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Ansara 10s Rugby Carnival 2006

2006-01-11T15:02:00.000+08:00

Ansara is organizing a rugby carnival - The Ansara 10s Rugby Carnival 2006.

Liga-A: Change of venue for the weekend match

2005-09-02T10:23:00.000+08:00

I've just been notified by the tournament organizer. There is a change in venue for this weekend's match. Out match, which was to be played in Victoria Institution, will now be played in RRI instead.

Don't know where RRI is? Well, it's in Sungei Buloh. Give me a call at +6012 3165551 if you don't know how to get there.

Liga-A: National Tournament

2005-09-01T01:30:00.000+08:00

The Liga-A National Tournament kicks off this weekend. 4 Ansara teams will be representing their respective states. They are Muar, Kuantan, Balik Pulau, and K.Terengganu.

Muar will be going up against Kedah's representative - Sultan Abdul Hamid Old Collegians Association (SAHOCA). The match is scheduled to be played on Saturday, September 3rd, 2005. The venue of the match is in Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur at 5:00PM.

If you're interested in playing, send me your details. That is, your name, ic. number, and contact number. You can send the details to me at kodeexii(at)yahoo(dot)com, or sms me at +60123165551.

If you're not interested in playing, you are also invited to drop by and watch the game this Saturday. We'd love to have you there.

Liga-A 2005: SMSAH vs Muar - Post Match

2005-07-20T01:15:00.000+08:00

We've lost another game. That's four in a row now. This time around by small margin. SMSAH 2 - Muar 1. It was a fairly balanced match. Both teams had their fair share of chances in front of the goal. Similar to our first encounter with SMSAH, both teams had few clear cut chances at goal. Most of the battle was fought in the midfield area.

SMSAH started the game with a 2 man advantage, as we had to start with only 9 players. They took the 2 man advantage to full use. They piled up their players up front and managed to score in the first 5 minutes of play. A one on one situation, and their striker made no mistake as he slotted the ball past the Muar goalkeeper with ease. Playing with only 9 men, we were put under pressure and were mostly in defense for the first fifteen minutes.

Liga-A 2005: SMSAH vs Muar - Venue Change

2005-07-14T22:37:00.000+08:00

There is a change of venue for the game between SMSAH and Muar this Sunday. The match will now be played in UNITEN instead. It's one of the fields at the UNITEN entrance. See you in UNITEN this Sunday!!!!

Liga-A 2005: SMSAH vs Muar

2005-07-14T10:09:00.000+08:00

Coming up this weekend, a league match with SMSAH. Yup, we lost to them in the FA Cup first round. How will we fare against them this weekend? This game, though scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed to Sunday - same time same place.

Match details:

Match: SMSAH vs Muar
Date: Sunday, July 17th 2005
Kickoff: 1700Hrs (5:00PM)
Venue: MARDI B, Serdang
Rendezvous: UM, PJ Gate - 1530Hrs (3:30PM)

Liga-A 2005: MCOBA vs Muar

2005-07-07T21:36:00.000+08:00

Three losses in a row. Two trashings in a row. We've allowed 11 goals in three matches. Can we survive this season? Three more matches to play in the league. Mathematically, we're still in the running for the two promotional spots.

I was not at the game. Thus, I can't realy say how the team performed. However, from what I heard, only 11 players turned up on game day. Just enough to play. No reserves. Well, what can I say? Basically, nothing.

At the end of the game, MCOBA 5 - Muar 1. We did manage to score a goal. The scorer - Fadhli.

Up next, a match against SMSAH. The match is scheduled on July 16th. It will be played in MARDI B, Serdang. As usual, kick-off is at 5:00PM, and rendezvous point for players and fans (any one?) is at the PJ Gate in UM - 3:30PM.

Can we break this losing streak?

Liga-A 2005: Muar vs ASAS

2005-06-19T10:58:00.000+08:00

It was bound to happen. After the initial 2 game winning streak (from walkovers). We've now suffered 2 straight defeats. First, about three weeks back in the FA Cup first round match. Last weekend, against ASAS, in the league's third match.

I don't know how to describe it. It's just bad. We were down 0 - 2 at half time. By the time the referee blew the final whistle, were found ourselves 0 - 5 down. Let's just put this match behind us and focus on the next game against MCOBA, this coming weekend in Proton, Shah Alam.

Here are this weekend's schedule of matches in Division 2:

25-Jun	5:00PM	Ansara Beseri	vs	Ansara Jasin	MARDI B	Div 2
	5:00PM	MCOBA	vs	Muar	Proton A	Div 2
	5:00PM	ASAS	vs	SMSAH	ILSAS B	Div 2
	5:00PM	Ansara Kuantan	vs	SMACH	RRI A	Div 2

Liga-A 2005 League Pre-Match 3

2005-06-15T22:22:00.000+08:00

The upcoming Liga-A match is between Ansara Muar and ASAS. This match was actually scheduled to be played last weekend. However, it has been postponed. This match is now scheduled for this weekend - Saturday, June 18th 2005. The venue for this match is at Uniten, in Bangi. As usual, kick-off is at 5:00PM.

Once again, to the players, please be early. Players' rendezvous point will be at the PJ Gate in UM. Players and transport providers, please be there before 4:00PM. We should start moving from UM around 4:00 - 4:15PM.

Lets take a look at ASAS' performance in their previous league matches.

8-May	5:00PM	ASAS	vs	Ansara Kuantan	Std Uniten	1 - 1
21-May	5:00PM	SMACH	vs	ASAS	Proton A	1 - 5

So, they've got 4 points so far and sitting on the fourth position in the league. They are also the only other team in Div. 2 with a zero in the Lose column. Hmmmm.. this game should be interesting. Match between the only two teams that have yet to lose any match in Div. 2. However, note that we have yet to play a full league match.

Looking at their scorer list, their top scorer, currently with three goals, is Mohd Zakrishah. I will have to assign someone to mark him closely then. I wonder who is up for this job? I wonder how many defensive players will be available this weekend. I will also need to check up on Mail's condition. How is his knee? Let's see now, how many players do we have in the crock list? Hmmmm, only Ceruud and Mail comes to mind. Anyone else?

Our past league encounter with ASAS have never been good. We've never been able to win against them. All our past league matches with them have ended in a draw. Will this year's match end with another draw?

So, here are the match details once again:

Match: Ansara Muar vs ASAS
Date: June 18th, 2005
Venue: Uniten, Bangi
Kick-off: 5:00PM
Rendezvous: UM, PJ Gate - 3:30PM - 4:00PM

If you're interested in checking out the team, head on over to Uniten, Bangi this Saturday at 5:00PM. If you're among those who're interested to join the team, come on over to Uniten. See you all in Uniten, come Saturday.

