Perak Terus Cemerlang

Juara bertahan Divisyen 1, Perak terus cemerlang meraih kemenangan kedua Kumpulan A Piala Razak selepas menewaskan Melaka 2-1 pada perlawanan yang berlangsung di Stadium HokiNasional Bukit Jalil, hariini. 

Meskipun sekali lagi meraih tiga mata penuh selepas menewaskan Pulau Pinang 7-3 pada perlawanan pertama, ketua jurulatih K Yogeswaran berpendapat saingan cukup sengit diberikan oleh Melaka.

“Akibat terlalu banyak kad kuning yang dikutip, pemain mula hilang fokus sekali gus ia menjejaskan rentak permainan kami.

“Apapun, kami sudah mencatatkan kemenangan kedua dan harap ia dapat diulangi apabila bertemu Terengganu selepas ini,” katanya.

Perak berpeluang untuk di depan pada minit ke-9 selepas dihadiahkan pukulan sudut penalti, tetapi penjaga gol Melaka Mohammad Ridzwan Azmi berjaya menafikan tiga cubaan lawan.

Bekas penyerang skuad negara Hafifihafiz Hanafi akhirnya menghadiahkan gol pertama Perak selepas menguis masuk bola hasil pukulan sudut penalti minit ke-22.

Perak terus di depan seminit selepas itu apabila Muhamad Fitri Ismail berjaya mencari ruang di dalam kawasan D untuk menjaringkan gol padang.

Bagaimanapun Melaka tidak mudah menyerah kalah apabila merapatkan jurang menerusi pukulan sudut penalti yang disempurnakan oleh Amirullah Zainol minit ke-34.

Results –Division One Group A: Perak 2 Malacca 1

Division 2: Kelantan 3 Perlis 2; Armed Forces 5 Sarawak 3; Police 3 Selangor 2

PERAK STRUGGLE TO GET PAST MALACCA

Defending champions Perak edged Malacca 2-1 to win their second consecutive match in the TNB 53^rdTun Abdul Razak Cup Division One Tournament at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil today.

Forward Hafifi Hafiz shot the silver state ahead with a 22^nd minute penalty corner and Fitri Ismail made it 2-0 via a field goal one minute later.

Malacca, dubbed ‘The Hurricanes’ for their famous hard-fought 5-4 victory over Terengganu on Monday, were far less ferocious today but made steady progress to contain Perak’s marauding attack and in the process scored a 34^th minute penalty corner via AmirullahZainal.

The next two quarters were evenly contested with near misses from both sides. Perak defeated Penang 7-3 in Monday’s opening matches.

Police came back from the brink of defeat to turn the tables on Selangor following a 3-2 win in their Division Two match today.

Mohd RazaliZulkiplihad given the cops a 10^th minute lead via a field goal but a Mohd Amerullah Abdul Aziz 49^thminute penalty stroke and Muhammad Noor Faez Ibrahim penalty corner just one minute later had the favourites against the wall.

However, a burst of two goals in a space of 10 minutes saw Police creeping back into the game. Azreen Rizal Nasirequalised in the 54th minute and drag-flick specialist Baljit Singh found the winning goal six minutes later.

Police go top of the table standings with 10 points followed by Armed Forces on seven. Forces and Kelantan closed the gap at the top of the table standings by defeating Sarawak 5-3 and Perlis 3-2 respectively.

The soldiers have amassed seven points now – three behind Police in the table standings while Kelantan, Selangor and Perlis are tied on six points.

HanipCheHalimstarted Forces goal rush with a 5^th minute field goal and added his second and third goals in the 11^th and 42^nd minutes in similar fashion before Tuan Abdul Walidsliced through the East Malaysian state misery with a 40^th minute field goal.

Sarawak replied through Michael Xavier (41^st, FG) and a brace from RhohanUtok (52^nd 56^th). It was Sarawak’s third consecutive defeat in the tournament.

Mohd Aminuddin pounced on a loose ball to score two minutes into the game – the fastest goal scored in the 53^rd edition of the Razak Cup, and Syabrie Shamsuddinin made it 2-0 from open play in the sixth minute for Kelantan as Perlis struggled to keep pace with their east coast opponents.

It was only in the 37^th minute that Perlis earned a penalty scorner andNajmiFarizalwas spot on to close the gap 2-1. Kelantan, however, increased the lead seven minutes later through ShahrulAnuaroff a field goal to go 3-1 up.

But a resilient Perlis gave all they had and were rewarded with aAzroyAzeman53^rd minute field goal. That was as far as Perlis could go.

Results –Division One Group A: Perak 2 Malacca 1

Division 2: Kelantan 3 Perlis 2; Armed Forces 5 Sarawak 3; Police 3 Selangor 2

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