Malaysia move into semis after demolishing Japan


  • Hockey
  • Sunday, 23 Oct 2016

KUANTAN, 23 Okt -- Pemain kebangsaan Fitri Saari diasak pemain Jepun, Tsubasa Yamamizu ketika perlawanan sempena Kejohanan Trofi Juara-Juara Asia di Stadium Hoki Kuantan hari ini.
Keputusan penuh Malaysia 7-2 Jepun sekaligus layak ke separuh akhir.
Kejohanan itu berlangsung di Stadium Hoki Kuantan sehingga 30 Oktober ini yang disertai pasukan terbaik Asia termasuk India, Pakistan, Korea, China dan Jepun.
--fotoBERNAMA (2016) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

KUANTAN: Faizal Saari fired a brace as Malaysia qualified for the semi-finals of the Asian Champions Trophy with ease.

The Terengganu player was on target in the 37th and 59th minutes in the 7-2 victory over winless Japan at the Kuantan Hockey Stadium last night. Nik Aiman Nik Rozemi (23rd), Mohamed Rashid Baharom (27th), Nabil Fiqri Mohmed Nor (33rd), Mohamed Firhan Azhaari (44th) and Fitri Saari (58th) contributed the other goals as Malaysia recorded their third win to lead the table with nine points in the six-nation tournament.

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