By K. Kandiah
nstsport@nstp.com.my
YAYASAN Negri Sembilan (YNS) shocked Charity Shield holders Tenaga Nasional with a solitary goal in the Premier Division of the Malaysia Hockey League at the USM Stadium in Penang yesterday.
YNS, who were whipped 6-1 by Sapura on Friday, were not the only ones celebrating the victory, as table-toppers Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) also had a million reasons to smile.
KLHC were held to a 2-2 draw by Maybank on Friday, but the TNB defeat consolidated their grip in Premier Division again.
And the toast for YNS was their Pakistan import Shakeel Abbasi who was in his element, and masterminded the 48th minute attack, for Prabhjot Singh to tuck in the winner.
Shakeel initiated the goal after he beat three defenders and took a sizzling shot from the edge of the semi circle which was dutifully stopped by TNB goalkeeper S. Kumar, but the ball trickled away from him and Prabhjot made it count.
TNB were guilty of bungling all their penalty corners as they had five in the first half, and another two after the breather but the country’s best flicker Amin Rahim was run- out before he could lift the ball.
In another match, Sapura came back from being two goals down to beat bottom-of-the-table UiTM.
UiTM, who had lost all seven matches before yesterday, shocked Sapura in the third minute when Izad Hakim scored and and then consolidated their lead in the 18th minute when Faheed Saifullah was on target off a counter attack.
Ahmad Kazamirul initiated the Sapura comeback with a penalty corner goal in the 47th minute and two minutes later Faisal Kamarudin levelled the score after receiving a cross from skipper S. Kuhan.
And Kazamirul stole the thunder again when he converted another penalty corner in the 55th minute to save the blushes for his club.
YNS coach Hasmizan Ah Sim said: “TNB played well and were in control most of the time but we took that rare chance that came our way and defended well for the win.
“After our defeat (6-1 to Sapura), we had a two hour meeting with the players where it was made clear that playing as a unit wins matches and I am happy that the advice was heeded.”
TNB coach Nor Saiful Zaini said he was disappointed with his charges, as it was their worst performance since the league started.
“We had the same problem when we lost to UniKL but the match against YNS was the worst to date. I felt my players lost their confidence in this match, and now I believe we are not strong enough to win the League title,” admitted the former skipper.
STANDINGS
PREMIER DIVISION
P W D L F A Pt
KLHC 8 6 1 1 38 12 19
UNIKL-TRC 8 5 2 1 14 10 17
TNB 8 5 1 2 16 8 16
YNS 8 5 0 3 26 20 15
NUR INSAFI 8 4 1 3 15 19 13
SAPURA 8 4 0 4 25 19 12
MAYBANK 8 1 3 4 6 12 6
ATM-AIROD 8 2 0 6 9 27 6
UITM 8 0 0 8 11 33 0
DIVISION ONE
P W D L F A Pt
ATM JNR 5 5 0 0 15 3 15
BPSS 5 4 0 1 11 6 12
BJSS 5 3 0 2 10 5 9
IPOH CH 6 2 1 3 12 15 7
MALACCA CC 6 2 0 4 8 8 6
USM 6 2 0 4 8 17 6
UNITEN 5 0 1 4 2 12 1
PREMIER DIVISION: RESULTS -- TNB 0 YNS 1, Sapura 3 UiTM 2, Maybank 0 ATM-Airod 1, UniKL 1 Nur Insafi 1.
DIVISION ONE: TOMORROW -- Armed Forces Juniors v Ipoh CC (Azlan Shah Stadium, 5pm), Bandar Penawar Sports School v Bukit Jalil Sports School (Bandar Penawar, 5pm), Armed Forces Juniors v USM (Tun Razak Stadium, 5pm).
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Tigers bite two points off KLHC
By K. Kandiah
nstsport@nstp.com.my
MAYBANK pulled off a stunning upset when they held top- of-the-table Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) to a 2-2 draw in the Premier Division of the Malaysia Hockey League at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Stadium in Minden yesterday.
Before yesterday, the Tigers were seventh in the nine-team tournament, and were not seen as a threat to the star- studded KLHC side.
KLHC took the lead in the ninth minute when Ismail Abu collected a pass from Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin and beat Maybank goalkeeper Abdul Hakim Hassan from close range.
However, Maybank drew level in the 25th minute when Hairul Nizam slammed the ball home after a botched penalty corner and five minutes later Maybank took the lead when Ridzuan Nasir collected a loose ball from the right to beat goalkeeper Kairulnizam Ibrahim.
