Kuala Lumpur-Malacca final

DEFENDING champions Kuala Lumpur stormed into the
final of the National Under 16 Tournament in style when
they whipped Kelantan 6-0 at the KLHA Stadium
yesterday.
In the other semi-finals, Malacca defied the odds to beat
Perak 3-1 on penalty strokes after the match ended in a
1-1 draw. It is the first time that Malacca has qualified for
the final.
Kuala Lumur, who won the last three editions, is now
just a step away from their fourth consecutive title.
Goalkeeper Mohamed Ridzwan was the toast of the
Malacca as he saved the third stroke, having psyched the
first two Perak flickers, Khairul Adha Ilyas and Azli Misron
to send their flicks wide on either side of the goal.
And the attempt by Helmi Jaafar was saved by Ridzwan.
Malacca scored through Luqman Nurhakim, Muhd Zairie
Nizam and Firdaus Omar with only Amirul Aiman failing to
find the mark.
In regulation time, Perak took the lead in the 24th
minute off Mohamed Khairul but Malacca drew level in the
62nd minute when Faid Farhadh converted a penalty
corner. Extra time failed to produce a winner and the
match was decided on penalty strokes.
Kuala Lumpur's march towards the final is all the more
impressive given that they have gone 560 minutes without
conceding a goal.
As with their preliminary round matches, Kuala Lumpur
were slow starters and took more then 15 minutes to
settle down.
But once they did, Farhan Danial (19th), Atihsha Tamil
Chelvam (21st, 67th), Norsyafiq Sumantri (23rd), Zizi
Azwan Hassan (26th), Zulaniq Adib (44th) -- completeded
the show.
RESULTS: Semi-finals -- Kuala Lumpur 6 Kelantan 0;
Malacca 1 Perak 1 (Malacca win 3-1 on penalty strokes)
TODAY: Final -- Kuala Lumpur v Malacca (5.30pm);
Third-Fourth: Perak v Kelantan (3.30pm).
Both matches at the Kuala Lumpur HA Stadium.