Roslan feeling the heat from junior's challenge


Goalkeeper coach Martirjn Dwyer (right) instructing Roslan Jamaluddin at the Bukit Jalil Hockey Stadium last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Seasoned campaigner Roslan Jamaluddin may have experience on his side, but a rookie 13 years his junior is looking good to upstage him in the national hockey squad.

The 35-year-old Perak-born goalkeeper, who featured in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2002 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, is feeling the heat from rookie Mohd Hafizuddin Othman, who performed well in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh last month.

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