connecting asia

IT was a pleasant surprise to hear news being read in Tagalog over Red 104.9 an hour ago.

Apparently it's thanks to Digi as their 'connecting Asia' campaign comprises of bringing news from Asia- mainly from Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Phillipines- into Malaysian air waves.

This is no doubt a creative marketing plan to rope in more Digi users as the current trend sees a huge chunk of foriegners utilising telco services.

The show starts from 10.15pm onwards daily and also includes songs from the said countries.

An interesting effort by Digi. It will remind our foriegn friends of their homes while we can listen and learn from the interesting and catchy tunes played.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

Iraq wins!

A good lesson we all could learn.

Iraq, a war torn country are the new winners of the Asian Cup.

The Iraqi side edged Saudi Arabia 1-0 of the Asian final played in Jakarta, which ended just minutes ago. Iraq's Younis Mahmoud scored the solitary goal in the 71st minute.

Yes, the team has been funded by an outside party.

Yes, only one player plays in Iraq while the rest play abroad.

And yes, they are better exposed compared to Malaysia.

The FA of Malaysia once highlighted all those issues, thus giving the middle easter side the edge. Excuses or otherwise, the Iraqis played their hearts out and they won. No promises of land, no promises of peace, no promises of monetary rewards by their government. Just for the pleasure of making the nation proud and uniting the people, even if it only lasts for one day.

That's the power of winning. Sadly, none view of such in Malaysia.

To the FA of Malaysia and those involved in football, Iraq has showed you and the world that you suck!

Pic: Younis Mahmoud embraces coach Jorvan Vieira (right)- REUTERS.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

malaysian affair

IT was double celebration for Malaysian squah as Nicol Ann David and Azlan Iskandar won the women's and men's 2007 Malaysian Open titles respectively.

The win will boost Azlan's morales while Nicol secured a treble en route to starting the season with a bang.

Syabas to the duo and let's hope for more titles along the way!

-The Man Who Sold The World-

nicol, azlan enter finals

WORLD number one Nicol Ann David and national number two Mohd Azlan Iskandar kept Malaysia's hopes alive after securing in the finals of the Malaysian Open.

Nicol was given an early scare by Rachael Grinham, losing 0-9 but went on to snatch the second and thrid sets with scores of 9-2 and 9-5. Her Aussie opponent pulled one back by winning 9-4 but Nicol sealed the match after winning the final set 9-4.

Nicol meets Tania Bailey in the final tomorrow at 4pm, a high possiblity of the Penangnite securing defending her title for the third time in a row.

Azlan meanwhile was also forced to sweat it out but the Kuching player outplayed Lee Beachill with scores of 6-11, 2-11, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9 and 11-2. Azlan might face problems playing against a more consistent Stewart Boswell in tomorrow's final at 3pm.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

clash of the middle east

IRAQ has gone against all odds to book a berth in the final of the Asian Cup after narrowly edging South Korea 4-3 on penalties.

The war torn nation will meet Saudi Arabia at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta this Sunday.

Saudi had earlier beaten Japan 3-2 in the other semi final.

IN Jordan, there were cheers for the national camp after youngster Lee Hup Wei created history after winning a gold medal in the high jump event of the Asian Track and Field championships.

The 20 year old Dengkil athlete cleared 2.24m in his attempt.

BACK home, Nicol Ann David and Mohd Azlan Iskandar pulled through to the semi final of the Malaysian Open while Ong Beng Hee was almost in tears after losing in the quarter final against Cameron Pilley.

Both the Grinham sisters- Rachael and Natalie- are in the semi finals while the other semi finalist is Tania Bailey. Stewart Boswell plays Pilley while Azlan will face Lee Beachill in the other semi final.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

Iraqis celebrate in style. Pic by Adrees Latif (Reuters)

sba officials called up?

creamcrackers were informed that the 2004 Selangor Badminton Association (SBA) officials were hauled up by the Sports Commisioner's Office earlier today.

Reason is not known but it is believed to be in relation to the poor management seen in SBA during that period.

Elsewhere, Nicol Ann David is the sole local female to carry on in the quarters of the Malaysian Open as Lim Yoke Wah, Tricia Chuah and Sharon Wee were shown the exit yesterday.