But just before the breather, KLHC won a penalty corner and Razie Rahim’s attempt was blocked and fell in front of Tengku Ahmad who scored the crucial equaliser and the score remained.
Maybank coach Wallace Tan said his charges worked hard for the draw: “It is an important point for us as it indicated that we are getting into our form (as they had only won one match after seven matches). We knew that it was never going to be easy against KLHC but it turned out that we could have got all three points had we taken our chances.”
“Now I am looking forward to the second round next week,” said Wallace, whose side plays Armed Forces today for the last first round match.
KLHC coach K. Dharmaraj said one point was better than none: “The tournament is just at is at its middle stage, and I am not too worried that we dropped two points.”
Dharma also lamented on the mid-day heat: “It was very hot as the match was played at 3pm. A draw is not the end of the world, at least we got a rude wake-up call.”
In another match, Sapura upset Yayasan Negri Sembilan 6- 1 to record only their third win in the tournament.
Sapura’s goals were scored by Radzhanizam Radzi (40th, 44th, 57th) Redzuan Ponirin (9th), Jiwa Mohan (65th) and Ahmad Kazamirul (67th).
Pakistan import Shakeel Abbasi scored the consolation for YNS, who are fielding 11 foreigners in the MHL.
In Division One, Bandar Penawar Sports School hit two goals past Bukit Jalil Sports School with both the goals coming from Shahril Saabah off penalty corners in the 49th amd 69th minutes.
Armed Forces Juniors continued to dominate with a 4-1 win over Ipoh City Council.
STANDINGS
PREMIER DIVISION
P W D L F A Pt
KLHC 8 6 1 1 38 12 19
TNB 7 5 1 1 16 7 16
UNIKL-TRC 7 5 1 1 13 9 16
YNS 7 4 0 3 25 20 12
SAPURA 7 3 0 4 22 17 9
NUR INSAFI 7 4 0 3 14 18 12
MAYBANK 7 1 3 3 6 11 6
ATM-AIROD 7 1 0 6 8 27 3
UITM 7 0 0 7 9 30 0
DIVISION ONE
P W D L F A Pt
ATM JNR 5 5 0 0 15 3 15
BPSS 5 4 0 1 11 6 12
BJSS 5 3 0 2 10 6 9
IPOH CH 6 2 1 3 13 15 7
MALACCA CC 6 2 0 4 8 8 6
USM 6 2 0 4 8 17 6
UNITEN 5 0 1 4 2 12 1
PREMIER DIVISION: RESULTS -- Maybank 2 KLHC 2, Sapura 6 YSN 1, UniKL 4 ATM-Airod 0, Nur Insafi 2 UiTM 1.
TODAY - (all matches at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hockey Stadium in Minden) Today: TNB v YNS (3pm), Sapura v UiTM (4.45pm), Maybank v ATM-Airod (6.30pm), UniKL v Nur Insafi (8.15pm).
DIVISION ONE: RESULTS -- Ipoh CC 1 Armed Forces Juniors 4, Bukit Jalil Sports School 0 Bandar Penawar Sports School 2, UniTen 0 Malacca CC 3.
TOMORROW: Armed Forces Juniors v Ipoh CC (Azlan Shah Stadium, 5pm), Bandar Penawar Sports School v Bukit Jalil Sports School (Bandar Penawar, 5pm), Armed Forces Juniors v USM (Tun Razak Stadium, 5pm).
nstsport@nstp.com.my
MAYBANK pulled off a stunning upset when they held top- of-the-table Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) to a 2-2 draw in the Premier Division of the Malaysia Hockey League at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Stadium in Minden yesterday.
Before yesterday, the Tigers were seventh in the nine-team tournament, and were not seen as a threat to the star- studded KLHC side.
KLHC took the lead in the ninth minute when Ismail Abu collected a pass from Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin and beat Maybank goalkeeper Abdul Hakim Hassan from close range.
However, Maybank drew level in the 25th minute when Hairul Nizam slammed the ball home after a botched penalty corner and five minutes later Maybank took the lead when Ridzuan Nasir collected a loose ball from the right to beat goalkeeper Kairulnizam Ibrahim.
But just before the breather, KLHC won a penalty corner and Razie Rahim’s attempt was blocked and fell in front of Tengku Ahmad who scored the crucial equaliser and the score remained.
