Di Ipoh pada waktu ini berlangsungnya Kejohanan Hoki Sultan Azlan Shah Cup ke 17 yang mana menghimpunkan pelbagai otai dalam sukan hoki termasuk Malaysia yang menjadi hos bagi sukan yang dianggap berprestij kerana otai sukan hoki kesemuanya bertanding dan juga untuk menempah tiket ke sukan Olympic Ogos ini. Tetapi apa sudah jadi pada Malaysia.

 

Rindu rasanya zaman kegemilangan sukan hoki di mana pada zaman Mirnawan dulu yang mana aku nak tgk hoki pun rasa bersemangat walau dalam hujan…tapi bila aku dengar Malaysia kalah teruk ngan Argentina hari tu..erm..malas plak rasa nak pegi..kecewa pun ade…apa yang korang taktau adalah..aku lebih suka sukan hoki dari bola sepak..itu sebab aku tak pernah pegi tgk bola kat stadium…hampeh je..heheh..

 

Lagi satu sebab aku amat suka kat hoki ni sebab aku ni Andersonian yang rasanya lebih cenderung ke arah sukan hoki dimana sekolah lama aku dulu memang terkenal dengan Johan Hoki Seluruh Malaysia dimana SMK Anderson pernah memenangi Junior Hockey League, dan juga Premier League seluruh Malaysia..bukan EPL tau..hehehe..

 

Ini merupakan petikan dari BERNAMA tentang target Malaysia..masih ada lagi kah?

 

Malaysia Eye Final At The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s men’s hockey team is confident of making it to the final of the 17th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup to be held in Ipoh from Thursday until May 18 despite the presence of six prominent international teams.

Coach Sarjit Singh said his 19-men squad knew it be tough against teams like Pakistan, Canada, Belgium and New Zealand which have already qualified for the Beijing Olympics.

Two other teams were Argentina and India, which Malaysia had better not underestimated, he said.

“We knew their strengths and weaknesses as we used to play against them in previous tournaments… Qualifying into the final will not be a walk in the park,” Sarjit told reporters here Wednesday.

In the opening match Thursday, Malaysia will face Pakistan, the tournament’s champions in 1999, 2000 and 2003.

Malaysia will have a two-day rest after that before playing New Zealand on Sunday, Argentina (May 12), Canada (May 14), Belgium (May 15) and India (May 17) before the classification and final match on May 18.

Four players who saw actions at the Kakagimara Olympic Qualifier were left out from the team due to injuries.

In their place are Baljit Singh Sarjab, Megat Azrafiq, Riduan Nasir and Amirullah Aziz.

 

Sumber:Bernama