KUALA LUMPUR: KL recorded an emphatic 6-2 win over Perak in a TNB-Women’s Razak Cup Group A match at KLHA Stadium on Saturday.
Nurrobiatu Norhisham (eighth and 51st minutes), Nor Syafiqah Mohd Zain (21st and 44th )and Nur Zafirah Aziz (35th and 58th) scored two goals each for KL.
Perak replied through Norbaini Hashim (26th) and Sofia Eizzatul Eillyana (43rd).
“It was a good win for KL. I like the positive attitude in search for goals. They did not give up when Perak scored and kept the momentum going,” said KL coach Badrul Hisham.
In Group B, Armed Forces edged Johor 1-0 courtesy of Juliani Mohamad Din’s goal from a penalty corner in the 28th minute.
“I think it was a balanced game and we were lucky to take our chance from a penalty corner. We were also lucky to have escaped as Johor came close to scoring on several occasions,” said Armed Forces coach Azizan Mustafa.
For the record, Armed Forces lost 4-0 to Pahang in the final of the inaugural edition last year.
Johor coach, Lailin Abu Hassan said: “My young team need to learn from mistakes. We had chances but we failed to convert them.”
Results
Group A: Pahang 4 Terengganu 0, KL 6 Perak 2
Group B: Armed Forces 1 Johor 0.
Sunday’s fixtures
Group A: Indonesia v Perak (3pm), Pahang v KL (7pm);
Group B: Selangor v Melaka (5pm)
* All matches at KLHA Stadium