Ansara Cup 2005 - Muar vs SMSAH Post Match Report

2005-05-31T02:20:00.000+08:00

The third match of Liga-A 2005 season. Though, in reality, it's our first match since the first two were walkover wins. It's the first round of Ansara Cup (FA Cup). Our opponent - SMSAH. It's also a match between the current top two teams in Div 2. So, how did we fare against them? Read on.

My initial fear of not having enough players for the match turned out to be a false alarm. About fourteen of us (yes, including me - I'm a registered player too) turned up for the match. Good enough for me. However, since none of our goal keepers were available, I had to wear the gloves for this game. Oh well..

Just before the game, I received an interesting news. We're getting a new set of jerseys. So, I hereby would like to extend my thank you to the kind hearted sponsor for the jerseys. Thus, we got into the game suited in the new set of jerseys - Red top, black shorts, and white sox. With the word "Ansara" on the front.

Ok, enough of the small talk. Let's get to the game itself.

We went into the match with a 4-5-1 formation. The game plan was to not allow SMSAH any room in midfield to launch an attack. We managed to execute the game plan for most part of the match. SMSAH managed only to create a small number of chances on goal. The defence also did a great job in executing the offside trap. They did, however, made a few long distance attempt on goal. These long shots bothered me a bit. It's been a while since I put on the gloves. Thus, through out the match, my attempts to safely catch these long shots would spill out from my hands. However, since I've anticipated such spill outs, I managed to recover them almost immediately.

The most dangerous situation arising from the spill outs was when the ball spilled out right in front of their striker. Lucky for me, I managed to kick the ball away just as it fell to the legs of the striker. Phew!!. SMSAH managed to put the ball into the net at one point. However, it didn't count, as their striker was ruled offside by the linesman.

In short, the first half and the second half ended in a draw. Both teams didn't see much action in front of either goal. The few chances both teams had either ended up in near misses or were way off targets.

Since it's a knock out tournament, we had to play in a silver goal extra time of five minutes per half. 3 minutes into the first half of extra time, SMSAH were awarded a corner. From the corner, which we were unable to safely clear the ball from the penalty box. A SMSAH player managed to drive the ball past all the moving bodies and feet in the box into the net. I saw the ball late, dived and were not able to reach it in time. Thus, with only two minutes remaining, it was Muar 0 - SMSAH 1.

After the goal, I realized, I failed to direct anyone to stand at the post during the corner. A basic mistake which costs us the match and sent us out of the Ansara Cup.

The game also saw Muar losing another player to a knee injury. Our right winger, suffered a knee injury in the second half. He will be out for some time now. All I can do, pray that it's not really bad and for his speedy recovery. That's two players from my first eleven, down with injuries. Oh well.. Right now, I'm really waiting for the transfer window. Need to register a few new players into the team. Remind me to ask the organizer about the transfer window.

Next up, League Match 3. We're up against ASAS in match 3. According to the schedule, the match will be played on June 11th. However, ASAS have requested that the match be postponed to a later date. Thus, tentatively, it will be played on June 18th. This gives us a couple of weeks with no scheduled match.

Hmmmmmm.. a friendly perhaps? Gives me a chance to try out those who have submitted their interest in joining the team. Hmmmmm... interesting.. interesting.. So, to those who're interested to join and have not sent me your details, please do so now. To those who've sent me your details, I'll get in touch with you soon.

If you're interested in the results of other matches in Liga-A, check it out here.

Ansara Cup 2005 - Muar vs. SMSAH

2005-05-24T16:02:00.000+08:00

The first round of Ansara Cup (FA Cup) 2005 is coming up. In the first round of this knoeck out tournament, Ansara Muar will be playing host to SMSAH in RRI E. The details:

Event: Ansara Cup 2005, First Round
Match: Ansara Muar vs. SMSAH
Date: May 29th, 2005
Venue: RRI E, Sungei Buloh
Kick-off: 1700Hrs (5:00PM)
Rendezvous: UM PJ Gate, 1530Hrs (3:30PM)

SMSAH is the only other team in Div.2 with a hundred percent winning record. They would probably have an advantage over us, as they've actually played more games than us - due to the walkover wins we've got to date. After last weekend's 3 - 1 win against Ansara Kuantan, they should be pretty hyped up to win this Ansara Cup match.

SMSAH is a totally unknown team to Muar, as we've never actually played against them in any of the Liga-A tournament before. I personally, have also not seen them in action prior to this coming encounter.

How will we fare against them this coming weekend? I haven't got a clue. Another walkover win for Muar? I doubt it. What's the game plan? That will depend on the number of regulars I've got on match day. I've been informed that a number of the regulars will not be available on match day. Many are out of town. Thus, I wonder if I'll even have a team on match day?

Still looking for players.. Yes.. those interested to join Ansara Muar Football team, send me your details:

Name:
Nick:
IC No:
School:
SPM Year:
Occupation:
Organization:
Playing Position:
Contact No:

Complete the above details and send it over to kodeexii[at]yahoo[dot]com

Liga-A 2005 League Match 2: Post Match Review

2005-05-21T23:51:00.000+08:00

Another weekend of Liga-A matches. A total of 7 matches were played today (according to schedule). 3 matches in Div. 1 and 4 matches in Div 2. In Div. 2, Ansara Muar were to visit Ansara Beseri in MARDI B, Serdang. Kick-off, scheduled at 5:15PM.

As planned, we took off from UM at 4:15PM. After some phone calls to the organizer to confirm the venue location, we arrived at the field at 4:55PM. The referee was already there waiting. We suited up and waited for the home team to arrive. Called up the organizer to determine if the home team will show up.

5:30PM, still no sign of the home team. Thus, the referee called the team into the field and blew his whistle to officially award us three points. That's two games in a row now. Am I happy with the results? Well, the three points will surely do us good in the league. However, I'm not sure if this is good for the team and also for the league itself. I wonder if this will reflect badly for other Ansara teams? Will this give the impression to other teams that Ansara teams are just not serious about their participation in this league?

So, we have now secured ourselves 6 points without playing a single game. 6 points and 6 goals. That should put us at least in the second spot in Div 2, pending the result from Ansara Jasin vs. MCOBA.

As I've mentioned in my first post match review, the season's just begun. There are still 5 matches to be played in the league. A long way to go. I just hope we can maintain this position we're in when the season ends. For now, we'll just have to take it one game at a time. Next up, the FA Cup match against SMSAH. This match is scheduled on:

Ansara Muar vs. SMSAH
Date: Sunday, May 29th
Kick-off: 5:00PM
Venue: RRI E, Sungai Buloh.