Maybank coach Wallace Tan said his charges worked hard for the draw: “It is an important point for us as it indicated that we are getting into our form (as they had only won one match after seven matches). We knew that it was never going to be easy against KLHC but it turned out that we could have got all three points had we taken our chances.”
“Now I am looking forward to the second round next week,” said Wallace, whose side plays Armed Forces today for the last first round match.
KLHC coach K. Dharmaraj said one point was better than none: “The tournament is just at is at its middle stage, and I am not too worried that we dropped two points.”
Dharma also lamented on the mid-day heat: “It was very hot as the match was played at 3pm. A draw is not the end of the world, at least we got a rude wake-up call.”
In another match, Sapura upset Yayasan Negri Sembilan 6- 1 to record only their third win in the tournament.
Sapura’s goals were scored by Radzhanizam Radzi (40th, 44th, 57th) Redzuan Ponirin (9th), Jiwa Mohan (65th) and Ahmad Kazamirul (67th).
Pakistan import Shakeel Abbasi scored the consolation for YNS, who are fielding 11 foreigners in the MHL.
In Division One, Bandar Penawar Sports School hit two goals past Bukit Jalil Sports School with both the goals coming from Shahril Saabah off penalty corners in the 49th amd 69th minutes.
Armed Forces Juniors continued to dominate with a 4-1 win over Ipoh City Council.
STANDINGS
PREMIER DIVISION
P W D L F A Pt
KLHC 8 6 1 1 38 12 19
TNB 7 5 1 1 16 7 16
UNIKL-TRC 7 5 1 1 13 9 16
YNS 7 4 0 3 25 20 12
SAPURA 7 3 0 4 22 17 9
NUR INSAFI 7 4 0 3 14 18 12
MAYBANK 7 1 3 3 6 11 6
ATM-AIROD 7 1 0 6 8 27 3
UITM 7 0 0 7 9 30 0
DIVISION ONE
P W D L F A Pt
ATM JNR 5 5 0 0 15 3 15
BPSS 5 4 0 1 11 6 12
BJSS 5 3 0 2 10 6 9
IPOH CH 6 2 1 3 13 15 7
MALACCA CC 6 2 0 4 8 8 6
USM 6 2 0 4 8 17 6
UNITEN 5 0 1 4 2 12 1
PREMIER DIVISION: RESULTS -- Maybank 2 KLHC 2, Sapura 6 YSN 1, UniKL 4 ATM-Airod 0, Nur Insafi 2 UiTM 1.
TODAY - (all matches at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hockey Stadium in Minden) Today: TNB v YNS (3pm), Sapura v UiTM (4.45pm), Maybank v ATM-Airod (6.30pm), UniKL v Nur Insafi (8.15pm).
DIVISION ONE: RESULTS -- Ipoh CC 1 Armed Forces Juniors 4, Bukit Jalil Sports School 0 Bandar Penawar Sports School 2, UniTen 0 Malacca CC 3.
TOMORROW: Armed Forces Juniors v Ipoh CC (Azlan Shah Stadium, 5pm), Bandar Penawar Sports School v Bukit Jalil Sports School (Bandar Penawar, 5pm), Armed Forces Juniors v USM (Tun Razak Stadium, 5pm).
Thursday, January 20, 2011
KLHC set to soar higher
By K. Kandiah
nstsport@nst.com.my
KUALA Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) look set to maintain their lead in the nine-team Premier Division of the TNB- Malaysia Hockey League which will travel to Penang this weekend.
The defending champions, who overtook Tenaga Nasional (TNB) after thrashing UiTM 10-0 on Tuesday, will play seventh placed Maybank, and look good to seal full points.
KLHC have in their ranks a star-studded national line-up while Tenaga Nasional grabbed the rest of the national talents leaving the other teams to make do with retired and foreign players.
Second placed Tenaga Nasional, who are just two points behind the leaders and a real threat to KLHC’s ambitions, will see action on Saturday against Yayasan Negri Sembilan (YSN) at the same venue.
Penang State Hockey Association (PSHA) secretary V. Jayanandhan hopes hockey fans will throng to the stadium to provide support.
“It is not often that we get to watch the nations top players in action in Penang. And I hope the fans will take this opportunity to come and watch top-class action,” he said.
Jayanandhan said that this was the second time that the MHL Premier Division matches were being played in Penang.
And last season, the USM was filled to the brim, and Jayanandhan hopes that this year the matches will also receive equal support.
