Stuff of Champions
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Headline Stuff of champions MediaTitle The Star Date 18 Sep 2015 Color Full Color Section Sports Circulation 338,368 Page No 73 Readership 1,032,000 Language English ArticleSize 400 cm² Journalist Aftar Singh AdValue RM 13,342 Frequency Daily PR Value RM 40,027 Stuff of champions RESULTS Watch it: PREMIER DIVISION Sapura's Faiz ■ SEMIFINALS (SECOND LEG) Helmijali is fouled by KLHC's SAPURA 1 KLHC 2 Mohd Razie (KLHC win 81 on aggregate) Abdul Rahim during their MAYBANK 2 TERENGGANU 7 Malaysia Hockey [Terengganu win 107 on aggregate) League semi final secondleg TODAY'S FIXTURES iT]atch yesterday. — DIVISION ONE FAIHAN GHANI / The Star ■ SEMIFINALS (SECOND LEG) MBIVS UITM (32) 6pm AIROD vs TNB THUNDERBOLT (14) 8pm (National Hockey Stadium, Pitch 2, Bukitjalil) *First leg scores in brackets Terengganu live up to tag as comeback kings By AFTAR SINGH the return leg to make the final last year, in the return leg and they made me proud with dished out another sterling show right from an impressive win," said Sarjit. KUALA LUMPUR: Terengganu lived up to the whistle yesterday. In the other semifinal, KLHC could afford to their tag as the comeback kings when they Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin Tengku Abdul Jalil take it easy and they allowed Sapura to take a thrashed Maybank 72 to set up a repeat gave them the lead from the first penalty cor 10 lead through Pakistan's Mumammad final against Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club ner in the second minute. Imran in the ninth minute. (KLHC) for the overall title TNB Cup in Tengku Ahmad added the second in the Mohd Razie Abdul Rahim equalised for the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL). eighth minute followed by the league's top KLHC in the 29th minute before Pakistan's Defending champions Terengganu lost marksman Faizal Saari's brace in the 33rd and Ali Shan netted the winner in the 52nd min the first leg 35 on Tuesday but bounced 51st minutes.. ute. back for the big win at the National Hockey The other goals came from Argentina's Jose This is the 15th time KLHC have qualified for Stadium in Bukit Jalil to make the final on a Leandro Tolini (ninth), Firhan Ashaari (45th) the final and their record stands at five wins 107 aggregate. and Nicolas Cicilleo (49th). and nine losses. KLHC who beat Sapura 60 in the firstleg The Tigers replied through Pakistan's KLHC coach K. Dharmaraj was delighted to semifinal match a day earlier won 21 yes Muhammad Toseep (38th) and India's guide his team to the final again. terday in the second leg to go through on an Deepanshu Bhargav (59th). "I hope to guide the team to a sixth title. We 81 aggregate. Terengganu coach Sarjit Singh praised his played well in the two semifinal legs and I just Terengganu, who similarly lost the first boys for taking their chances well. hope my players can rise to the occasion in the leg 23 came back to beat Maybank 61 in '1 was confident that my players will deliver final on Saturday," said Dharmaraj..