To the Ansara Muar players, please inform either me, Fadhli, or Wan about your availability for this match. I wonder why the FA Cup schedule is not listed in the Liga-A website?

p/s: Another bright point of the day, MU just lost the FA Cup to Arsenal. Go Spurs. Hehe.

Liga-A 2005 League Match Day 2: Announcement

2005-05-16T16:57:00.000+08:00

Liga-A 2005 continues. Match day 2 of the league is coming up this weekend. The matches to be played are:

Ansara Beseri vs Ansara Muar
SMACH vs. ASAS
Ansara Kuantan vs. SMSAH
Ansara Jasin vs. MCOBA

Ansara Muar will be playing as visitors to Ansara Beseri. This match will be played in MARDI B (hmmm.. can't recall the actual location of this field). Kick-off for all matches this season is at 5:00PM. So players, please.. arrive at the field by 4:45PM. The referee is pretty strict about kick-off time this year. The match detail:

Match: Ansara Beseri vs Ansara Muar
Date: Saturday May 21, 2005
Venue: MARDI B
Kick-off: 1700 Hrs (5:00PM)
Rendezvous: UM PJ Gate - 1530Hrs (3:30PM)

Ansara Beseri (Anseri) will be playing to regain their pride after the big blowout they suffered against MCOBA last weekend. MCOBA thrashed them 6 - 0. We have a 50 percent record when playing against Anseri. We've played them twice, since Liga-A started. We've lost once and won once. They trashed us 5 - 0 in last year's FA Cup. We trashed them 4 - 0 earlier this year in Piala Jaya. Looking at the scoreline, I'd say Anseri still owe us one goal.. heheh.. So, are we ready for the match? I sure hope so.

So, will I see any supporters turning up during the match? I sure hope so. To those who are interested to join Ansara Muar Football, why don't you drop by the match this weekend. Come on over and drop me your contact number.

I can't register you into the team now, as the registration period is over. However, there will be a transfer window period, some time in the middle of the season. That is when I can register new players into the team. Another possible registration window is after the league and before the start of the Alumni Cup tournament - the Post Season Championship.

There is also the Liga-A Inter State Championship. Ansara Muar is representing Johor. This is a separate tournament. The tournament schedule is not officially out yet. So, if you are interested to play for Ansara Muar, just get in touch with me - kodeexii[at]yahoo[dot]com.

Ansara AGM 2005

2005-05-14T23:06:00.000+08:00

There's an Ansara Annual General Meeting scheduled tomorrow - May 15th 2005 at 3:00PM. The event will be held in PWTC, KL. Time to elect new chapter president for Ansara Muar. Isqax is the current president. The rest of the committee are.. I don't know.. hmmmmm.. Is he running for the post this time around? I don't know.. we'll see tomorrow.

So, to all Ansara members, head on over to the PWTC tomorrow. This is the time for you to voice out your concerns and what nots about Ansara.

I'll be there around 2:00 PM. I've got another meeting to attend before the AGM. Just got a call from the Liga-A committee. A disciplinary board meeting will be held tomorrow in PWTC to discuss about the free for all in last week's match between SJAA and HSKOBA.

Liga-A 2005 League Match I: Post Match Review

2005-05-07T22:00:00.000+08:00

Liga-A 2005 have officially kicked off. Our first match was against Ansara Jasin. RRI B was the venue. We were the home team. This year, RRI will be our home ground - games where we are the home team (mentioned first, i.e: Muar vs Jasin) will be played in RRI.

It's been a while since I went to RRI. It's changed a bit - they've converted the cricket field to a football field. I think a football field gives them more returns, heheh.

Back to the match. There was a heavy downpour right before the match. I was still at the rendezvous point, in UM, at 4.15PM waiting for the players to arrive. Can't really blame them for being late, they are on motorbikes. So, I waited. Luckily, around 4.20PM, the heavy downpour slowed down to a drizzle and the players started arriving one by one. Joe deserves a special mention here. He braved the heavy rain on his motorbike to arrive in UM from Sentul - drenched to the bone. Hats off to you Joe.

KL traffic post a downpour, I don't need/want to talk about it. However, we still managed to arrive in RRI at 5.00PM. Which field is RRI B? Had to make some phone calls to determine the exact field. There were still no signs of the opponent, and I thought we were late, phewww. We got to the field and the players quickly got into their gears. The opponent was still nowhere to be seen. Oh well, at least we got time to do some warm-up session until they arrive or the referee calls.

I was in the midst of selecting my first 11 when the referee came and asked the team to enter the field. Still no sign of the Jasin players. Then, Najib (Jasin manager) arrived and told me that they'll have to give the game to us (walkover) as his players failed to turn up. The referee then blew his whistle and we got our first three points for the season. I was glad and disappointed. Glad because we now have three points with the walkover. Disappointed because I don't really like winning a match this way.

So, since the players were all there, instead of just going home after the walkover, we decided to play a friendly with the available Jasin players. Thus, instead of playing an official Liga-A match, we ended up playing a friendly match - Muar vs Jasin + Muar.

Liga-A League Match I: Ansara Muar 3 - Ansara Jasin 0 (walkover)

To Najib and Ansara Jasin, thanks and sorry it had to end up this way. However, it's still early in the season, more games to come. As they say, the ball is round.

Our next league match will be on May 21st. We're playing against Ansara Beseri in MARDI B. That's two weeks from today. Note to self and the players - it's the third Saturday of the month. If it rains like today, traffic conditions will be somewhat similar to today. Hoping to see a few more Muar supporters at the game. You game?

Liga Alumni 2005 Match I

2005-05-04T19:45:00.000+08:00

The first match of Liga Alumni 2005. Kick off at 5:15PM. Muar is playing against Ansara Jasin. I'll be sending in the player registration in two days. If you'd like to join, email me at kodeexii[at]yahoo[dot]com

Match: Ansara Muar vs Ansara Jasin
Date: Saturday May 7, 2005
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: RRI A

The league schedule can be found at the Liga-A website. Expect to see y'all there!!!

Football Player Search

2005-03-17T10:51:00.000+08:00

Looking for exMRSM Muarians who wants to play football. I've got an invitation to play on March 23rd, and March 30th. The only requirement - our team must be made up of ex MRSM Muar only. Thus, the current team will need a few additional xMuarians.

So, if you are interested to join the team, get in touch with me by email - kodeexii[at]yahoo[dot]com, by phone or sms - +60123165551.

