Roaring start for KL

SKIPPER Hasya Syahida scored four goals to help Kuala Lumpur girls hammer Perak 8-0 in the National Under-16 tournament yesterday.

KL, bronze medallists last year, fielded 15 Titiwangsa Sports School players while Perak had 15 Gunung Rapat Sports School players.

KL coach A. Kannagi said: “Some of my players have been together for the last four years and it is a good start to the tournament. We hope to exchange our bronze with gold this year.”

The KL goals were scored by Nur Syaza Afiqah (seventh), Hasya Syahida (13th, 18th, 38th, 52nd), Kirandeep Kaur (17th, 35th) and Nur Natasha (26th).

KL next play Malacca tomorrow.

RESULTS — Boys’ Group A:

Terengganu 4 Negri 1, Johor 0 Penang 3; Group B: Selangor 3 Perlis 0, Malacca 2 Perak 4; Group

C: Sabah 5 Kelantan 5, Pahang 4 Kuala Lumpur 1.

Girls — Group A: Selangor 7 Kelantan 0, Kedah 0 Sabah 5; Group C:

Kuala Lumpur 8 Perak 0, Malacca 1 Johor 3.

Today — Boys Group A: Kedah v Penang (KPM, 7.30pm), Terengganu v Johor (KLHA, 7.30pm);

Group B: Sarawak v Perak (KPM, 3.30pm), Selangor v Malacca (KLHA, 3.30pm); Group C: Kuala Lumpur v Kelantan (KPM, 5.30pm), Sabah v Pahang (KLHA, 5.30pm).

Girls’ — Group A: Sarawak v Sabah (KPM, 9.15am), Selangor v Kedah (KLHA, 9.15am); Group B:

Penang v Pahang (KPM, 7.30am), Negri v Terengganu (KLHA, 7.30am) — Matches at Jalan Pantai, Kuala Lumpur. Jugjet Singh