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.