Sarawak are Inaugural Champions - Sime Darby Plantation

Kisah SampulCoverStoryTennamaram Cup:Sarawak are InauguralChampionsWE ARE THE CHAMPIONS..Sarawak team in group photo with Dato’ Azhar and team officials, celebrating their victory.KAMI ADALAH JUARA..Tim Sarawak berfoto bersama dengan Dato' Azhar dan para petugas, meraikan kemenanganAfter a gruelling 80-minutematch that was loaded withsuspense and excitement onand off the field, Team Sarawakemerged the Champion of Sime DarbyPlantation’s inaugural TennamaramCup, edging Team Selangor 3-1, onAugust 8, 2009.The Subang Jaya Municipal CouncilSports Complex in USJ5, Subang Jayawas rapturous when Team Sawarak’sHashim Hussein scored the first goalon 34 minutes with a neat glancingheader. While Selangor supporters fellsilent, on the other side of thegrandstand, the party that began wellbefore kickoff - live dangdut was onoffer from Sarawak fans - was in fullswing then.Team Selangor supporters’ spiritswere revived 20 minutes into thesecond half of the match when M.Alagendran scored the team’s onlygoal for the night. However, their joywas short-lived when Rizman Tamrinscored the second goal for the teamfrom the Land of the Hornbills in the78th minute of the game.Taufik Yasin contributed Sarawak’sthird goal two minutes later followingsome inept defending by Selangor.That totally dashed any hopeSelangor had of taking the challengetrophy and the RM10,000 prizemoney home.East Malaysia ended the TennamaramCup quite successfully; Team Sabahhad bagged the third place earlier inthe afternoon after defeatingKedah/Perak North with a convincing5-1 score.As a half time novelty event, fivemembers of the PlantationManagement Committee, includingManaging Director Dato’ Azhar AbdulHamid, had a chance to show theirhidden talent in football at penaltyshootout, going head-to-head withfive of the organising committeemembers.The inaugural tournament which wasthe highlight in Sime DarbyPlantation’s sports calendar for 2009was mainly organised to bringemployees closer together throughsports hence the theme “Strengthand Unity Through Sports”.21.Seedlink July - October, 2009