Friday, May 28, 2010

The 19th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (4) / Malaysia (2) bt China (1)


...the date was May 13...a Thursday...it was raining and i got to the stadium after the 2nd half...just in time to see Malaysia put their 2nd goal into the China post......i had a camera in 1 hand and a brolly in the other...somehow???... i did get a shot...though split seconds later...sorry!!

....and as is usual ...the local crowd cheered in glee....despite the rain....

...the game ended about 10 minutes later...and team manager George Koshy.went around shaking hands with the boys...and patting them on the back....as i was moving around taking shots i asked Koshy how did the boys perform....interestingly he replied that 'although they were tired from the previous day playing with India they did well....but you could see they did not chase the ball as often'....whoa i totally did not expect a reply...

...the field after the game ...and where was everyone....


...well there is this thing the teams do after a game ie ..."warm down".....the China team as below...

...and our Malaysian team....


...this looked interesting....rolling the foot soles on a hockey ball...hockey reflexology meh!!


..the pep talk....first ... coach Stephen..."you played your game and maintained the tempo throughout....."


....then manager Koshy....." consistency is important for the game...."

.....as i was walking out....this group of boys were watching the teams warm down...from what i heard there were good words said about the Malaysian team....and i thought only football had a good following....how wrong could i be....

cheers!!!

kk

Saturday, May 15, 2010

The 19th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (3) / Malaysia (5) bt India (2)

Wednesday 12 May 2010....


...the night Malaysia beat India 5 to 1... undoubtedly the best score ever Malaysia did against India ..whether in OR out of the country...interestingly enough the game started out ..ordinarily...




...the score at the 1st half was 1 nil in Malaysia's favour....

...the excitement started in the 2nd half ...at the 39th minute Malaysia scored its second goal...that caught the crowd by surprise and they were ecstatic....(click on the photo below to enlarge the ball going into the goal)


...but when the the Malaysian Team scored a 3rd goal three minutes later (click on photo below to enlarge ) the crowd went ballistic....hands in the air, claps in the aisles and ......


...anticipation of MORE to come ... from throughout the stands ......

...no one was disappointed .....

....as the night ended with a goal haul of 5 (for Malaysia) against 2 (for India) the congratulationsw had begun....


...everyone was happy ...great sportsmanship all round....

....even HRH Sultan Azlan Shan wanted to congratulate the team......


...and even take one for the memorable album......

anyway i was proud of ...my (ahem2) .... Team Malaysia.......that night ....



.....Team India......




even though it was not the final...it was a great game...and i want to share the night with you.

all the very best & cheers...


kk