Terengganu Hockey Team (THT) lost in their opening match to the 2015 TNB-MHL Premier League season to their arch rivals, Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club.
The match which also served as the curtain raiser Charity Shield was played at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
THT took the lead in the 15th minute when Jose Leandro Tolini scored from a penalty corner but the lead did not last long with KLHC hit back through a penalty corner of their own, converted by Pakistani Ali Shan in the 19th minute.
It did not end there as they converted two successive penalty corners in the 20th and 21st minute through Nabil Fiqri and Razie Rahim respectively.
Two field goals by Muhammad Rashid Baharom in the 33rd and 49th minute made the score 5-1 to the home side before Ismail Abu pulled one back in the 52nd minute.
However there was enough time for another KLHC strike when Harvinder Singh scored another field goal in the 58th minute to make the final score 6-2 in favour of KLHC.
The win gave Dharmaraj Abdullah boys three points with a healthy goal difference but for for THT head coach, Sarjit Singh it would be back to the drawing board before their next match against Maybank on Friday at the same venue.
Sunday, 2 August 2015
NAKAJIMA HATTRICK LIFTS TURTLES TO SEVENTH
Issey Nakajima made his return to the Terengganu side in style last night by grabbing a 24 minutes hattrick as The Turtles trashed the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) 5-1 at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi.
Terengganu who had registered two consecutive wins last month since ending their run of six successive defeats, needed to win all three points to push themselves for a better position in the Super League.
They started the match well with Ismail Faruqi testing Syed Adney Syed Hussin in the ATM goal early on.
The pocket sized attacking midfielder then put his team ahead in the 15th minute when he headed home a cross from Sharin Sapien, whose run was spotted by Norshahrul Idlan Talaha who had broken through on the right wing.
However the lead did not last long and in the 23rd minute the score was level again when a foul by Vincent Bikana on Jerry Palacios saw the referee awarding ATM with a free-kick right at the edge of the penalty area.
Abdulafees Salam blast found its way past the Terengganu defensive wall, giving Sharbinee Allawee no chance at all.
The Terengganu goalkeeper had to be alert on a number of occasions too as ATM looked lively in their new 3-5-2 formation. However no more goal was scored and the teams went off at the interval with the score tied at 1-1.
The home side began the second half aggressively and could have taken the lead if Hairuddin Omar's header had been more accurate.
Then four minutes into the half, Terengganu took the lead again. Gustavo Lopez, whose two goals prior to this match came from dead ball situations, made it three when his attempt left Syed Adney grasping thin air.
Terengganu head coach, Ahmad Yusof made his first change in the 52nd minutes with Nakajima coming on for Sharin Sapien. Four minutes later the Japanese-Canadian had his name on the scoresheet.
Ismail darted in from the right and attempted to play a one-two with Ashari Samsuddin but the latter's touch saw the ball rolling away from him.
Out of nowhere came Norshahrul with a burst of speed that took him past two ATM defenders before crossing it across the goalmouth where good anticipation saw Nakajima arriving ahead of a defender to turn the ball over the line.
The joy was clear on his face after only able to watch his team-mates in action since May due to a stomach muscle injury.
With a 3-1 lead, Ahmad Yusof decided to bring Ashari off and replaced him with Fakhrurazi Musa in the 67th minute. The midfielder almost made an immediate impact when his shot from outside the box hit the post with Syed Adney beaten.
In the 73rd minute Fakhrurazi crossed the ball from the right and Nakajima arrived ahead of a defender to turn the ball past Syed Adney. Six minutes later in an almost similar move Nakajima completed his first hat-trick in Terengganu colours.
The win lifted Terengganu into seventh place in the Super League table and they will entertain the Lions XII next on Wednesday.
Terengganu who had registered two consecutive wins last month since ending their run of six successive defeats, needed to win all three points to push themselves for a better position in the Super League.
They started the match well with Ismail Faruqi testing Syed Adney Syed Hussin in the ATM goal early on.
The pocket sized attacking midfielder then put his team ahead in the 15th minute when he headed home a cross from Sharin Sapien, whose run was spotted by Norshahrul Idlan Talaha who had broken through on the right wing.
However the lead did not last long and in the 23rd minute the score was level again when a foul by Vincent Bikana on Jerry Palacios saw the referee awarding ATM with a free-kick right at the edge of the penalty area.
Abdulafees Salam blast found its way past the Terengganu defensive wall, giving Sharbinee Allawee no chance at all.
The Terengganu goalkeeper had to be alert on a number of occasions too as ATM looked lively in their new 3-5-2 formation. However no more goal was scored and the teams went off at the interval with the score tied at 1-1.