PJA2005: Match Day 3

2005-03-16T10:06:00.000+08:00

The game was actually played a few weeks back. Just didn't get the chance to update it in here. So, as most of you would have already known by now. We didn't make it to the Final of Piala Jaya Ansara 2005. Yeah, we lost to Ansara KT, while Anseri managed a draw with Ansara Kuantan.

All we needed to get into the Final was a draw. However, it was KT who played with more vigor at first, and scored their first goal in the early minutes of the game. Cherrud was not available for this game, due to the knee injury suffered against Kuantan. However, we welcomed the reappearance of Bulat, now free from his duties in the Celcom's Inter Varsity Football Tournament. He quickly became a problem for the KT defence with his quick burst of speed and slick ball control.

The players tried as they could till the end, but no matter what they did, they just couldn't get the ball into the KT net. KT added another goal late in the second half and finished off our hopes of getting any points in this game. In the end, Muar 0 - KT 2.

Oh well, we'll have to do better in the league then. Speaking of which, I'm still looking for players. From what I've noticed, some of the readers here are AnsaraMuarians who are in the batches that I've no contact with. Thus if you have contacts of AnsaraMuarians who would like to be a member of the Ansara Muar team in Liga-A, drop me a line at kodeexii[at]yahoo[dot]com.

PJA2005: Match Day 2

2005-02-05T13:02:00.000+08:00

After the big bang of an introduction in the Piala Jaya Ansara 2005, Ansara Muar went down againts Ansara Kuantan. To make things worse, Ceruud, the forward we highly rely on to get our goals limped out of the game with a knee injury.

It was a game of high intensity. Kuantan, playing their very first game in the tournament, a team known to have brought in highly rated players from around Liga-A. They started the game in attacking mode. The first 10 minues, it was Kuantan who made all the attacking moves. Muar, on the other hand, sat back and tried to absorb all the pressure from Kuantan.

Kuantan's determination to get an early goal proved successful. They were presented with a penalty kick when Muar's last man, brought down Kuantan's striker in the box. After merely 5 minutes into the game, from the penalty spot, Kuantan lead the game. Muar 0 - Kuantan 1.

Taking advantage of their attacking momentum, Kuantan pressed further into Muar's area. However, Muar's defence were able to absorb all of Kuantan's attempts at goal. Muar also made some advances into Kuantan's end of the field. As Kuantan pushed more people into Muar's half of the field, Muar depended on long passes from defense and quick counter attacks to put pressure on the Kuantan defence. Cerrud, Fadhli, Hasrul, and Joe all had chances at levelling the score but somehow missed their target.

Half way thorugh the first half, Kuantan was penalized. They had a player sent off for a red card offense (I don't really know why, though). Thus Kuantan had to play with only 10 men. This, allowed Muar to push into the Kuantan half more often. The score stayed at Muar 0 - Kuantan 1 at half time.

The second half started very much alike to the earlier half. Muar however, gained possession time and made more advances into Kuantan's penalty box. 15 minutes into the half, Muar managed to level the score. Off a throw in from the left, Joe latched onto the ball and unleashed a swerving volley directly towards the goal. The Kuantan goal keeper was left rooted, and was only capable of watching the ball hitting the net. Joe's second for the season. Muar 1 - Kuantan 1.

The game seemed to be destined for a tie. Both teams were not able to find the net with quite a number of missed chances. However, late in the game, perhaps, into the time added on, Muar defensive unit made a huge blunder. They lost the ball a few yards off the penalty box. The blunder presented Kuantan's striker with a one on one situation with Muar's goal keeper. A chance not to be missed by any. Thus, Muar 1 - Kuantan 2.

Up next, will be a match against Ansara KT. The match will be played on February 26th in UKM. This game against KT will be the deciding match. We'll have to win to ensure our passage into the final. So, let's see some support from our fans (do we have any?).

Piala Jaya Ansara 2005: Revised Format and Schedule - again

2005-01-31T19:09:00.000+08:00

Once again, received a revised schedule for the Piala Jaya Ansara 2005 Soccer Tournament. Only 4 teams will be participating in the tournament this year, The latest pull out is by Ansara Jasin. The teams are:

Group A
Ansara KT
Ansara Muar
Ansara Kuantan
Ansara Beseri

The tournament schedule:

Date	Teams	Venue
January 15	Ansara Muar v Ansara Beseri	Ikram
January 29	Ansara Beseri v Ansara KT	Ikram
February 5	Ansara Muar v Ansara Kuantan	Ikram
February 19	Ansara KT v Ansara Kuantan	Ikram
February 26	Ansara KT v Ansara Muar	UKM C
February 26	Ansara Kuantan v Ansara Beseri	UKM B
March 12	Final: Group Champ v First RunnerUp	Uniten

Kick-off for all games: 1730Hrs (5:30PM)

So, come join the team and show your support. See you there!!!!

Piala Jaya Ansara 2005: Revised Format and Schedule

2005-01-27T19:14:00.000+08:00

Just received a revised schedule for the Piala Jaya Ansara 2005 Soccer Tournament. Only 5 teams will be participating in the tournament this year, after Ansara KB's decision to pull out from the tournament. Thus, there will only be one group. The teams are:

Group A
Ansara KT
Ansara Muar
Ansara Jasin
Ansara Kuantan
Ansara Beseri

The tournament schedule:

Date	Teams	Venue
January 15	Ansara Muar v Ansara Beseri	Ikram
January 29	Ansara Jasin v Ansara Muar	Mardi B
January 29	Ansara Beseri v Ansara KT	Ikram
February 5	Ansara Jasin v Ansara KT	Mardi B
February 5	Ansara Kuantan v Ansara Beseri	NA
February 12	Ansara Muar v Ansara Kuantan	Mardi B
February 19	Ansara KT v Ansara Muar	Mardi B
February 19	Ansara Kuantan v Ansara Jasin	NA
February 26	Ansara Beseri v Ansara Jasin	UKM B
February 26	Ansara KT v Ansara Kuantan	UKM C
March 12	Final: Group Champ v First RunnerUp	Uniten

Kick-off for all games: 1730Hrs (5:30PM)

So, come join the team and show your support. Our next game is this Saturday at 5:30PM, Mardi B in UPM, Serdang. See you there!!!!

PJA2005: Match Day 1

2005-01-18T13:49:00.000+08:00

Ansara Muar is starting off this season with a bang. The team displayed their hunger for glory by trashing their first opponent this year with four goals. They also managed to keep a clean sheet.

Saturday, January 15th, 5:30PM in Ikram, Bangi - the first match of this season for Ansara Muar. Their opponent - Ansara Beseri. If last season's match up were to be used to predict the outcome of this game, Beseri would have been the favorite to win. Last season, Beseri ran all over the Muar defense like nobody's business. This was not the case this time around.

