FORMER international Faizal Saari led Terengganu Hockey Team to a convincing 7-0 win over UniKL in the Premier Division of the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) at the National Stadium yesterday.
Faizal scored five goals in the 12th, 16th, 20th, 32nd, 43rd minutes, while the other goals were scored by Baljit Singh Sarjab (25th) and Firhan Ashaari (45th).
In another match, Sapura and Maybank shared the spoils when they drew 2-2.
Pakistan import Abdul Haseem (21st) and Syafiq Zain (24th) made it 2-0 for Maybank, but Sapura drew level through Amerullah Aziz (28th) and Khasif Ali (54th).
“While I’m disappointed that we gave up a two-goal lead, it is our first match of the season and a good performance from my players,” said Maybank coach Wallace Tan.
RESULTS: Sapura 2 Maybank 2; UniKL 0 Terengganu HT 7.
FIXTURES — TOMORROW: Tenaga v Terengganu HT (6pm, National Stadium, Pitch I); Sapura v UniKL (6pm, National Stadium, Pitch II); KLHC v Maybank (8pm, National Stadium, Pitch II). By Jugjet Singh