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Bandar
Penawar
Sports
School On A
Hot Streak |
Dikemaskini :
20 May 2008 08:42 AM
Bandar Penawar
Sports School
remained unbeaten
after five matches
in the Ministry of
Education Football
League (MEFL)
Under-14 competition
with a convincing
2-0 win over
Selangor in a Group
B match on Saturday.
In the match played
at Padang C in UiTM
in Shah Alam, Bandar
Penawar showed
all-round strength
to score both the
goals in the first
half.
Right flanker Rafik
Ishak gave his team
the lead with a well
executed goal before
midfielder N.
Thanabalan added the
second.
With a two-goal
cushion, Bandar
Penawar took their
foot off the pedal
after the breather
but had reason for
doing that as they
have another match
on Monday when they
take on Sarawak at
Padang MSN in Bukit
Jalil.
Despite playing two
matches in three
days, Bandar Penawar
coach Zainuddin Mohd
Zain, is still
confident that his
team will be able to
maintain their
unbeaten run in the
first round.
After the match
against Sarawak,
Bandar Penawar will
complete their
fixtures with a home
match against Johor
this Saturday.
“It is tiring but I
have faith in the
young team. The
players have shown a
lot of commitment
and good teamwork.
This has been our
hallmark in the
matches played so
far,” said Zainuddin.
“Except for four
players who are in
Form Two, the rest
of the team is made
up of players who
are below 13 years
of age and studying
in Form One.”
Bandar Penawar lead
the group with 13
points derived from
four wins and a
draw.
They beat Malacca
3-1 in their opening
match but were held
to a 1-1 draw by
Terengganu.
However, Bandar
Penawar woke up from
the jolt with a
thumping 3-0 win
over Pahang before
the match against
Selangor.
“Ours is a very
young team with a
majority of the
players still under
13-years-old and
still studying in
Form One...only four
are from Form Two,”
said Zainuddin.
Goalkeeper Mohamad
Ghafur, striker
Mohammad Amin,
Thanabalan and Rafik
form the backbone of
the team.
“They form the core
of the team. The
team has gone from
strength to strength
and from what I have
seen, we can only
get better,” said
Zainuddin.
Meanwhile,
Terengganu
registered a double
when both their
Under-17 and
Under-14 teams came
off on top against
Malacca - winning
4-0 and 2-0
respectively.
In other Under-14
Group B matches,
Pahang beat Johor
3-1 while Negri
Sembilan edged
Sarawak 3-2.
In Group A, Perak
thumped Perlis 6-0
and Kedah walked
away with a 4-3 win
over Penang in a
seven-goal thriller.
However, the Penang
Under-17 gained
revenge over Kedah
with a big 5-2 win
in a Group A match
while Perak beat
Perlis 3-1.
In Group B, Johor
beat Pahang 1-0,
Negri won 1-0
against Sarawak and
Bukit Jalil Sports
School came off 2-1
winners over
Selangor.
The MEFL is
organised with the
cooperation of
100PLUS, the
Ministry of
Education, the
Ministry of Youth
and Sports and the
Football Association
of Malaysia (FAM).
The league is
participated by a
total of 16 teams,
one from each state,
and will run from
April through to
August this year.
UNDER-14 RESULTS
GROUP A:
Penang 3 Kedah 4;
Perak 6 Perlis 0
GROUP B:
Johor 1 Pahang
3; Malacca
0 Terengganu 4;
Negeri Sembilan 3
Sarawak 2; Selangor
0 SSBP 2
UNDER-17 RESULTS
GROUP A:
Penang 5 Kedah 2;
Perak 3 Perlis 1
GROUP B:
Johor 1 Pahang
0; Malacca
0 Terengganu 2;
Negeri Sembilan 1
Sarawak 0; Selangor
1 SSBJ 2