Muar started the game, threatening Beseri right from the kick-off. Barely 60 seconds into the game, Muar scored the first goal of the season. The scorer, making it more interesting, is Johan Mustafakamal. After years of playing the wide left attacking position, and after numerous missed chances, he finally get to put his name on the score sheet. Muar 1 - Beseri 0.

As if still dazed by the early goal, just five minutes after the first goal, another Muar midfielder caught the entire Beseri defense and goalie napping. Hazrul Abu Sin, sent a thunderous dipping shot from 40 yards out crashing into the net as the Beseri defense and goalkeeper stood watching helplessly. Muar 2 - Beseri 0.

Beseri started to work their way into the game after the scorcher by Hazrul. They got into their rhythm and ventured deeper into Muar's half of the field. The game became more balanced, in terms of possession time. Both teams created goal scoring chances which, unfortunately were missed. Muar forwards missed at least three clear cut chances to score. Fadli, Joe and Ceruud, were presented with sure shots at goal. However, they all miss fired.

Beseri had a golden opportunity to get back into the game just before half time. They were presented with a free kick inside the Muar penalty box when the Muar keeper, Ridzuan Jumin, caught a back pass from a defender inside the box. To the relief of the Muar players, the free kick ended up in row z of the stands (if there were any). So at half time, the result stayed at Muar 2 - Beseri 0.

The second half started with Beseri trying get an early goal to get back into the game. Muar, on the other hand was more patient in their build up to attack. Their patience was paid off when they were awarded a penalty kick. Muar's striker, Fadli was brought down in the box as he was shielding the ball. The ensuing kick was taken by Fadli himself. Muar 3 - Beseri 0.

Later, in a run of play, Elyas, who was brought in as a substitute ten minutes before the end of second half, broke free from center field. Utilizing his speed and fresh legs, he left the entire Beseri defense chasing his heels as he sped towards the goal, side stepped the goalkeeper and slotted home the fourth goal of the match. The goal, made it even harder for Beseri to make a comeback. Muar 4 - Beseri 0.

Yeah, I know. I can still recall that horrifying day when we were beaten by KT after leading 5 - 1.

Muar 4 - Beseri 0. That's the final score for the match. The team played well. They gelled together as a team. However, there are still glaring displays of mental and physical weaknesses. Mental, in the sense that they can't really play well if the opponents put them under pressure. Possessions are easily lost when opponents apply enough pressure to the player with the ball - resulting in all the wild passes going just about anywhere. Physically, the players will have to beef up on their stamina building workouts. Too many players can be seen gasping for air as the match goes on.

While it may be a bit difficult to work on strengthening their mental abilities, I would think that heightening their stamina is achievable. If they've got it in them to play for 90 minutes without gasping, they can make this season a memorable one.

Player Transport

2005-01-14T11:34:00.000+08:00

In reference to my recent Piala Jaya Ansara posting, if anyone is interested to join the team in the tournament, please feel free to contact me via email. We are also looking for those who can provide transport for the players. From UM to Bangi and back, as the team is currently made up of UM students. And of course... come on down and lets support the team on game day....

Piala Jaya Ansara 2005

2005-01-14T11:07:00.000+08:00

Just received the completee schedule for the Piala Jaya Ansara 2005 Soccer Tournament. Six teams will be participating in the tournament this year. The teams are divided into 2 groups of three. The teams are:

Group A	Group B
Ansara KT	Ansara Muar
Ansara Jasin	Ansara Kuantan
Ansara KB	Ansara Beseri

The tournament schedule:

Date	Teams	Venue
January 15	Ansara KT v Ansara KB	Mardi B
January 15	Ansara Muar v Ansara Beseri	Ikram
January 29	Ansara KB v Ansara Jasin	Mardi B
January 29	Ansara Beseri v Ansara Kuantan	Ikram
February 12	Ansara Jasin v Ansara KT	Mardi B
February 12	Ansara Kuantan v Ansara Muar	Pos
February 26	Group A Champ v Group B RunnerUp	UKM B
February 26	Group B Champ v Group A RunnerUp	UKM A
March 12	Final	Uniten

Kick-off for all games: 1730Hrs (5:30PM)

GMail Invites

2005-01-13T14:10:00.000+08:00

Yeah.. I've got 6 invites to give away. So.. If you are interested in getting into GMail, just gimme a holler. It's 1GB mail storage space free!!!
I've been using gmail for almost a year now. so far, i've got no complaints.. well, it's just another mail service anyway..

2005 Sponsors

2004-12-23T12:15:00.000+08:00

Piala Jaya 2005 just around the corner. Less than a month left to get the boys ready. MCOBA wants
a friendly this Sunday. I guess the guys are all pretty hyped up after their recent achievement up
north. Oh well, I think it's best if I start my sponsorship drive right now. So.. All those
interested in sponsoring the Ansara Muar soccer team for the year 2005.. raise your hands. Better
yet.. gimme a holler...

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Converging Two Ansara Muar YahooGroups

2004-12-22T02:51:00.000+08:00

I'm trying to merge the two ansara muar yahoogroups I'm currently a member of. They are Ansara_Muar and MRSM_Muar84. Well, probably not merging the two into one per se. What I'm trying to do is.. Trying to make my posts into bloxsara sent to the two yahoogroups automatically.
This posting is to test out some configurations I've done in bloxsara to achieve just that. If this succeeds, and if there are more Ansara Muar related YahooGroups out there that would also like to be included in receiving postings from bloxsara.. drop me a line.

Lone Contributor?

2004-12-21T01:51:00.000+08:00

Bloxsara was born October 15th, 2003. I was still new at blogging back then. Why did I create Bloxsara? The idea of a collaborative blog was intriguing to me back then. It still is. But somehow, it did not appeal to the others. Why is that? I don't really know. Perhaps, I need to send more invitations out.. hmmmmm.. So, here I am, after a year of bloxsara's existence.. The lone contributor to Bloxsara. Any Ansara members would like to join in just drop me a line in the shoutbox...

Piala Jaya Ansara 2005

2004-12-20T13:58:00.000+08:00

The draw was made yesterday. I did not attend the draw due to health reasons - down with the flu. What's Piala Jaya Ansara? Hmmm, I think I've blogged about it earlier this year.. but that posting is not online - it's on my old system running blosxom, which I have yet to bring up online. Anyway, here are the details for the upcoming Piala Jaya Ansara 2005.