The home side began the second half aggressively and could have taken the lead if Hairuddin Omar's header had been more accurate.
Then four minutes into the half, Terengganu took the lead again. Gustavo Lopez, whose two goals prior to this match came from dead ball situations, made it three when his attempt left Syed Adney grasping thin air.
Terengganu head coach, Ahmad Yusof made his first change in the 52nd minutes with Nakajima coming on for Sharin Sapien. Four minutes later the Japanese-Canadian had his name on the scoresheet.
Ismail darted in from the right and attempted to play a one-two with Ashari Samsuddin but the latter's touch saw the ball rolling away from him.
Out of nowhere came Norshahrul with a burst of speed that took him past two ATM defenders before crossing it across the goalmouth where good anticipation saw Nakajima arriving ahead of a defender to turn the ball over the line.
The joy was clear on his face after only able to watch his team-mates in action since May due to a stomach muscle injury.
With a 3-1 lead, Ahmad Yusof decided to bring Ashari off and replaced him with Fakhrurazi Musa in the 67th minute. The midfielder almost made an immediate impact when his shot from outside the box hit the post with Syed Adney beaten.
In the 73rd minute Fakhrurazi crossed the ball from the right and Nakajima arrived ahead of a defender to turn the ball past Syed Adney. Six minutes later in an almost similar move Nakajima completed his first hat-trick in Terengganu colours.
The win lifted Terengganu into seventh place in the Super League table and they will entertain the Lions XII next on Wednesday.
Thursday, 30 July 2015
KOBERT CONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT FOR TERENGGANU HOCKEY
Kobert, a local brand from Kuala Terengganu continue making their presence felt in the Terengganu sports scene by sponsoring the state's challenge in the 2015 hockey season.
Apart from providing the apparels for the Terengganu Hockey Team (THT) which will play in the Premier League, Kobert also provide supports for two other Terengganu teams, the men and women teams that will play in Division One and Women League respectively under the banner of Terengganu Sports Council/Terengganu Hockey Association (MSNT/PHT)
Last night during the THT jersey launch and player presentation ceremony, Kobert presented the Terengganu Hockey Association with the mock cheque of RM100,000 by their Chief Executive Officer, Mohamad Faeez, witnessed by Terengganu Chief Minister, Dato' Seri Ahmad Razif and the state Sports and Youth EXCO member, Dato' Rozi Mamat.
Apart from providing the apparels for the Terengganu Hockey Team (THT) which will play in the Premier League, Kobert also provide supports for two other Terengganu teams, the men and women teams that will play in Division One and Women League respectively under the banner of Terengganu Sports Council/Terengganu Hockey Association (MSNT/PHT)
Last night during the THT jersey launch and player presentation ceremony, Kobert presented the Terengganu Hockey Association with the mock cheque of RM100,000 by their Chief Executive Officer, Mohamad Faeez, witnessed by Terengganu Chief Minister, Dato' Seri Ahmad Razif and the state Sports and Youth EXCO member, Dato' Rozi Mamat.
LATIN FLAVOURS FOR THT
Terengganu Hockey Team (THT) unveiled their squad for the 2015 TNB-MHL Premier League challenge last night in a ceremony at the Primula Hotel, Kuala Terengganu.
2014 'double' winner THT will continue to be guided by Sarjit Singh and he will be assisted by Mohamad Shamsol Ismail and Nurul Fakri Mohamad Alias. Roshali Tahar is the team manager and Arman Che Mohamad is his assistant.
THT retained most of the players that helped them to their inaugural titles last season with brothers Faizal Saari and Fitri Saari are expected to continue playing prominent roles in the squad.
Other familiar names are Ismail Abu, Azlan Misron, Jivan Mohan, Engku Abdul Malek, Muhammad Firhan Ashari and Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin while Muhammad Hafizuddin Othman and Mohamad Hazrul Faiz will continue their rivalry to play between the posts.
Last season, THT were powered by their South Korean players. However this season they opted for Latin flavours with three Argentine players signed for the campaign.
The trio are led by the experienced Ignicio Quilez. The rest of the Argentines are defenders Nicolas Cicileo and midfielder Pablo Trevisan. Jose Leandro Tolini provides an Italian flavour to the THT midfield.
Pakistan international midfielder, Ahmad Shakeel Butt who helped his country to win the silver medal at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games completes THT foreign players quota.
THT will open their campaign against the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) on Sunday, 2 August in a match that will also serve as the Charity Shield at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil.
