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Hoki: Malaysia bedil Scotland

SKUAD hoki negara mencatat kemenangan kedua pada Kejohanan Hoki Cabaran Lima Negara selepas mengalahkan Scotland 3-1 di Paris kelmarin.

Satu peningkatan yang baik telah dipamerkan oleh anak-anak buah Stephen van Huizen itu selepas berjaya mengalahkan Poland 3-2 pada aksi pertama, Rabu lalu.

Percaturan van Huizen yang menurunkan penjaga gol, S. Kumar dan pertahanan, Baljit Singh kelmarin nampak berkesan apabila kedua-dua pemain tersebut memainkan watak penting dalam menghalang kemaraan pemain Scotland.

"Pemain telah mempamerkan peningkatan dan beraksi lebih bagus berbanding pertemuan dengan Poland, Rabu lalu," kata van Huizen.
"Pemain juga beraksi dengan tenang dan banyak mengecewakan asakan Scotland.
"Dua gol awal berjaya memberi keyakinan tetapi apa yang lebih penting ialah pemain mampu mengekalkan kelebihan ini dan mencatat kejayaan."

Malaysia mendahului 2-0 selepas 10 minit permainan bermula menerusi gol sudut penalti daripada Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin (minit ke-7) dan Hafifihafiz Hanafi (10).
Mohd. Razie Rahim kemudian menyempurnakan pukulan sudut penalti selepas rehat untuk memberi kelebihan 3-0 kepada skuad negara sebelum Scotland mengurangkan defisit gol pada minit ke-63 menerusi Mark Ralph.

"Kita tidak mempunyai ramai pemain pertahanan seperti yang saya harapkan. Jadi beberapa pemain terpaksa beraksi lebih lama berbanding pemain lain.
"Razie adalah antara pemain yang paling konsisten dan bijak mencari posisinya di atas padang. Dia tonggak yang penting di bahagian pertahanan, jadi saya terpaksa mengekalkannya di atas padang lebih lama berbanding pemain lain."

Dengan kejayaan kedua ini, Malaysia kini mendahului kumpulan dengan enam mata, diikuti Scotland yang mengumpul 3 mata hasil kejayaan 5-4 ke atas tuan rumah, Perancis pada aksi pertama.
Ireland pula mengutip dua mata selepas seri kali kedua, kali ini diikat 3-3 oleh Perancis kelmarin.
Perancis dan Poland pula masing-masing mengumpul satu mata.

Skuad negara akan berdepan Ireland malam ini sebelum melengkapkan jadual perlawanan menentang tuan rumah Perancis malam esok.


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