MASUM Cup 2009 - Injury List Growing

The list of injured players is growing and this is the main concern by head coach, Azman Hj Eusoff. Before the tournament started, goalkeeper, Mohd Razi Azami injured himself during the team outing at Teluk Batik and his place between the post was taken over by Ezad Fadzril Baharuddin (pic) who performed reasonably well against UniMAP. With K.Sankar suspended for the match against UPM in the quarter final, the fever that hit R.Thevan and hamstring injury to Ezad Fadzril, Cao Le, ankle injury that keeps Syamsul Hidayat Khairan out of the competition and thigh injury to striker Mohd Nasron Basri comes at the wrong time. The team needs the best team to overcome the defending champion who seems to be a very balanced team under the guidance of coach Saheh Said who assisted Azman Hj Eusoff in the recent Asean University Games 2008 in Kuala Lumpur.

The team will probably start with almost the same line up that defeated UniMAP except for K.Sankar who is on suspension. The team hopes to keep Ezad Fadzril Baharuddin in goal and Khairul Abdul Rahim will have to partner Dominic Roy Joseph as stoppers infront of Mohd Taufikh Abdullah. Should all goes well, the midfield trio of Cao Le, Mohd Saiful Islam Ghazali and Norbert Obiekwe will keep their place. Mohd Sharin Mujin and Muhammad Solihein Azmi will keep their right and left flank midfields position. Meanwhile, the team can also rely on the twin strikers partnership of Adam Alkhindy Akbar and Mohd Nasron Basri to find the net for UUM.

Whatever the situation is, the team will have to be very focused and concentrated in the match and hoping for the best that the outcome will favour UUM to qualify to the semi final.