Among the others who made it through include Tania Bailey, Kasey Brown, the Grinham sisters- Natalie and Rachel- Omneya Abdel Kawy, Jenny Duncalf and Vicky Botwright.

Hockey sees Ernst & Young booking a date with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) in the final of the TNB Cup this Sunday.

Pic: Tania Bailey (front) blocking Rebecca Chiu during the main first round at the Jalan Duta courts yesterday. Tania will face Kasey Brown as the Malaysian Open will now be held at The Curve Shopping Centre till the final this Sunday. -pic courtesy of Alex Wan.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

speculate, challenge, demerited..lets bash the walls!

SPECULATE- Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal may flex his muscles at the Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam sometime in November.

Challenge- Natural Resources and Environmental Minister Azmi Khalid seeks to be part of the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia structure.

Demerited- Motor ace Jazeman Firhan Jaafar was disqualified after winning Round 3 of the Formula BMW series in Sentul, Indonesia.

Lets bash the walls- Nicol Ann David is bullish of securing a treble in the Malaysian Open.

There's just so much going about for this whole week. Not to forget snooker fans will be able to catch their favourite local cue artists in action in the XZ Grand Final at the XZ Club starting tomorrow till Sunday.

The draw for the National Basketball Agong Cup will be held at Wisma Maba later this morning (11am).

Meanwhile, those up north will be able to catch Round Seven of the AAM Petronas Sprinta Cub Prix at the Kamunting Circuit in Taiping over the weekend.

It's been a wonderful sporting month.

p/s: Do we need another politician heading a sporting association??!?

-The Man Who Sold The World-

Unbeaten queen aims another title

NICOL David (pic) is all geared up to dominate the scene for another year- at least.

The 23 year old Penangnite has been unbeaten since last year, placing her at the top of the WIPSA world rankings.

Nicol who is currently gearing up for the CIMB Malaysian Open tournament hopes to add another silverware as she creates history as the best female wall basher ever.

Nicol will meet Tricia Chuah in the first round of the meet which starts tomorrow. The tourney will be first held at Jalan Duta while the quarters onwards will be held at The Curve Shopping Centre in Damansara.

"Records can be broken, but it is about trying my best," said Nicol when met at Astaka, PJ earlier today.

"We've been out of action for three months, and we're all eager to jump back in the courts and play our best," she added.

The home crowd last saw Nicol in action during the KL Open in March when she beat finalists Aussie player Natalie Grinham 3-2 in 102 minutes at Times Sqaure.

pic courtesy of www.squashtalk.com

-The Man Who Sold The World-

CYC set to fail?

THE Champions Youth Cup which was initiated by the Sports Ministry in conjuction of Malaysia celebrating its 50th anniversary has been much criticised.

The masses are still unaware of the proper dates. Who can blame them as the promotions towards the meet is almost non-existant.

In about two weeks time some of the great clubs will field their youngsters to play each other- something seen as more of a holiday merrying session rather than anything serious. The meet is scheduled Aug 5-19, in about two weeks from now.

The website is of no help either. The fixtures on the website has only the state instead of venue of play. There are three stadiums in KL so which will the first match between AFC Ajax and CR Flamengo be played- Bukit Jalil, Cheras or Shah Alam?

The Sports Ministry will have a lot of answering to do as stadiums are not expected to host a large crowd of spectators. Even the Asian Cup featuring several players plying their trade with top European teams fail to fill the stands, what more a bunch of young newbies which may only crave a name in years to come.

No one is looking forward to this CYC. After millions of tax payers money has been spent for organising the event. Maybe the concerned parties will fill up the seats with school children, something they are known to do in previous events.

Thus far, they aren't doing well making the meet big, what more during the tournament. A sheer waste of money, time and energy. Wouldn't it better spent elsewhere..hmm.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

Former journo next in line?

FA of Malaysia (FAM) general secretary Dr Ibrahim Saad is set to step down from his post when his contract expires in two months time.

There are already questions which include will he be asked to stay on or who will take over the hot seat.

Talk on the street is that several noted personalities are linked to the post, including former national sports council head Wira Mazlan.

However, the most interesting individual which has been linked to the post is former The Malay Mail journalist Satwant Singh Dhaliwal.

