SKIPPER Hasya Syahida scored four goals to help Kuala Lumpur Girls' hammer Perak 8-0 in the National Under-16 tournament Saturday.
KL, the bronze medallists last year, fielded 15 Titiwangsa Sports School players while Perak had 15 Gunung Rapat Sports School players.
KL coach A. Kannagi said: "Some of my players have been together for the last four years and it was a good start to the tournament.
"We hope to exchange our bronze to gold this year."
The KL goals were scored by Nur Syaza Afiqah (seventh), Hasya Syahida (13th, 18th, 38th, 52nd), Kirandeep Kaur (17th, 35th) and Nur Natasha (26th).
KL Girls next play Malacca on Monday.
RESULTS -- BOYS': Group A -- Terengganu 4 Negri 1, Johor 0 Penang 3; Group B: Selangor 3 Perlis 0, Malacca 2 Perak 4; Group C: Sabah 5 Kelantan 5, Pahang 4 Kuala Lumpur 1.
GIRLS': Group A -- Selangor 7 Kelantan 0, Kedah 0 Sabah 5; Group C: Kuala Lumpur 8 Perak 0, Malacca 1 Johor 3.
SUNDAY: Boys Group A -- Kedah v Penang (KPM, 7.30pm), Terengganu v Johor (KLHA, 7.30pm); Group B: Sarawak v Perak (KPM, 3.30pm), Selangor v Malacca (KLHA, 3.30pm); Group C: Kuala Lumpur v Kelantan (KPM, 5.30pm), Sabah v Pahang (KLHA, 5.30pm).
GIRLS' Group A: Sarawak v Sabah (KPM, 9.15am), Selangor v Kedah (KLHA, 9.15am); Group B: Penang v Pahang (KPM, 7.30am), Negri v Terengganu (KLHA, 7.30am).
Note: All matches at Jalan Pantai, Kuala Lumpur.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017
National U16: Perlis the odd One..
FOURTEEN Boys' and 13 Girls' teams will compete in the National Under-16 hockey tournament at two venues in Kuala Lumpur starting on Saturday.
Only Perlis failed to send a team for the Girls, while the rest of the states fielded teams for both genders.
Both the tournaments will be played at the Kuala Lumpur HA, and Education Ministry artificial pitches in Jalan Pantai.
Last year, held in Malacca, the tournament was a nine-a-side event, but its back to 11-a-side.
Boys' defending champions are Terengganu, while the Girls' champions are Selangor. Terengganu were held to a 1-1 draw by Selangor, but won the shoot-out 2-0.
Selangor also ended with a 2-2 draw against Penang, but won the shoot-out 3-1.
Sabah were initially supposed to host both the events, but a Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) inspection team found their pitch and facilities not up to the mark.
The MHC took over the hosts job, and KLHA were roped in as the 11th hour venue.
"Both our girls and boys teams have been training for a month now, and hopefully the perform much better than last year," said KLHA secretary V. Rajamanickam.
While the KL girls beat Malacca 3-0 for bronze, the KL boys finished ninth.
Boys -- Group A: Penang, Johor, Terengganu, Negri Sembilan, Kedah; Group B: Malacca, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Sarawak; Group C: Kuala Lumpur, Pahang, Sabah, Kelantan.
Girls -- Group A: Selangor, Kedah, Sabah, Kelantan, Sarawak; Group B: Pahang, Negri Sembilan, Terengganu, Penang; Group C: Perak, Malacca, Johor, Kuala Lumpur.
Only Perlis failed to send a team for the Girls, while the rest of the states fielded teams for both genders.
Both the tournaments will be played at the Kuala Lumpur HA, and Education Ministry artificial pitches in Jalan Pantai.
Last year, held in Malacca, the tournament was a nine-a-side event, but its back to 11-a-side.
Boys' defending champions are Terengganu, while the Girls' champions are Selangor. Terengganu were held to a 1-1 draw by Selangor, but won the shoot-out 2-0.
Selangor also ended with a 2-2 draw against Penang, but won the shoot-out 3-1.
Sabah were initially supposed to host both the events, but a Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) inspection team found their pitch and facilities not up to the mark.