STANDINGS
PREMIER DIVISION
P W D L F A Pt
KLHC 7 6 0 1 36 10 18
TNB 7 5 1 1 16 7 16
UNIKL-TRC 6 4 1 1 9 9 13
YNS 6 4 0 2 24 14 12
NUR INSAFI 6 3 0 3 12 17 9
SAPURA 6 2 0 4 16 16 6
MAYBANK 6 1 2 3 4 9 5
ATM-AIROD 6 1 0 5 8 23 3
UITM 6 0 0 6 8 28 0
DIVISION ONE
P W D L F A Pt
ATM JNR 4 4 0 0 11 2 12
BJSS 4 3 0 1 10 4 9
BPSS 4 3 0 1 9 6 9
IPOH CH 5 2 1 2 12 11 7
USM 6 2 0 4 8 17 6
MALACCA CC 5 1 0 4 5 8 3
UNITEN 4 0 1 3 2 9 1
FIXTURES - PREMIER DIVISION (all matches at the Uni versiti Sains Malaysia Hockey Stadium in Minden) Today: Maybank v KLHC (3.30pm); Sapura v YSN (5.15pm); UniKL v ATM-Airod (7pm); Nur Insafi v Uitm (8.45pm).
Tomorrow: TNB v YNS (3pm) ; Sapura v UiTM (4.45pm); Maybank v ATM-Airod (6.30pm); UniKL v Nur Insafi (8.15pm).
DIVISION ONE: Today: Ipoh CC v Armed Forces Juniors (Azlan Shah Stadium, 5pm), Bukit Jalil Sports School v Bandar Penawar Sports School (Education Ministry Stadium, 5pm), UniTen v Malacca CC (KLHA Stadium, 5pm).
Sunday: Armed Forces Juniors v Ipoh CC (Azlan shah Stadium, 5pm), Bandar Penawar Sports School v Bukit Jalil Sports School (Bandar Penawar, 5pm), Armed Forces Juniors v USM (Tun Razak Stadium, 5pm).
nstsport@nst.com.my
KUALA Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) look set to maintain their lead in the nine-team Premier Division of the TNB- Malaysia Hockey League which will travel to Penang this weekend.
The defending champions, who overtook Tenaga Nasional (TNB) after thrashing UiTM 10-0 on Tuesday, will play seventh placed Maybank, and look good to seal full points.
KLHC have in their ranks a star-studded national line-up while Tenaga Nasional grabbed the rest of the national talents leaving the other teams to make do with retired and foreign players.
Second placed Tenaga Nasional, who are just two points behind the leaders and a real threat to KLHC’s ambitions, will see action on Saturday against Yayasan Negri Sembilan (YSN) at the same venue.
Penang State Hockey Association (PSHA) secretary V. Jayanandhan hopes hockey fans will throng to the stadium to provide support.
“It is not often that we get to watch the nations top players in action in Penang. And I hope the fans will take this opportunity to come and watch top-class action,” he said.
Jayanandhan said that this was the second time that the MHL Premier Division matches were being played in Penang.
And last season, the USM was filled to the brim, and Jayanandhan hopes that this year the matches will also receive equal support.
STANDINGS
PREMIER DIVISION
P W D L F A Pt
KLHC 7 6 0 1 36 10 18
TNB 7 5 1 1 16 7 16
UNIKL-TRC 6 4 1 1 9 9 13
YNS 6 4 0 2 24 14 12
NUR INSAFI 6 3 0 3 12 17 9
SAPURA 6 2 0 4 16 16 6
MAYBANK 6 1 2 3 4 9 5
ATM-AIROD 6 1 0 5 8 23 3
UITM 6 0 0 6 8 28 0
DIVISION ONE
P W D L F A Pt
ATM JNR 4 4 0 0 11 2 12
BJSS 4 3 0 1 10 4 9
BPSS 4 3 0 1 9 6 9
IPOH CH 5 2 1 2 12 11 7
USM 6 2 0 4 8 17 6
MALACCA CC 5 1 0 4 5 8 3
UNITEN 4 0 1 3 2 9 1
FIXTURES - PREMIER DIVISION (all matches at the Uni versiti Sains Malaysia Hockey Stadium in Minden) Today: Maybank v KLHC (3.30pm); Sapura v YSN (5.15pm); UniKL v ATM-Airod (7pm); Nur Insafi v Uitm (8.45pm).