Well it could just be all talk only, but we all know the capabilities of Satwant Singh. He has worked in various sporting postings before, including a short media representative stint in FAM.

What ever the case may be, the next person in line should have the ability to revamp the current system or otherwise he or she (not discounting the possiblity of a lady given the post) will be making more foes than friends.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

Malaysia 0 Iran 2

MALAYSIA ended their Asian Cup campaign with a 2-0 defeat against Iran.

The three-time champions top Group C as rock bottom Malaysia now ponder their future in football.

Iran had many opportunities to score but was stopped by either Malaysian goalkeeper Azizon Kadir or by the posts. Nevertheless, centre back and captain Khaironnisam Hussain was flagged for roughing Iran's star Ali Karimi in the box giving the Iranians a penalty kick in the 29th minute. Javad Nekounam was spot on with the kick.

Malaysia's goal was once again penetrated as Bolton Wanderers player Andranik Teymourian scored the second goal in the 77th minute.

The Malaysians were very defensive in their play, at times having six players guarding their posts. Despite that, Azizon was still forced to work extra hard.

While everyone is riled up over the dissapointing performances, there are some players worth giving credit while others simply do not deserve to don the new Malaysian jersey.

K.Nanthakumar played well as a defender while V.Thirumurugan- if further groomed- will be influential at the right back and can pose a danger during overlaps.

Aidil Zaquan, although playing his first match against Iran, has a bright future ahead of him.

Rosdi Talib's days are coming to an end and the nation will miss his expertise as he was always on the move unlike the more younger players.

Azizon may not be the best goalkeeper but his agility and good ball reading was seen against Iran. It would be unfair to blame him alone as he had a set of lousy defenders including captain Khaironnisam.

Akhmal Rizal Rakhli was never the country's best striker as proven during the whole Super League with Selangor this season and his performance in the Asian Cup against China.

Coach Norizan Bakar was given the boot by the FA of Malaysia prior the Iran match. Well he doesn't deserve to be the national coach in the first place.

Pic: Shukor Adnan (right) trying to stop Iran's Ali Karimi's run. Iran won 2-0 at the Bukit Jalil Stadium to top Group C. -AFP.

Note: TM need to buck up in their services. They had technical problems in Meru (Selangor) and the whole of Klang Valley for the whole day (July 18) as users were unable to get online. Also, their tmfootballchannel cannot be viewed for over a month.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

EPL not spared

EVEN the English Premier League (EPL) is filled with corrupt practices.

BBC confirmed three football clubs are investigated by the police for alleged corruption.

The three teams were Newcastle United, Portsmouth and Rangers.

This was done as police investigate allegation of corruption within the teams and the impact on owners and shareholders. The BBC report also included that English police arrested an elderly man on suspicion of money laundering.

Even the English clubs are not spared. Will this open a can of worms? Are other clubs also involved?

-The Man Who Sold The World-

Tengku Abdullah quits

Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah (pic) has resigned from all posts within the FA of Malaysia.

No reason was given by the Pahang prince in releasing his deputy president's post. However more details are expected to be given out by today as his party will be faxing statements to media houses.

Tengku Abdullah has stated his intentions to resign and the pre-mature annoucement has got to do with Malaysia's dissapointing run in the on-going Asian Cup. The co-host team lost 1-5 to China and later 0-5 to Uzbekistan. They will play Iran in their final match.

The nation's best performance thus far is the 2001 KL SEA Games. The team won gold.

With this move, more are expected to join Tengku Abdullah in tendering their resignation letters including general secretary Ibrahim Saad.

The question remains, will they be man enough to do so?

p/s: Khairy Jamaluddin is rumoured to take over FAM, a step closer to realising his dream as the next Sports Minister.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

Tak Nak or Nak Lah??!?!

EDUCATION doesn't mean anything when it comes to our ministers.

One would think having a law background would at least mould a more matured thinking person. Sports Minister Azalina Othman Said and now recently Minister in PM's department Nazri Aziz have proven otherwise.

Quoting today's NST, Nazri took a swpie at PAS' plans for fielding non-smokers for the coming elections.

This certainly backfires PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's Tak Nak! programme.

