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Pemain Rajagobal ketandusan idea

Kuantan: Rentak kemenangan yang mahu dikekalkan skuad kebangsaan kendalian Datuk K Rajagobal tidak menjadi seperti diharapkan apabila tumpas 0-2 di tangan Palestin dalam perlawanan persahabatan amal di Stadium Darulmakmur malam tadi.
Satu gol pada setiap babak menerusi Khaled Saleem dan Ashraf Alfawaghra menceritakan betapa rapuhnya permainan Harimau Malaya yang baru mendapat suntikan semangat hasil kemenangan 2-1 ke atas Yaman dalam aksi kelayakan Piala Asia 2015, Jumaat lalu.

Palestin bermula garang apabila mengancam kubu skuad negara seawal minit ke-2 menerusi gerakan Khaled dari sebelah kiri yang melintangkan bola ke dalam kotak penalti namun gagal disambar kapten Imad Zatara ketika penjaga gol Mohd Farizal Marlias sudah tergamam.
Skuad kendalian Rajagobal tanpa enam tonggak utama termasuk penyerang Norshahrul Idlan Talaha dan pemain sayap Wan Zack Haikal Wan Nor turut mengatur gerakan namun buntu untuk menembusi benteng pertahanan pasukan pelawat.

Palestin yang menduduki ranking ke-150 dunia hampir di depan pada minit ke-32 selepas Farizal gagal menangkap kemas bola ketika diasak Khaled sehingga membenarkan Iyad Abugharoud melepaskan rembatan namun sekadar singgah di tepi jaring.

Namun usaha anak buah Jamal Mahmoud berhasil apabila mereka berjaya membuka tirai jaringan tujuh minit kemudian menerusi sepakan gunting Khaled selepas mendapat hantaran Mahmoud Shaikhqaseh.
Ketinggalan 0-1 Harimau Malaya cuba bangkit pada separuh masa kedua dengan Rajagobal membuat beberapa pertukaran pemain namun strategi pengendali negara itu tidak menjadi apabila jentera serangan skuad negara seakan-akan ketiadaan idea untuk menembusi kekebalan pertahanan Palestin yang ampuh bertahan.

Tempoh empat minit masa tambahan menjadi detik penuh bencana buat skuad kebangsaan apabila Palestin berjaya menambah jaringan menerusi sepakan percuma Ashraf yang gagal diselamatkan penjaga gol gantian Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Mohamed.
Pasukan pelawat boleh menambah aib pasukan tuan rumah pada penghujung perlawanan, namun mujur Syihan, pemain Harimau Muda C yang menggantikan Norazlan Razali menyelamatkan sepakan penalti Hussam Abu Saleh.



Oleh Aziman Rosdi

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