SK Permatang Damar Laut wins Under-12 basketball carnival after upsetting favourites

Young stars: The winning teams with their prizes during the first leg of the Under-12 Basketball Carnival held at the SJKC Shang Wu multi-purpose hall in Ayer Itam, Penang. Siew Ling (centre in black) and Nestle Breakfast Cereals business development manager Desmond Kok (next to her) presented the prizes.

A LAST-minute team from SK Permatang Damar Laut stunned the top teams by winning the girls’ Under-12 category in the first leg of the three-leg Under-12 Basketball Carnival held at the SJKC Shang Wu Multi-purpose hall in Ayer Itam, Penang.

SK Permatang Damar Laut beat the favourites SJKC Min Terk 1-0 in a penalty shootout in the final after both teams drew 2-2 at full time.