 0 1 2 5 0
Titiwangsa 1 0 0 1 1 6 0
Group B
P W D L G A PTS
Pahang 2 2 0 0 7 1 6
Tgganu 1 1 0 0 10 0 3
Penang 2 1 0 1 4 7 3
Forces 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
SMK Puteri 2 0 0 2 1 13 0Group C
P W D L G A PTS
Singapore 2 1 1 0 7 2 4
Selangor 2 1 1 0 3 2 4
KL Sukma 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Malacca 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
S. Cougar 1 0 0 1 0 5 0
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Jittery start for Pahang
PAHANG, with seven national players, could only edge Armed Forces 1-0 in Group B of the Fifth Raja Noora Ashikin Cup at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday. It was a jittery start for the tournament favourites, and only a penalty corner goal from Siti Shahidah Saad in the 13th minute separated both the teams.
Perak and Singapore also had bad starts in in Group A and Group C respectively as they each blew a two-goal lead to share points.
Perak ended up with a 2-2 draw against Johor, while Singapore were held 2-2 by Selangor.
Perak opened scoring in the third minute through Nor Hidayah Ahmad Bokhari, and they doubled their advantage in the seventh minute through a goal from Khairunajwa Khairuddin.
But Johor closed the gap in the next minute when captain Nur Amirah perfected a penalty corner, and then they nailed the equalsier off Hanis Nadiah Onn in the 69th minute.
Singapore raced ahead with goals from Ming Fen O (seventh) and Xinni Chua (47th) only to see a Selangor’s Ellya Shahirah score a brace in the 51st and 68th minutes.
RESULTS: Group A -- Perak 2 Johor 2, Titiwangsa 1 Kedah 6; Group B: Penang 3 SMK Puteri 1, Pahang 1 Armed Forces 0; Group C: Singapore 2 Selangor 2; KL Sukma 1 Malacca 0.
Champions Challenge I Fixtures
Participating Teams
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
 BEL |  ARG |
 IND |  CAN |
 POL |  JPN |
 RSA |  MAS |
Pool Standings
Pool AMore
| Team | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool BMore
| Team | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule and Results
| # | Info | Time | Teams | Score | Status | Match Sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 26th, 2011 | ||||||
| 1 | Pool B | 11:00am | CAN - MAS | - | Upcoming | |
| 2 | Pool B | 1:00pm | ARG - JPN | - | Upcoming | |
| 3 | Pool A | 3:00pm | IND - BEL | - | Upcoming | |
| 4 | Pool A | 5:00pm | RSA - POL | - | Upcoming | |
| November 27th, 2011 | ||||||
| 5 | Pool B | 11:00am | ARG - CAN | - | Upcoming | |
| 6 | Pool B | 1:00pm | MAS - JPN | - | Upcoming | |
| 7 | Pool A | 3:00pm | BEL - POL | - | Upcoming | |
| 8 | Pool A | 5:00pm | RSA - IND | - | Upcoming | |
| November 29th, 2011 | ||||||
| 9 | Pool B | 11:00am | CAN - JPN | - | Upcoming | |
| 10 | Pool B | 1:00pm | MAS - ARG | - | Upcoming | |
| 11 | Pool A | 3:00pm | IND - POL | - | Upcoming | |
| 12 | Pool A | 5:00pm | BEL - RSA | - | Upcoming | |
| December 1st, 2011 | ||||||
| 13 | Quarters | 10:00am | 1st Pool A - 4th Pool B | - | Upcoming | |
| 14 | Quarters | 12:30pm | 2nd Pool B - 3rd Pool A | - | Upcoming | |
| 15 | Quarters | 3:00pm | 2nd Pool A - 3rd Pool B | - | Upcoming | |
| 16 | Quarters | 5:30pm | 1st Pool B - 4th Pool A | - | Upcoming | |
| December 2nd, 2011 | ||||||
| 17 | 5/8 | 2:30pm | Loser #13 - Loser #14 | - | Upcoming | |
| 18 | 5/8 | 5:00pm | Loser #15 - Loser #16 | - | Upcoming | |
| December 3rd, 2011 | ||||||
| 19 | SF | 1:30pm | Winner #13 - Winner #14 | - | Upcoming | |
| 20 | SF | 4:00pm | Winner #15 - Winner #16 | - | Upcoming | |
| December 4th, 2011 | ||||||
| 21 | 7/8 | 9:00am | Loser #17 - Loser #18 | - | Upcoming | |
| 22 | 5/6 | 11:30am | Winner #17 - Winner #18 | - | Upcoming | |
| 23 | 3/4 | 2:00pm | Loser #19 - Loser #20 | - | Upcoming | |
| 24 | 1/2 | 4:30pm | Winner #19 - Winner #20 | - | Upcoming | |
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