THT squad with their jersey numbers:
1. Mohamad Shahrun Nabil Abdullah
2. Nicolas Cicileo
3. Shahrin Mohamad
4. Pablo Trevisan
5. Ignacio Quilez
6. Jose Tolini
7. Fitri Saari
8. Muhammad Shahiram Zali
9. Luqman Nul Hakim Ahmad Shukran
10. Faizal Saari
13. Ismail Abu
14. Azlan Misron
15. Jivan Mohan
16. Ahmad Shakeel Butt
20. Engku Abdul Malek
21. Muhammad Hafizuddin Othman (GK)
22. Firhan Ashari
23. Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin Tengku Abdul Jalil
32. Mohamad Hazrul Faiz Ahmad Sobri (GK)
Monday, 22 June 2015
MALAYSIA BEGIN WITH A WIN OVER CHINA
Malaysia defeated China 3-2 in their first match of the FIH World Hockey League semi-final round at the KHC Dragons Stadium in Antwerp, Belgium.
In this Group B match, Tan Beng Hai's boys took the lead through Faizal Saari reverse stick shot after 18 minutes. Muhammad Haziq then doubled Malaysia lead at the end of the second quarter.
China reduced the deficit in the third quarter through Guo Xiaoping and could have equalised through a penalty stroke but Malaysian players requested for the incident to be reviewed and the umpires cancelled the decision.
Malaysia skipper, Razie Rahim scored the third goal inn the final quarter but a lapse of concentration allowed China to score again a minute later.
The Speedy Tigers however held on to register a win on their opening match. Next they will face Ireland on 25 June.
In this Group B match, Tan Beng Hai's boys took the lead through Faizal Saari reverse stick shot after 18 minutes. Muhammad Haziq then doubled Malaysia lead at the end of the second quarter.
China reduced the deficit in the third quarter through Guo Xiaoping and could have equalised through a penalty stroke but Malaysian players requested for the incident to be reviewed and the umpires cancelled the decision.
Malaysia skipper, Razie Rahim scored the third goal inn the final quarter but a lapse of concentration allowed China to score again a minute later.
The Speedy Tigers however held on to register a win on their opening match. Next they will face Ireland on 25 June.
Sunday, 17 May 2015
CROWD TROUBLE AS TURTLES GO OUT ON AWAY GOALS
Terengganu fans ran amok last night after their team was knocked out by the Lions XII who despite losing the match 3-2 went through to the FA Cup final on away goals rule.
Having lost 2-1 in Singapore last week, Abdul Rahman Ibrahim's boys only needed to win 1-0 to win using the rule themselves but it did not happen according to plan.
Instead, the Lions were the one that managed to score first when Khairul Amri managed to win the ball in an aerial duel with Vincent Bikana before rounding Sharbinee Allawee and slotting the ball home.
With no more advantage to them, Terengganu players knew they have to attack. It paid off in the 22nd minute when Paolo Rangel beat Izwan Mahbud with a looping header from a good cross from Issey Nakajima.
Five minutes later the visitors restored their lead when Khairul Amri rasping drive went past Sharbinee after Bikana could only partially cleared a free-kick that was lobbed into the box.
It was a disaster for Terengganu and in order for them to go through they need to score three more goals. To make things harder, Nakajima had to go off when he suffered a recurrence of the injury that kept him out of the first leg.
As the match went into added time at the end of the first half Muhamad Safuwan fouled Rangel inside the penalty area and referee, Amirul Izwan immediately pointed to the spot.
Rangel picked himself up and Izwan Mahbud was beaten for the second time during the match. With the score at 2-2, the advantage was still with the Lions as the players trooped off to the dressing room at the end of the first half.
On the hour mark Terengganu got themselves closer to their mission after Norshahrul Idlan Talaha scored with an acrobatic kick. An initial attempt by Ahmad Nordin Alias was blocked by a Lion defender but Norshahrul reacted first to score his first goal for The Turtles.
At 3-2 Terengganu only needed one more goal to go through and the thirty thousand plus spectators were urging them on. However the Lions' defence stood firm.
Then as it entered the last few minutes of the match Terengganu forced a number of corners and from one of them they managed to get the ball into the net and the stadium erupted with joy.
However their joy was short-lived when the referee assistant raised his flag indicating that Ahmad Nordin who got the last touch of the ball was in an offside position.
The goal was not to be counted and during the following commotion, the referee flashed the red card to Rangel for behaving aggressively while protesting the decision.
A few minutes later, Gustavo Lopez followed his team-mate into the dressing room when he was shown a second yellow card for dissent and The Turtles' FA Cup dream was as good as over.
