Saturday, April 28, 2012

KL AND PENANG LOOK CONVINCING

Defending champions Kuala Lumpur and Penang look convincing in the MILO-NSC National Under 16 Championships currently being played in Kedah.

The tournament, hosted by Kedah Hockey Association at two venues, Sg Petani and Alor Star has seen 12 matches being played over the opening two days.

Kuala Lumpur, who are in Group A, opened their campaign by trouncing Terengganu 6-1 on Friday and followed it up with another six goals, this time with Johor on the receiving end with a similar 6-1 margin.

Selangor who are in the same group as KL have also registered two wins, trashing Pahang 8-0 and followed up with a 2-1 win over Kelantan.

Pahang seem to be out of sorts, losing their second match also with a big margin, this time Terengganu cruising to a 7-1 win.

In Group B both Penang and Malacca have registered two wins.

Penang hammered Negri Sembilan 5-0 on Friday and followed it up with a 2-0 win over Perlis.

Malacca were also on form, as they defeated Perlis 6-2 and followed that with a 4-0 win over hosts Kedah.

Perak are another team that are on maximum points after they edged Kedah 3-2 before another close match against NS in which they won 2-1.

Results Day One ( Friday )

Group A
Kuala Lumpur 6 Terengganu 1
Johor 4 Kelantan 1
Selangor 8 Pahang 0

Group B
Malacca 6 Perlis 2
Penang 5 Negri Sembilan 0
Perak 3 Kedah 2

Results Day Two ( Saturday )

Group A
Kuala Lumpur 6 Johor 1
Terengganu 7 Pahang 1
Selangor 2 Kelantan 1

Group B
Penang 2 Perlis 0
Perak 2 Negri Sembilan 1
Malacca 4 Kedah 0