The MHC took over the hosts job, and KLHA were roped in as the 11th hour venue.
"Both our girls and boys teams have been training for a month now, and hopefully the perform much better than last year," said KLHA secretary V. Rajamanickam.
While the KL girls beat Malacca 3-0 for bronze, the KL boys finished ninth.
Boys -- Group A: Penang, Johor, Terengganu, Negri Sembilan, Kedah; Group B: Malacca, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Sarawak; Group C: Kuala Lumpur, Pahang, Sabah, Kelantan.
Girls -- Group A: Selangor, Kedah, Sabah, Kelantan, Sarawak; Group B: Pahang, Negri Sembilan, Terengganu, Penang; Group C: Perak, Malacca, Johor, Kuala Lumpur.
Sunday, March 12, 2017
World League Rd 2 Dhaka: GOLD for Malaysia!
THE NATIONAL hockey players came back from two goals down to hold China 2-2 and then win the World League Round Two gold medal on penalty shoot-out in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday.
In the shoot-out, Malaysia won 5-3.
Malaysia and China, by reaching the final in Dhaka, had already qualified for the World League Semifinals and will play either in Johannesburg on July 9-23, or in London on Jun 15-25.
Playing on an almost dry pitch, due to strong winds, China took the lead at the first quarter break off a penalty corner attempt.
Lanky defender Du Talake's thundering flick in the 15th minute beat custodian Hafizuddin Othman for the lead.
And Malaysia were in trouble by the 22nd minute, when Jun Su tucked in from close range to increase the lead.
Malaysia's misery was compounded in the 25th minute, when Najmi Jazlan missed a penalty stroke chance by flicking straight to goalkeeper Ming Cheng.
Ming Cheng was the hero of the moment, as he saved five point blank attempts by Malaysia, while one was saved by the post.
Malaysia bungled eight penalty corners and a penalty stroke by half-time.
Finally, the 11th penalty corner was tucked in by Shahril Saabah in the 46th minute.
And the 12th penalty corner in the 55th minute was also made good, as Najmi Jazlan scored the equaliser and took the match to shoot-out.
RESULTS: Final -- Malaysia 2 China 2 (Malaysian win shoot-out 5-3; Third-Fourth: Oman 1 Egypt 5; Fifth-Sixth: Bangladesh 3 Ghaha 3 (Bangladesh win sudden-death shoot-out 4-3; Seventh-Eighth: Fiji 3 Sri Lanka 5.
In the shoot-out, Malaysia won 5-3.
Malaysia and China, by reaching the final in Dhaka, had already qualified for the World League Semifinals and will play either in Johannesburg on July 9-23, or in London on Jun 15-25.
Playing on an almost dry pitch, due to strong winds, China took the lead at the first quarter break off a penalty corner attempt.
Lanky defender Du Talake's thundering flick in the 15th minute beat custodian Hafizuddin Othman for the lead.
And Malaysia were in trouble by the 22nd minute, when Jun Su tucked in from close range to increase the lead.
Malaysia's misery was compounded in the 25th minute, when Najmi Jazlan missed a penalty stroke chance by flicking straight to goalkeeper Ming Cheng.
Ming Cheng was the hero of the moment, as he saved five point blank attempts by Malaysia, while one was saved by the post.
Malaysia bungled eight penalty corners and a penalty stroke by half-time.
Finally, the 11th penalty corner was tucked in by Shahril Saabah in the 46th minute.
And the 12th penalty corner in the 55th minute was also made good, as Najmi Jazlan scored the equaliser and took the match to shoot-out.
RESULTS: Final -- Malaysia 2 China 2 (Malaysian win shoot-out 5-3; Third-Fourth: Oman 1 Egypt 5; Fifth-Sixth: Bangladesh 3 Ghaha 3 (Bangladesh win sudden-death shoot-out 4-3; Seventh-Eighth: Fiji 3 Sri Lanka 5.
Now for the gold medal...
MALAYSIA qualified for the World League Semifinals, when they beat Egypt 5-0 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday.
The finalists here will play either in London or South Africa to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in India.
Egypt opted to defend in numbers, and rely on counter-attacks and it back-fired on them.
