23 Aug

Midfield general Mohd Fitri Saari has had two quiet matches at the Asian Games hockey event. But after scoring one goal in the 10-0 win over Thailand at the GBK Hockey Stadium on Wednesday, the Terengganu lad believes that he has surely overcome his recent poor form. “Yes, I was not playing well and was not up to my usual mark. But with the goal against Thailand, I felt much better and eager to move on. “I will be better in the next game and will try my best to score again,” he said yesterday. The Malaysians face Bangladesh in a crucial tie where they...

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22 Aug

Dua kemenangan berturut-turut yang dicatatkan oleh Malaysian Tigers meletakkan mereka kini di tangga teratas Kumpulan B dalam kempen Sukan Asia 2018 Jakarta-Palembang dengan menyaksikan skuad hoki lelaki negara telah menjaringkan 26 gol sementara bolos 2 gol serta mengumpul enam mata. Terbaru pertemuan dengan Thailand yang menyaksikan Malaysia membenam mereka 10-0 nyata mengembirkan pengendali negara, Stephen van Huizen namun dia melihat cabaran sebenar buat skuad negara telah tiba di mana bakal berdepan dengan tiga pasukan yang lebih kuat, Bangladesh, Pakistan dan Oman. “Sudah semestinya saya gembira dengan tiga lagi mata yang telah kami raih dan 10 gol yang dijaringkan hari ini tetapi saya...

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22 Aug

Malaysia romped to a 10-0 win over Thailand in the second Group B match at the GBK Hockey. It was an articulate performance form the Malaysians who created enough chances to walk off with a convincing win. They will now face three of the bigger threat in the group as they seek to cement their place in the semi-finals. They play Bangladesh next followed by Pakistan and Oman. National coach Stephen van Huizen said that they have had two good matches to get their moves right and will have to ready for the next three matches. “Yes, it is pleasing to see them make it...

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21 Aug

Pengendali Malaysian Tigress nyata berpuas hati apabila anak-anak didiknya berjaya untuk meledak 11 gol dalam pertemuan dengan Chinese Taipei bagi aksi ketiga Kumpulan A, Sukan Asia 2018 Jakarta-Palembang yang berlangsung di Padang Hoki Gelora Bung Karno, hari ini di mana jaringan tersebut menyamai jumlah jaringan pasukan Jepun ketika bertemu lawan yang sama serta melebihi pasukan China. Bagaimanapun Dharmaraj mengakui situasi penyudahan pukulan sudut penalti tidak menjadi sering berlaku kepada pasukan bimbingannya ketika bertemu lawan yang lebih mudah dan melihat pemain sepatutnya boleh menjaringkan lebih banyak gol terutamanya menerusi pukulan sudut penalti apabila 19 pukulan sudut penalti yang diperolehi hanya empat daripadanya...

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21 Aug

The national men’s hockey team will play another weaker team in their second match at the Asian Games, but the team focus will be on keeping a clean slate. Seasoned defender Muhammad Razie Abd Rahim said that letting in two goals against Kazakhstan in their opening Group B match was not good as it showed complacency on their part. The Malaysians beat Kazakhstan 16-2 in the opening tie. On Thursday they will go up against Thailand. The Thais are a familiar foe in the SEA Games and the Malaysians should have no trouble coming on top. “But we have to focus of our job at...

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20 Aug

Pengendali skuad hoki lelaki negara, Stephen Van Huizen nyata berpuas hati dengan persembahan yang telah ditampilkan oleh skuad kendaliannya selepas membelasah Kazakhstan 16-2 dalam aksi pertama kumpulan B, Sukan Asia 2018 Jakarta-Palembang yang berlangsung di Padang Hoki Gelora Bung Karno, hari ini. Kepuasan tersebut ditambah apabila lapan pemain berjaya meledak gol untuk aksi pertama di mana Muhammad Razie Abd Rahim muncul penjaring terbanyak dengan lima gol diikuti Faizal Saari tiga gol, Nik Muhammad Aiman Nik Rozemi dan Muhammad Shahril Saabah masing-masing menjaringkan dua gol sementara Faiz Helmi Jali, Meor Muhamad Azuan Hassan, Syed Mohamad Syafiq Syed Cholan, juga Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin...

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19 Aug

Skuad hoki wanita negara berjaya mendapat suntikan moral dalam kempen Sukan Asia 2018 Jakarta-Palembang selepas memastikan tiga mata pertama menjadi milik mereka apabila cemerlang membenam cabaran Hong Kong China 8-0 pada aksi yang berlangsung di Padang Hoki Gelora Bung Karno, Indonesia, hari ini. Pengendali negara, Muhammad Dharmaraj Abdullah nyata gembira dengan kemenangan yang diraih kerana baginya perlawanan pertama sentiasa menjadi perlawanan yang sukar buat skuad bimbingannya. Bagaimanapun dia menyatakan ada kekurangan yang perlu diperbaiki seperti anak-anak buahnya dilihat bermula dengan agak perlahan pada aksi separuh masa pertama. “Saya gembira apabila memulakan saingan dengan kemenangan kerana kebiasaannya perlawanan pertama akan menjadi perlawanan yang sukar...

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19 Aug

Malaysia started their women’s hockey event with a bang when they defeated Hong Kong 8-0 in the opening Group A match in the Asian Games at the GBK hockey Stadium. It was a one-way traffic for the Malaysians as they fully dominated the game and could have won by a bigger margin. But as coach, Muhammad Dharmaraj Abdullah said they were more concerned in aiming sure the player stayed with the structure and take all three points from the game. Malaysia is ranked 22nd in the world FIH list while the Hong Kong team is a further down at 44. The Malaysians dominate the game...

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19 Aug

National hockey skipper Mohamad Sukri Abdul Mutalib has called on his teammates to learn from their past experience as they seek to start the men’ hockey event at the Asian Games on a winning note. The Malaysians play an unknown quantity in Kazakhstan in their opening Group B tie at the Gelora Bung Karno hockey stadium on Monday. “None of us have played the Kazakhstan team before. So, it is a new experience. But having said that we also must not underestimate them. I am sure they will try very hard to beat us. They have nothing to lose,” he said. Sukri admitted that...

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18 Aug

Malaysian women’s team goalkeeper Farah Ayuni Yahya can expect a strong attacking opposition when they play Hong Kong in their opening Group A match of the Asian Games at the Gelora Bung Karno hockey Stadium. The Hong Kong team has decided to put the pressure on the Malaysians and will seek to get the early goals in their bid to snatch a win. Hong Kong coach Ariff Ali said the pressure is on the Malaysians and they will seek for an upset. “My players are the underdogs here. They tend to play better without the pressure. We have some changes from the World...

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