Group A: KT, Jasin, KB
Group B: Muar, Kuantan, Beseri

15 Jan: KT v KB, Muar v Beseri (IKRAM)
22Jan: KB v Jasin, Beseri v Kuantan
12 Feb: Jasin v KT, Kuantan v Muar (POS)

15 ansara + 3 non ansara

kick-off: 5.30 35 minutes per half.
subs: 5 subs.. no rolling sub.
fees: entry fee - RM100 + teams to split field and ref charges on game day.

Oh yes, before i end this post.. The Muar soccer team managed to end the 2004 season with a trophy. Second place in the Liga-A 2004 Invitation Carnival which was held in UUM Sintok on December 11th. My thank you and congrats to the players for a brilliant performance.

Re: Testing Blogger by eMail

2004-06-28T00:31:00.000+08:00

This is just a test post. I'm
sending this post via email. The blog.

Muar FC Logo?

2004-06-27T22:48:00.000+08:00

Hmmmm.. a couple of years back, when Ansara Muar was initiated, I received a suggestion for a logo.. I dunno.. wanna take this as our logo?

SDARA 4 - Muar 1

2004-06-27T18:16:00.000+08:00

Another loss. Muar paid the price for making too many mistakes in the penalty box, and also for losing the ball easily at midfield. I don't know what to say. I know they are capable of playing better.

We made too many mistakes in front of our own goal. SDARA's first two goals could have been avoided had we cleared the ball out of our danger zone. It took SDARA only three minutes to take the lead. Shahir, worked his way through Muar defence as if they were not there. Twelve minutes later, Khairul, doubled SDARA's lead with a stinging grounder when, once again, the Muar defence failed to clear the ball out from the danger zone effectively. Five minutes later, it was Shahrul's turn, from the penalty spot, to make the scoreline read SDARA 3 - Muar 0. Muar got one back just before half time. Working the ball from the right flank, Hasrul, sent a swerving drive from the top of the penalty box into the net. At half time, Muar went into the dressing room down by two goals.

The second half saw Muar gaining a bit more posession time and creating more chances. However, we kept making mistakes. Once again, SDARA was awarded a penalty kick when their striker was brought down in the penalty box. This time around, SDARA allowed their keeper to take the kick - he ballooned the kick into the sky. Twelve minutes later, Shahir scored his second goal of the night to make it SDARA 4 - Muar 1.

We were sitting pretty at the fourth position in the league. After this week's game, we could go down a few more spots.

News Flash!! This, I just heard from Zin (STAROBA). KT's player - Farid (didn't get his full name) passed away this morning. Innalillah.. Thus, the KT - STAROBA game is postponed to a later unspecified date. Alfatihah..

Next Up: Muar vs SDARA

2004-06-22T20:01:00.000+08:00

Another league match coming up this weekend. Muar will be facing this year's unbeaten (in the league) team - SDARA. What's the strategy? What's the game plan?

After last week's unforgetable result, will Muar make another surprising performance? Going into the match as a definite under dogs, can the players perform as they did when they faced STAROBA?

The match is scheduled to be played on Saturday, June 26th, 2004 at the PKNS Sports Complex in Kelana Jaya. Kick-off at 5:00PM. So all you fans of Ansara Muar FC, lets bring the noise down to the field. I'm pretty sure SDARA fans will turn up in numbers (they usually do). Why don't we show them how we rock the playing fields eh..

See all of you there, this Saturday!!!

Muar 3 - STAROBA 2

2004-05-23T23:45:00.000+08:00

We didn't put on the orange kit. Yes, we were the home team. However, since STAROBA requested, we used our silver kit instead. It was a day lined with silver, indeed, for the Muar FC. I said, earlier, like a week back,

It will be ironic if Muar were to win that game wearing our orange kit against STAROBA Orange.

Well, the irony part didn't materialize, since we didn't wear orange. The winning part did happen, though. Our first win of the season. Our first win in the league since winning against SHOBA - back in the first season (the dramatic, last minute, looping, winning goal). It's week 2 of the Liga-A 2004 season. Here's the coverage for the Muar vs STAROBA match, played at INSPEN in Bangi.

Muar, a team with a relatively young set of players (mainly students from UM, UPM, and UKM), have only won once in the league. A team with limited preparation for the league (this year) - we've only played together like 4 times during the pre-season, during which, we only won once. What the team lacked, in terms of training and league preparation, we make it up with sheer determination. Muar 2004, is a team determined to get good results in every game. A quality displayed in the two league matches they've played so far.

Muar started the game in offensive mode, eager to get an early goal. However, STAROBA, while being defensive in the early minutes, slowly got into gear and after 10 minutes, it became an even match. Although both teams were raring to have a go at goal, no clear cut chances were creted in the first 10 minutes. It was clearly a battle of the engine room (midfield).

Muar, having only one striker available, fielded 5 players in midfield with a 4-5-1 formation. The lone striker Fadli, finally broke the nil-nil scoreline in the 12th minute. A defence splitting pass from defence sent Muar's left winger, Hazrul through at midfield. The speedy winger had no problems going pass the defence line, before sending a low cross into the path of the on rushing Fadli to tap the ball into the net. Muar 1 - STAROBA 0.

It didn't take long for STAROBA Orange to equalize, though. Barely five minutes after the leading goal, Jimy equalized for STAROBA, making the scoreline Muar 1 - STAROBA 1. After the equalizer, STAROBA pretty much took control of the match. Numerous chances were created but none of them was converted. It stayed 1 - 1 until halftime.

10 minutes into the second half, after a pretty much well balanced start of the second half, Fadli once again slotted home a goal for Muar. Thanks to a miscommunication between STAROBA's last man and the goalkeeper. While trying to clear the ball, Jaws kicked the ball into the keeper at close range and the ball rebounded, once again, into the path of Fadli who was just rushing into the scene. Left with an open goal, Fadli trashed the ball into the gapping goal mouth without any trouble. Muar 2 - STAROBA 1.

Learning from the mistakes made in the first half, Muar tightened up the midfield after the leading goal. With Muar concentrating on defending the lead, STAROBA went on the offence. During the next 12 minutes, STAROBA missed a number of clear cut, and golden opportunity to equalize. An attempt in the face of an open goal, went balooning into the sky. Add to that two attempts hitting the woodwork with the Muar keeper well beaten, and no orange suit following up.

Muar, though playing in defensive mode, scored their go ahead goal in the 62nd minute. After assisting Fadli for the first goal, Hazrul took the liberty of scoring the third goal, with a scorching first timer from the edge of the penalty box. It was a gem of a goal. His shot left the keeper rooted at his spot, watching and gapping as the ball touches the back of the net. Muar 3 - STAROBA 1.