Below are several of the quotes which are self explanatory;

"What they propose is rubbish. What they want is to win unopposed because they know we all smoke," he added.

Nazri argued for freedom of choice, saying that smoking was not wrong as long as smokers did not indulge in their habit in places where it was prohibited.

"Smoking is not something which is bad. It’s not taking drugs.

"The only concern is that smoking causes cancer," he said this after launching a Nur Sejahtera programme hosted by the National Population and Family Development Board to raise awareness of breast cancer here yesterday.

He said smoking did not affect the performance of MPs and state assemblymen.

"I smoke cigars. You can ask my constituents if they are happy with my performance," said Nazri, who is the MP for Padang Rengas.

Asked on role models in relation to smoking, he said smoking was discouraged because of the danger of cancer.

"But you don’t send people to jail for smoking," he added.

Note: Any religion including Islam prohibits their followers from taking anything intoxicating and which is bad for health. Isn't smoking bad? Or perhaps Nazri feels cancer is not as bad as it seems to be. Or perhaps his cigars have been affecting his judgements already? Quizas, Quizas, Quizas.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

Malaysia 0 Uzbekistan 5

THAT'S the scoreline of Malaysia's second match in the on-going Asian Cup.

And it certainly won't go well among the fans and media as Norizan Bakar will try his level best to once again evade or perhaps defend his tactics which have not reaped any results to date.

Uzbek player Maksim Shatskikh who also plays for Dynamo Kiev scored the first and final goals of the match (10th & 89th mins). The other goals were courtesy of team mates Timur Kapadze (29th), Ulugbek Bakaev (45th- pen) and Aziz Ibragimov (85th).

Norizan fielded K.Nanthakumar and V.Thirumurugan this time but the duo still failed to aid defend their fort.

Malaysia lost 5-1 to China in the opening match of the regional tournament.

Also feeling the heat is Australia as they were jeered out of the field follwing a 3-1 defeat to war torn Iraq yesterday.

Our journey ends here and Malaysia will be further ripped into pieces as they face former champions Iran in their next match four days from now.

Pic: Uzbekistan's Timur Kapadze, center, pushes through Malaysia's defense Mohamad Hardi Jaafar, right, and Rosdi Talib, left, during their Asian Soccer Cup soccer match at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Saturday, July 14, 2007. Uzbekistan defeated Malaysia 5-0. (AP Photo/Marcus Yam)

-The Man Who Sold The World-

KJ as Sports Minister?

WE feel your pain KJ.

EVERYONE in the circle knows about it. Yet everyone is hoping it will not
come true.

That is the fear going around the Malaysian sporting faternity as Khairy Jamaluddin (KJ) is rumoured to play the role of Sports Minister replacing Azalina Othman Said after the General Elections supposedly scheduled early next year.

The Oxford educated Khairy has made his stand clear in sports by heading newly promoted Super League team UPB-MyTeam, a team originated by a reality TV series two years back.

There are also rumours of Khairy and company taking over the FA of Malaysia's administration as the Pahang royalty are set to step down right after the on-going Asian Cup.

Azalina has over her short span 'gagged' the media over constructive criticism and even barred journalists from covering certain events. Her media officials are also known to call up journalists asking them for explanations over articles written.

With the PM's son-in-law heading the show, some fear it would be even worse than it already is, as some sports officials will be busy pleasing rather than getting any serious work done.

Giving credit, Khairy's UPB-MyTeam has set a bar for club based teams in the country and perhaps his administrative ways would only be clearly seen once he takes up what would be his most important political position to date.

Or it could be another painful five years for sports enthusiasts in the country.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

Dr Brian May...almost.

BRIAN MAY (pic) has proved he not only rocks with guitars, but with books too!

The former guitarist of ever famous 70s rock band Queen has finally completed his PhD thesis in physics- after 30 years- at the Imperial College in London. If all goes well, he will be honoured the PhD next May.

He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science by the Hertfordshire University back in 2002.

Instances like this certainly inspire us. It's not for the sake of getting a paper..but the thrist and hunger of completing something despite it taking over 30 years!

