Penang hit by injury woes

Tense moment: Penang (in blue) and Terengganu T-Team players trying to latch onto a loose ball during a free-for-all aerial challenge during their President Cup clash at the USM ground.

WITH three key players down with injuries before their first round clash with Terengganu T-Team in the President Cup, more bad news awaited Penang coach Kamal Khalid.

Apart from striker Muhammad Junaidi Shafiai, defender Muhamad Redzuan Suhaidi and midfielder Mohamed Ikhmal Ibrahim, two more key players — goalkeeper G. Thamotharan Naidu and his reliable defender Muhammad Shafiq Safaruddin — joined the list when they played against the Terengganu club at the Universiti Sains Malaysia ground in Penang on Monday.