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The national U-23 team who are preparing for the 2005 Manila SEA Games ended their VFF Vietnam Agribank Cup matches without scoring a goal.

What the team had shown in Vietnam really make fans worrying. “Can we beat Philippines in our final group match?” Someone asked me a few days ago. “I hope they can”, me uttered slowly.

Memories of 1991 Manila Games appear. That year, Malaysia lost to the host by one goal in Rizal Memorial Stadium and failed to enter semi-finals. What a shame when we won gold medal in l989 KL games! Nov 28, 1991, a sad and black day for Malaysian football. We will remember that day.

The national U23 side will take on the Singapore national U23 side at the Kallang National Stadium in Singapore on Tuesday 15 Nov 05.

Can Norizan deliver? Let wait and see. Good luck then.

Fixtures for Malaysia U-23 in Manila SEA Games

Nov 21: MALAYSIA vs Cambodia (Panaad Stadium, 1630 local time)
Nov 27: MALAYSIA vs Thailand (Panaad Stadium, 1630 local time)
Nov 29: MALAYSIA vs Philippines (Panaad Stadium, 1630 local time)

It was a Wednesday (9 Nov 05) night. Carrying my tired body, I sat aimlessly in the living rooms, switching around TV channel, nothing spurred my attention. “Cockroach!”, shouted C. I turned my head around and didn’t notify any showdow of that much hated creature.

“Inside the room, somewhere near the place we hang our cloth”, C eagerness to catch that thing shown on his face. With a Baygon spray on his hand, the hunting started.

Time goes by… After a few minutes of waiting, our target flied out to the living room, too sudden to us, furthermore without any indication. “Perhaps due to the Baygon”, I murmured to myself although I hate the smell of that chemical mixture.

Without hesitation and a plastic bag on hand, we captured the target.

Misson completed!

The Malaysian national football team has been placed in Group A with 2003 SEA Games gold medalist Thailand, Cambodia and host Philippines.

Group B comprises of Singapore, Myanmar, Indonesia, Vietnam and Laos. The squad will depart for the Philippines on Nov 18th.

MALAYSIA NATIONAL UNDER-23

Mohd Fadzli Saari, Mohd Zulkifli Yusoff, Azi Shahril Azmi, Mohd Nor Ismail, V. Thirumurugan, Harizul Izwan Abdul Rani, Ahmad Azlan Zainal, R. Surendran, Mat Saiful Mohamad, Ronny Harun, Sumardi Hajalan, Mohd Badrul Azam Zamri, Mohd Munir Amran, Tengku Hasbullah Raja Hassan, Zairo Anuar Zalani, Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad, S. Sathiakumaran, Mohd Al-Hafiz Hamzah, Saiful Amar Sudar, Azlan Ismail, K. Linggam, Mohd Rudie Ramli, Mohd Remezey Che Ros, Amir Shahreen Mubin, Mohd Aslam Najamuddin.

I would like to wish all my Malay/Muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Maaf zahir dan batin.

A small pantun from me,

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