The fans then began to take their frustration on the police and the trouble lasted for more than five hours before the authorities managed to disperse the crowd.
Having lost 2-1 in Singapore last week, Abdul Rahman Ibrahim's boys only needed to win 1-0 to win using the rule themselves but it did not happen according to plan.
Instead, the Lions were the one that managed to score first when Khairul Amri managed to win the ball in an aerial duel with Vincent Bikana before rounding Sharbinee Allawee and slotting the ball home.
With no more advantage to them, Terengganu players knew they have to attack. It paid off in the 22nd minute when Paolo Rangel beat Izwan Mahbud with a looping header from a good cross from Issey Nakajima.
Five minutes later the visitors restored their lead when Khairul Amri rasping drive went past Sharbinee after Bikana could only partially cleared a free-kick that was lobbed into the box.
It was a disaster for Terengganu and in order for them to go through they need to score three more goals. To make things harder, Nakajima had to go off when he suffered a recurrence of the injury that kept him out of the first leg.
As the match went into added time at the end of the first half Muhamad Safuwan fouled Rangel inside the penalty area and referee, Amirul Izwan immediately pointed to the spot.
Rangel picked himself up and Izwan Mahbud was beaten for the second time during the match. With the score at 2-2, the advantage was still with the Lions as the players trooped off to the dressing room at the end of the first half.
On the hour mark Terengganu got themselves closer to their mission after Norshahrul Idlan Talaha scored with an acrobatic kick. An initial attempt by Ahmad Nordin Alias was blocked by a Lion defender but Norshahrul reacted first to score his first goal for The Turtles.
At 3-2 Terengganu only needed one more goal to go through and the thirty thousand plus spectators were urging them on. However the Lions' defence stood firm.
Then as it entered the last few minutes of the match Terengganu forced a number of corners and from one of them they managed to get the ball into the net and the stadium erupted with joy.
However their joy was short-lived when the referee assistant raised his flag indicating that Ahmad Nordin who got the last touch of the ball was in an offside position.
The goal was not to be counted and during the following commotion, the referee flashed the red card to Rangel for behaving aggressively while protesting the decision.
A few minutes later, Gustavo Lopez followed his team-mate into the dressing room when he was shown a second yellow card for dissent and The Turtles' FA Cup dream was as good as over.
The fans then began to take their frustration on the police and the trouble lasted for more than five hours before the authorities managed to disperse the crowd.
Saturday, 9 May 2015
SLIM ADVANTAGE TO THE LIONS
The Lions XII will take a slim advantage to Kuala Terengganu in a week time after they defeated the east coast side 2-1 in the first leg of the 2015 FA Cup semi-final at the Jalan Besar Stadium tonight.
Fandi Ahmad boys who thrived on the surface of the articial turf displayed their usual fast attacking football and tested Terengganu goalkeeper, Sharbinee Allawee on a number of occasions.
Gabriel Quok was the main threat for the home side, pulling the strings for the likes of Faris Ramli and Khairul Nizam.
It was the winger's free-kick that put Lions XII ahead in the 30th minute after the awkward bounce deceived Sharbinee and Khairul Nizam took full advantage by slotting the ball home.
Four minutes later they made it two when Faris made full use of his speed to get past the Terengganu defence after receiving a pass from Nazrul Nazari.
However, Gustavo Lopez free-kick in the 37th minute saw The Turtles scoring an important away goal that could turn out to be crucial when the team meet again in a week time.
The home side tied hard to add to their tally but Sharbinee played a blinder and kept out most of the attempts on his goal and on the few occasions he was beaten, lady luck smiled at him as the woodwork came to his rescue.
Fandi Ahmad boys who thrived on the surface of the articial turf displayed their usual fast attacking football and tested Terengganu goalkeeper, Sharbinee Allawee on a number of occasions.
Gabriel Quok was the main threat for the home side, pulling the strings for the likes of Faris Ramli and Khairul Nizam.
It was the winger's free-kick that put Lions XII ahead in the 30th minute after the awkward bounce deceived Sharbinee and Khairul Nizam took full advantage by slotting the ball home.
Four minutes later they made it two when Faris made full use of his speed to get past the Terengganu defence after receiving a pass from Nazrul Nazari.
However, Gustavo Lopez free-kick in the 37th minute saw The Turtles scoring an important away goal that could turn out to be crucial when the team meet again in a week time.
The home side tied hard to add to their tally but Sharbinee played a blinder and kept out most of the attempts on his goal and on the few occasions he was beaten, lady luck smiled at him as the woodwork came to his rescue.
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