Two goals down. STAROBA did not let up. They maintained pressure and was more determined to get something out of the match. Their hard work and persistence produced a moral lifting goal in the 73rd minute. Jasman, from a scuffle inside the Muar penalty box, managed to slot in the ball between the legs and bodies of all the Muar players. Muar 3 - STAROBA 2.
Up till the end of the game, Muar continued to defend collectively, while STAROBA maintained their attacking mode for the elusive third goal and equalizer. The match ended with a scoreline of Muar 3 - STAROBA 2. A rather sweet victory for Muar, a bitter loss for STAROBA after their humbling defeat at the hands of SJAA, last week. Still, kudos to the STAROBA lot, for a well played game. They deserve a hand for not giving up until the very end.

Other first division results:

PDRM 1 - VIOBA 4, SJAA 1 - ASAS 2, SDARA ? - KT? (night match).

Next match.. Beseri (FA Cup). Venue: ILP. Kick off: 5.15PM. Player registration, 4.15pm.

Once again, the Muar team would like to thank the supporters/fan, for coming down,
supporting the Muar team. Come, join the the team and shout it out, come this wekend.

Liga-A Schedule Update

2004-05-20T01:35:00.000+08:00

A slight change in the the Liga-A schedule for this weekend. The Muar vs STAROBA game will now be played at INSPEN in Bangi, instead of the stated field in RRI. Kick-off time remains at 5.00PM sharp. Players are to be registered 45 minutes prior to kick-off. So.. players.. be there before 4.15PM... please..

Fans of the team.. come on out.. STAROBA, although they were trashed by SJAA last week, is among the top team in Division 1. Let's bring the noise down to INSPEN come Sunday.

Ansara Cup draw was made last Tuesday night at MCOBA penthouse. Muar has been drawn against Beseri for the first round of the tournament. Should we get through to the second round, we're up against Jasin. While both opposing teams may not be from the first division, they are not to be taken lightly. The Ansara Cup presents all teams an opportunity to play in the first division next season. The champion get an automatic placement in the first division for the upcoming season.

What ever it is, I hope the Muar team have got it burned into our heads.. we want to stay in the First Division next season. This means, be in the top four, or become the champion of either the Ansara Cup or the Post Season Tournament.

The league is introducing Liga-A's Member's and Player's Card this season. The card will be officially requested for before a game, starting from game three of the league. Those without a card, will not be allowed to play. So, to the Muar players who have yet submitted their photo (passport sized), please pass it to Fadli before or during this weekend's game, along with any certificate from your secondary school - SPM cert, testimonial, school leaving cert, or whatever. Otherwise, you will cause the team to be disqualified from the league.

Hmmm.. I think I still have some original certs with me from last season's registration. Will bring it with me this weekend..

ASAS 2 - Muar 2

2004-05-17T05:10:00.000+08:00

A different day, a different time, and a different venue. Similar opponent (different set of players, perhaps), similar end result. It was Muar 2 - ASAS 2, in 2003. It's ASAS 2 - Muar 2 in 2004.

The first game of the season. After a rescheduling of the First Division's first games - one week delay. Add to it another 3 hour delay, due to a blunder by the MSC facility personnel. The game was scheduled to kick-off at 5.00PM. However, the MSC people probably missed out the fact that a Malaysia Premiere League match is to be played at the same time at the main field. A fact that resulted in the delay of our match. Am I complaining? Well, beside the fact that we had to kill about 3 hours doing nothing, I'm not really complaining. Why? We get to play at night. Without having to pay more for the use of the field after dark - the field costs more for night games.

It was a fast paced game. Probably so, because the field is rather compact, although it conforms to FIFA's minimum field size. Attacks were in abundance, but both teams were unable to create and capitalize on any clear cut chances. Muar had the first clear cut chance to go one up. We were given a penalty kick after ASAS' defender held the ball in the penalty area, during a goalmouth scuffle.

The penalty was taken by Mail. He, however, failed to convert the penalty. The attempt went directly to the goalkeeper. A golden chance to take the lead, failed miserably. From then on, the fast paced action continued. Muar drew first blood. Lone striker, Cerrud, was put through by a defense splitting pass from midfield, which saw him facing a one on one situation with the ASAS goalkeeper. He side stepped the keeper and flicked the ball towards goal. The keeper somehow managed to recover in time to block the flick. However, for some strange reason, he was unable to maintain control of the ball, and he sort of juggled the ball into his own goal; ASAS 0 - Muar 1. It stayed one nill to Muar until half time.

Muar started of the second half rather jittery. As if still dazed by the magical leading goal, the team was in disarray from kick-off. ASAS took full advantage of the situation. As the Muar defense was still half asleep, their striker managed to steal the ball from the feet of Sanol, Muar's last man, as he was trying to make a clearance. With the last man beaten, he had only Rudi, the Muar goalkeeper to beat, which he did without any trouble for the equalizer. The equalizer came within two minutes of the second half kick-off. ASAS 1 - Muar 1.

From then on, ASAS put on more pressure, while Muar relied on counter attacks. They created a number of clear cut chances, but failed to score. They, however, took the lead from a rather bizzare attempt from midfield. The shot took place from a few inches after the middle line. A looping ball, which the keeper thought was going out, but somehow dropped right into the open goal (keeper was at the edge of the penalty box). ASAS 2 - Muar 1.

The goal, however, did not demoralize Muar. The one goal deficit, made the Muar players more determined to get more goals. Muar's equalizer, was scored by Wan. His first goal for the team, after more than a year since his last goal. The goal came from an attempt made by Ceruud, which was blocked. To Wan's surprise, the ball rebounded right in front of him, and he gleefully crashed the ball into the goal. ASAS 2 - Muar 2, and it remained the unchanged until the end.

Final result: ASAS 2 - Muar 2.

Results from around Liga-A:
SDARA 4 - VIOBA 0
STAROBA 0 - SJAA 5
PDRM - K.Trengganu (postponed)

A surprising first week results. Two big guns of Liga-A went down crashing by huge margins. A high scoring weekend - at least 4 goals per game. Not bad.. not bad.. Next up for Muar. Muar goes up against STAROBA. The game is scheduled to be played at PKNS Sports Complex in Kelana Jaya (just before Kelana SeaFood, from Motorola). Muar gets to wear our orange jersey kit, since we are the home team (the first team mentioned for a game in the schedule).

It will be ironic if Muar were to win that game wearing our orange kit against STAROBA Orange.

Oh yes, I and also the players, would like to say thank you to the fans that turned up for the game today. Your support is greatly appreciated. Hope to see you again next week!! What about the rest of the fans out there? You game for next week's match?