Malaysia will now play China for the World League Round Two gold medal today. China beat Oman 5-1 in the other semi-finals.
Razie Rahim calmed the Malaysian nerves when he fired a low penalty corner towards goalkeeper Wael Noureldin's left in the 15th minute for the lead.
This was what Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) Technical Director Terry Walsh had recommended a day before as he noticed Wael was weak in that area.
After that the goals came easy off Fitri Shaari (26th), Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin (30th), Shahril Saabah (44th) and Aiman Nik Rosemi (49th).
After accomplishing their first goal, Malaysian players took a portrait shot -- and are looking forward to claiming the gold medal as well.
"One target down, now for the gold medal," said a relieved Malaysian coach Stephen van Huizen.
On paper and going by this tournament's form China are no match for Malaysia.
"Credit to the players as they displayed an all-round polished performance. This was our best match in this tournament so far, and I believe that we can beat China in the final to defend our World League gold medal," said van Huizen.
In the 2015 World League Round Two in Singapore, Malaysia whipped Poland 8-0 in the final.
Looking forward, the coach has many more options for the World League Semifinals as four regulars were left behind due to injuries and family commitments.
"Yes we left four players (S. Kumar, Firhan Ashaari, Baljit Singh, Faizal Shaari) back home and I believe we will have a much stronger team for the World League Semifinals where we hope to qualify for the India World Cup," said van Huizen.
Johannesburg will host the World League Semifinals on Jul 9-23, while in London it will be on Jun 15-25.
RESULTS: Semi-finals: Malaysia 5 Egypt 0, China 5 Oman 1.
Fifth-Eighth -- Sri Lanka 0 Bangladesh 9, Ghana 11 Fiji 2.
SUNDAY: Final -- Malaysia v China (6pm); Third-Fourth: Oman v Egypt (3.45pm); Fifth-Sixth: Bangladesh v Ghana (1.30pm); Seventh-Eighth: Fiji v Sri Lanka (11.15am).
Note: Malaysian time.
The finalists here will play either in London or South Africa to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in India.
Egypt opted to defend in numbers, and rely on counter-attacks and it back-fired on them.
Malaysia will now play China for the World League Round Two gold medal today. China beat Oman 5-1 in the other semi-finals.
Razie Rahim calmed the Malaysian nerves when he fired a low penalty corner towards goalkeeper Wael Noureldin's left in the 15th minute for the lead.
This was what Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) Technical Director Terry Walsh had recommended a day before as he noticed Wael was weak in that area.
After that the goals came easy off Fitri Shaari (26th), Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin (30th), Shahril Saabah (44th) and Aiman Nik Rosemi (49th).
After accomplishing their first goal, Malaysian players took a portrait shot -- and are looking forward to claiming the gold medal as well.
"One target down, now for the gold medal," said a relieved Malaysian coach Stephen van Huizen.
On paper and going by this tournament's form China are no match for Malaysia.
"Credit to the players as they displayed an all-round polished performance. This was our best match in this tournament so far, and I believe that we can beat China in the final to defend our World League gold medal," said van Huizen.
In the 2015 World League Round Two in Singapore, Malaysia whipped Poland 8-0 in the final.
Looking forward, the coach has many more options for the World League Semifinals as four regulars were left behind due to injuries and family commitments.
"Yes we left four players (S. Kumar, Firhan Ashaari, Baljit Singh, Faizal Shaari) back home and I believe we will have a much stronger team for the World League Semifinals where we hope to qualify for the India World Cup," said van Huizen.
Johannesburg will host the World League Semifinals on Jul 9-23, while in London it will be on Jun 15-25.
RESULTS: Semi-finals: Malaysia 5 Egypt 0, China 5 Oman 1.
Fifth-Eighth -- Sri Lanka 0 Bangladesh 9, Ghana 11 Fiji 2.
SUNDAY: Final -- Malaysia v China (6pm); Third-Fourth: Oman v Egypt (3.45pm); Fifth-Sixth: Bangladesh v Ghana (1.30pm); Seventh-Eighth: Fiji v Sri Lanka (11.15am).
Note: Malaysian time.
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