Biodata

Name: Brian Harold May

DOB: 19 July 1947

POB: Hampton, Middlesex, England

Year's active: 1968- present

Personal Guitar: Red Special- Made in 1963 at the cost of GBP17.50

Famous song: Too Much of Love Will Kill You

-The Man Who Sold The World-

China 5 Malaysia 1

THAT'S the scoreline of Malaysia's first match in the Asian Cup.

Playing the Chinese was no walk in the park for Norizan Bakar's boys and one wonders what the media might think of the rather lackside attitude seen in the defenders. We shall read in tomorrow's papers.

China obtained their goals via Han Peng (15th minute, 55th minute) Shao Jiayi (36th min) and Wang Dong (51st, 90th mins).

Indra Putra Mahayuddin (pic) scored the nation's solitary goal of the match in the 72nd minute.

Norizan made a big mistake by not placing K.Nanthakumar in his starting line up. Nanta was instead brought it in the second half. Nevertheless, the defence line was rather shaky from the start right to the end allowing the Chinese room to scored- most from aieral challenges thanks to their built.

On the up side, the national chargers never gave up and played on right till the end. Can they survive now the likes of Iran and Uzbekistan? Let's wait and see.

Meanwhile, former Selangor import Bambang Pamungkas scored the winning goal to give Indonesia a 2-1 win over Bahrin in Group D.

AFC Asian Cup 2007

Group A- Australia, Iraq, Oman, Thailand

Group B- Vietnam, Japan, UAE, Qatar

Group C- China, Iran, Uzbekistan, Malaysia

Group D- Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Korea Republic, Bahrain.

*teams in bold are predicted to advance into the second rounds.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

handball updates

HANDBALL enthusiats in the country would be happy to note of several blogs dedicated to the scene.

Malaysia's Handball Tribune mainly revolves around expat team Vanilla Stars and their performance in the national handball league.

The other is about Cempaka Handball Club.

National coach Ng Num Thiam is happy with the encouraging response of the participating teams as seen in the good turn out of the just concluded second national meet.

Num Thiam, a school teacher in Bukit Jalil, hopes the number of entrants will continue to increase while blogs like the Malaysia's Handball Tribune will continue supporting the local handball scene.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

condolences

We at creamcrackers would like to extend our condolences to Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin over the loss of his grandson earlier this morning.

Details were made available at http://www.bernama.com/ and are as below;

Information Minister's Grandson Dies

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) -- Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin's grandson, Zainal Ihsan Zainal Fitri, 11, died this morning after being in a coma since July 1.

Zainuddin's Press secretary, Hisham Abdul Hamid, said the boy died at 5.10am at the Ampang Puteri Hospital here.

His body was taken to his parents' house at No. 130, Jalan I5, Fasa 5, Taman Melawati in Hulu Klang for burial at the Taman Melawati Muslim cemetery today.

Zainal Ihsan was the seond of the four siblings.

His mother, Zakinah, is Zainuddin's second child.

gomawoyo

THAT'S thank you in Korean.

Malaysia Taekwondo Association (MTA) is back on track after being deregistered by the Sports Commissioner's Office on May 6, 2005.

In a statement issued by the National Sports Council just minutes ago, the Sports Ministry have decided to revoke the deregistration status and allow MTA to be back in business.

Contents of the circular as below;

5hb Julai 2007

KENYATAAN AKHBAR BERHUBUNG ISU PERSATUAN TAEKWONDO MALAYSIA (MTA)

Persatuan Taekwondo Malaysia (MTA) telah dibatalkan pendaftarannya oleh Pesuruhjaya Sukan Malaysia pada 6 Mei 2005 atas alasan bahawa persatuan tersebut telah menghindar pembangunan sukan taekwondo dan demi kepentingan awam seperti mana yang diperuntukkan di bawah seksyen 20 (1) (e) Akta Pembangunan Sukan 1997. Akibat daripada pembatalan pendaftaran tersebut, MTA tidak boleh berfungsi dan memainkan peranannya sebagai badan pengelola sukan taekwondo WTF di peringkat kebangsaan.

