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Cabaran skuad B-21 negara bermula


AZZUDDIN (berdiri, tengah) bergambar bersama skuad Bawah 21 negara pada sidang media di Kelana Jaya semalam.


MISI skuad bawah 21 tahun (B-21) negara bermula apabila mereka dijadual berlepas ke Slovakia awal pagi esok bagi memulakan saingan Liga Divisyen Dua Slovakia, Liga 1.
Jika sebelum ini timbul pelbagai spekulasi mengenai pemergian skuad tersebut ke Slovakia, kini segala-galanya telah terjawab.

Sepanjang tiga bulan berada di Slova- kia, skuad kendalian Mohd. Azraai Khor Abdullah itu dijadual mengharungi 14 perlawanan iaitu tujuh perlawanan di tempat lawan manakala baki tujuh lagi di gelanggang sendiri.

Skuad negara akan menjadikan Stadium Vion sebagai gelanggang rasmi mereka sepanjang kempen liga tersebut berlangsung yang dijangka tamat pada penghujung Mei depan.


Bagaimanapun, Setiausaha Agung Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM), Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad berkata, kese- mua perlawanan yang dihadapi skuad muda negara itu tidak akan dikira mata.

"Adalah sukar bagi pihak Persatuan Bola Sepak (FA) Slovakia untuk mengira mata skuad negara memandangkan saingan liga Slovakia telah pun bermula dan ia sudah pun memasuki pusingan kedua.
"Namun, lawan mereka nanti tetap dikira mata sekiranya mereka berjaya menewaskan skuad negara.
"Jadi tidak timbul sebarang isu mengenai pemergian skuad negara ke Slovakia.

"Lawan mereka nanti pastinya mempamerkan aksi sebenar bagi mengutip mata dan ini merupakan satu pendeda- han yang cukup baik bagi skuad muda negara," jelas Azzuddin.

Walaupun aksi skuad negara nanti tidak akan dikira mata, ganjaran tetap menanti pemain-pemain muda tersebut sekiranya mereka mencatatkan keputu- san membanggakan sehingga tamat saingan liga tersebut.
"Tidak cukup dengan itu, FAM sendiri turut menyediakan habuan buat skuad Harimau Muda A ini nanti tetapi semua itu masih dalam perbincangan," kata Az- zuddin.

Oleh HELMI TALKAH
sukan@kosmo.com.my

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