Tomorrow: TNB v YNS (3pm) ; Sapura v UiTM (4.45pm); Maybank v ATM-Airod (6.30pm); UniKL v Nur Insafi (8.15pm).
DIVISION ONE: Today: Ipoh CC v Armed Forces Juniors (Azlan Shah Stadium, 5pm), Bukit Jalil Sports School v Bandar Penawar Sports School (Education Ministry Stadium, 5pm), UniTen v Malacca CC (KLHA Stadium, 5pm).
Sunday: Armed Forces Juniors v Ipoh CC (Azlan shah Stadium, 5pm), Bandar Penawar Sports School v Bukit Jalil Sports School (Bandar Penawar, 5pm), Armed Forces Juniors v USM (Tun Razak Stadium, 5pm).
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Perak HA in dire straits
THE Perak Hockey Association has received a stern warning from the Sports Commissioner's Office to get its house in order as five of its nine affiliates have been inactive for a long time.
Perak HA was supposed to hold its Biennial General Meeting by December last year but the Commissioner's office told the association to sort out problems with its affiliates before holding elections.
"We have been in communication with the Commissioner's office who is unhappy because five of our affiliates have not been active but we are in the midst of re-activating the said affiliates," said Perak HA secretary Sallehuddin Mokhtar.
The Commissioner's office has set March as the deadline for Perak to hold its BGM.
"For sure we will be able to meet the March deadline as work is being done to get all the paperwork ready," added Sallehuddin.
The Perak HA president is Datuk Rahim Ariff.
Perak HA was supposed to hold its Biennial General Meeting by December last year but the Commissioner's office told the association to sort out problems with its affiliates before holding elections.
"We have been in communication with the Commissioner's office who is unhappy because five of our affiliates have not been active but we are in the midst of re-activating the said affiliates," said Perak HA secretary Sallehuddin Mokhtar.
The Commissioner's office has set March as the deadline for Perak to hold its BGM.
"For sure we will be able to meet the March deadline as work is being done to get all the paperwork ready," added Sallehuddin.
The Perak HA president is Datuk Rahim Ariff.
Thumping win for KLHC
By Ajitpal Singh
KUALA Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) leapfrogged Tenaga Nasional (TNB) as the new Premier Division leaders of the Malaysia Hockey League after they thrashed hapless UiTM 10-0 at the KLHC Stadium in Pantai yesterday.
KLHC, the defending champions, collected 18 points, two more than TNB, from seven matches and are now primed to retain their title.
Ismail Abu scored a hat-trick in the fourth, 34th and 43rd minutes from open play while penalty corner specialist Razie Rahim added a brace in the 54th and 60th minutes.
Other goals were from Harvinder Singh (25th), Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin Abdul Jalil (28th), Azli Misron (56th), Ahmad Anuar Sham Kamar (67th) and Muhd Amerullah Abd Aziz (69th).
Coach K. Dharmaraj said his players showed their true form in yesterday's match.
"We wanted goals and we got 10 today (yesterday). I instructed my boys to make the most of their chances and they did just that," said Dharmaraj at the KLHC Stadium yesterday.
"I would not say that it was an easy match as UiTM also had chances to score. We just took most of ours and it made the difference."
KLHC continue their campaign in the Premier League against Maybank at the USM Hockey Stadium on Friday.
KUALA Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) leapfrogged Tenaga Nasional (TNB) as the new Premier Division leaders of the Malaysia Hockey League after they thrashed hapless UiTM 10-0 at the KLHC Stadium in Pantai yesterday.
KLHC, the defending champions, collected 18 points, two more than TNB, from seven matches and are now primed to retain their title.
Ismail Abu scored a hat-trick in the fourth, 34th and 43rd minutes from open play while penalty corner specialist Razie Rahim added a brace in the 54th and 60th minutes.
Other goals were from Harvinder Singh (25th), Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin Abdul Jalil (28th), Azli Misron (56th), Ahmad Anuar Sham Kamar (67th) and Muhd Amerullah Abd Aziz (69th).
Coach K. Dharmaraj said his players showed their true form in yesterday's match.
"We wanted goals and we got 10 today (yesterday). I instructed my boys to make the most of their chances and they did just that," said Dharmaraj at the KLHC Stadium yesterday.
"I would not say that it was an easy match as UiTM also had chances to score. We just took most of ours and it made the difference."
KLHC continue their campaign in the Premier League against Maybank at the USM Hockey Stadium on Friday.
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