2. Walau bagaimanapun pada 25 Jun 2007, MTA telah mengemukakan surat rayuan terhadap keputusan Pesuruhjaya Sukan yang membatalkan pendaftaran mereka kepada YB Menteri Belia dan Sukan seperti mana yang diperuntukkan oleh seksyen 21 (1) Akta Pembangunan Sukan 1997. Di dalam surat rayuan tersebut, perayu telah memberikan aku janji untuk melaksanakan beberapa perkara sekiranya rayuan mereka dibenarkan. Antara lainnya ialah MTA bersetuju untuk menerima masuk kelab-kelab taekwondo ke dalam persatuan mereka sebagai ahli bersekutu dan memberi mereka hak mengundi di dalam persatuan.

3. Memandangkan bahawa MTA kini telah membuat rayuan kepada YB Menteri Belia dan Sukan dan YB Menteri Belia dan Sukan percaya bahawa rayuan itu dibuat dengan suci hati serta ditambah dengan beberapa aku janji yang telah diberikan oleh MTA, maka YB Menteri Belia dan Sukan bersetuju untuk membenarkan rayuan mereka. Dengan ini pembatalan pendaftaran MTA adalah ditarik balik dan status mereka dikembalikan seperti asal.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

smashed...

WORD on the street has it that the slug fest between former badminton great Punch Gunalan and diligent administrator Ganga Rao is due to a clash of working ethics.

While Punch Gunalan is a good worker, it seems he has 'tenders' given out to close associates and when the official badminton website was criticised by Ganga as it often crashes and serves no purpose, Punch was dismayed.

Also, several other issues were highlighted by Ganga which Punch took offence and feels the former is trying to outdo him.

And the Mollywood drama begins...prompting Sports Minister Azalina Otham Said to step in.

The same may also happen in football.

Telekom Malaysia (TM) has contracted a party to run their website tmfootballchannel.com but the site has been suffering problems and is eveident as it cannot be viewed for the past week- reasons unknown.

Also, the contributors seem demoralised as some have not been paid since January!

Word on the street also once said that TM may want to pull out from sponsoring the Malaysian League...true or otherwise, only time will tell.

-The Man Who Sold The World-

their war, our world...i smiled

THIS is a must watch blockbuster in the making!

Words alone cannot describe the feeling of sitting down and watching the movie from the start right till the end. It's a no bull-shit movie, rather straight forward about the Autobots and the Decepticons battling it out on Earth over the Allsparks.

Only those who grew up watching Transformers would understand the emotions in play as Autobot leader (pic) says "I am Optimus Prime" coupled with other phrases such as "more than meets the eye" and "Autobots, roll out!" Yes, even the FX sound of the robots transforming brings back the child in you.

The Computer Graphic Image (CGI) was great, making the robots look so life like. Michael Bay did some alteration with the story line, but I guess he made it look realistic. Megatron doesn't transform into a mega canon but a spaceship instead- giving the scenario of the movie it was acceptable, but he still had that mega canon effect when he clasped his hands, thus not running away from the orginal cartoon.

The bots do seemed a little alien like, even scary in some scenes. It was a good watch and will only be appreciated by those who had Optimus Prime or Megatron as their idols.

Bumblebee was a hit among the younger kids while the original voice and character of Optimus Prime made the more matured crowd smile.

Sadly, some only watch just to watch...to the extend of even yawning during the show!

A movie worth the wait. Will only be appreciated by true blue Transformers fans! Autobots, transform and roll out!!

-The Man Who Sold The World-

kedah wins honours

KEDAH won the 18th edition of the TM FA Cup final after beating Perlis 4-2 on penalty kicks.

Both neighbours were earlier held to a goalless draw even after extra time.

Kedah coach Azraai Khor Abdullah is happy with the win adding "Kedah now aim the Malaysia Cup and Super League titles".

"My faith in the youngsters have paid as they showed their maturity on the field," he added.

Kedah has two players preparing for the Asian Cup which starts in 10 days time.

Perlis, despite having their Zambian connection of Phillemon Chepita and Zachariah Simikonda failed to shakle the Kedah fort. Numerous of their chances went astary and the local players from both teams were blunt in front of goals, with wild shots no where near the posts.

It comes to no surprise national coach Norizan Bakar has little to work with in spearheading his attacking line as most players lack the scoring ability, being overzealous once inside the penalty area.

pic coutesy of thestar.com.my

-The Man Who Sold The World-