PAHANG MARCH ON IN STYLE

Pahang asserted their superiority over Penang when they trashed the islanders 6-1 in the 5th Raja Noora Ashikin Cup at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil this evening.

It was their second successive win having accounted for Armed Forces 1-0 in their opening match on Sunday.

And they are odds on favourites to advance into the last four from Group B that also comprises of Terengganu, Armed Forces and SMK Puteri.

However they will have to overcome Terengganu who registered an emphatic 10-0 win over SMK Puteri in a match played in the morning.

While Pahang have an easy task against SMK Puteri tomorrow (Tuesday), Terengganu can expect a tough encounter against ATM. And if both Pahang and Terengganu both register wins, then their match on Wednesday could well determine which team qualifies for the semis slated for Friday.

Pahang got their goals off Noralina Ali (16th), Khadijah Atirah (22nd), Noorain Arshad (23rd), Norbini Hashim (23rd), Siti Shahidah Saad (40th) and Fazilla Slyvester Silin (44th). The Penang goal was scored by Noor Fariza Noor (21st).

In another match, a solitary strike by Nurul Safiqah in the 60th minute off a penalty corner was enough to give Selangor a 1-0 win over Malacca in a Group C match.

Tables

Group A
                              P      W      D      L     G      A      PTS
Kedah                   2        1      1       0      8       3        4
Johor                     2       1       1       0      7       4        4
Perak                     2       0       2       0      4       4        2
PDRM                   1       0       0       1      2       5        0
S. Titiwangsa         1      0       0       1      1        6       0

Group B
                              P      W      D      L     G      A      PTS
Pahang                  2       2       0       0      7       1        6
Tgganu                  1      1        0       0      10     0        3
Penang                  2       1       0       1      4       7        3
ATM                     1        0       0       1      0       1        0
SMK Puteri          2        0       0       2      1       13      0

Group C
                              P      W      D      L     G      A      PTS
Singapore              2       1      1       0      7       2        4
Selangor                2       1      1       0      3       2        4
KL Sukma             1       1       0      0      1       0        3
Malacca                 2       0       0      2      0       2        0
S. Cougar              1       0       0       1      0       5        0

RESULTS

Group A
Johor 5 PDRM 2
Kedah 2 Perak 2

Group B
Terengganu 10 SMK Puteri 0

Pahang 6 Penang 1

Group C
Singapore 5 Setia Cougar 0
Selangor 1 Malacca 0

Fixtures:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011

0730
Group A
Seri Titiwangsa v PDRM
Group B
Armed Forces v Terengganu

0930H
Group C
KL Sukma v Setia Cougar
Group A
Johor v Kedah

1500H
Group B
SMK Puteri v Pahang
Group C
Singapore v Malacca