ASAS vs Muar

2004-05-12T20:39:00.000+08:00

Liga-A league games have started. Teams in the second and third divisions have played out their first games last weekend. This coming weekend, teams in the first division will go up against each other in their first game of the season.

Muar is going up against ASAS this weekend. Let's see now, last season, we drew with them. We were up by 2 goals and we allowed them to make a comeback. How are we going to fare against them this year? I don't have a clue.. really. I've only seen the team played once this season, so far. Not very assuring.

What can I say? This year, I'm kinda short on funds. Can't manage a soccer team without funds. Fields, referees, drinks, transports, etc. They all need funds. No funds, no friendly / training matches. I can only hope that my boys keep their stamina up - train on their own.. or something.

So, its ASAS vs Muar this weekend (May 16th, 2004) at Matsushita B. How about it? Any Muar FC fans out there? Come join us and cheer for your team. It's been a while since I heard the cheer..

MRSM!!.. MRSM!!..
MRSM masuk padang.. MRSM masuk padang..

errr.. is that how the cheer went? Anyway.. if you don't know where the venue is.. here's the address:

Lot 4,Persiaran Tengku Ampuan,
Section 21, Shah Alam Industrial Site,
40300, Shah Alam,
Selangor

See y'all there!!!

It's Soccer Season!!!

2004-05-04T06:36:00.000+08:00

The 2004 Liga-A season kicked off last month - April 24th, 2004. The opening match was between VI and SDARA - hmmm wonder who was victorious. I didn't get to watch the game as Muar FC was involved in a friendly match with MCOBA.

This season, Muar FC's preparation for the league has been very minimal. Due to the lack of funding, I am unable to arrange for training and friendly matches. We've only had two friendly matches so far, against Kuantan and MCOBA.

However, from what I can see during the two matches (we lost both of them), the spirits are high among the players. This season, we've managed to bring in a number of new faces into the team. The team's average age this year is like 24 - a very young team I'd say, with good potential, however.

For three seasons, Muar have somehow managed to stay in the First Division (sheer luck?). This season, the First Division teams are - VI, STAROBA, KT, SDARA, SJAA, PDRM, Muar and ASAS. SJAA and PDRM are the two new entries into the First Division. Looks to me, we're looking at an even tougher schedule than last season.

Last season, we started our schedule with games against the two favorite teams. This time around, the schedule see us playing the two favorites at the end of the league. This should give us time to get ourselves together and build the team's morale for the game against these favorites. My main target would be the games against VI and SJAA.. heheh.. Think we can pull a surprise result like we did in the first season against SHOBA? You never know..

The third season sees some changes in the tournament regulations. This year, only 18 players are allowed to be registered for a particular game, as compared to 25 in previous years. Not that it makes any difference anyway. I don't believe I've ever had to use all 25 registered players in a game before. Strict eligibility verification procedures will be in place this season. Players will have to surrender their IC for verification to the match official 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Once the Player's Card is made available to the players, the Player's Card will then be the main mode of identification and verification for teams. With this verification procedure in place, teams will have to arrive at the venue at least one hour prior to kick off. A good thing, as this should ensure that kickoff is as scheduled.

There are other changes in the regulations as well, which I will not cover here (read: I can't recall what they are.. hehe). Perhaps, if I can get my hands on a softcopy of the Regulations, then I could post it in here for download. It would be good if it is made available at the Liga-A web site.

The league schedule is out. However, it is still not up at the web site. Muar is going up against ASAS in our first match, which kicks off on May 16th. So guys, are we ready to kick some.. ?

Yes, one last thing.. Muar FC is still looking for sponsors.

Islam: A query on murtads

2004-02-22T11:47:00.000+08:00

I recently came across an intriguing blog entry.. yes.. i know.. i know.. i read too many blogs perhaps.. heheh..

This topic may or may be of any interest to some of us. so.. i would like to first apologize to those in the mailing list if this posting disturbs you.. you may now stop reading and simply delete this entry from your mailbox. To the rest, read on.

".. How can there be no compulsion in Islam, yet war is declared on Muslims wishing to leave the religion - a right which is protected under the current federal constitution. I urge somebody to show me how forcing somebody to remain in a religion with death threats is not a form compulsion. The question is interesting because a Muslim who leaves his religion is no longer a Muslim and hence cannot be coerced into rejoining the religion by any means whatsoever. How then can Islamic law be applied to them?"

can anyone comment on the above? the full length blog entry can be read here. A brief description about the site goes like this: (taken from the site itself)

SuaraMalaysia.com is currently run by three youths whose primary aim is to encourage discourse on various issues affecting Malaysians. Race, religion and affirmative action are among the various issues that we discuss passionately about on this website. Our passion also extends to making fun of our neighbours down south as we believe, Malaysia is to Singapore what Australia is to New Zealand. Free your mind and come in. Leave all biases, racist remarks and stereotypes at the door please. SuaraMalaysia.com is a moderated forum. See our mission statement.

Suresh Gnasegarah, is the founder and creator of SuaraMalaysia.com. His primary job is to crack the whip on the FlameCritic and Michelle when they slack off.

FlameCritic, our in house cartoonist. Most of his work is archived at his website and at KakiComic.com.

Michelle Shamini Gunaselan, some say the flower among the thorns but others say she's one lean mean writing machine. Provides the human touch to SuaraMalaysia. We think she's here because she likes the cranky cartoonist and cute editor.

I am well aware that most of us are not qualified enough to provide a solid answer or comment on this topic. Nevertheless, I believe that perhaps some of us might have some insights to where or who we can get the answers from.

Piala Jaya Ansara Week III

2004-01-18T22:57:00.000+08:00

The third week of Piala Jaya Ansara ended without any surprising results. However, as if continuing the trend from previous weeks, the third week produced a total of 9 goals from the two matches played. Will this trend continue in the proper Liga-A season come April? Are Ansara teams trying to send a message to the other teams in Liga-A?

The third week, the week where teams determine who gets to be the group leaders. At UPM A, the much fancied Kuantan team were to face Muar. Both teams won their games against K.Behrang. As both teams have automatically qualified for the semi finals, this game serves only to determine the group leader. Kuantan, after their trashing of K.Behrang, is clearly the favorite to win this tie. All Kuantan needed is a draw to see them top the group.

At UPM C, K.Trengganu were to go up againts Jasin. In this group, only PDRM have qualified into the semi finals, to be followed by the team that wins this match. Jasin needed a win to advance, while K.Trengganu will advance with just a draw.

Muar suffered our first defeat this season. We lost in the game against Kuantan. Congratulations to Kuantan for their win and for topping the group.

I have to admit, though I’ve never seen their game prior to the match, I’ve been told numerous number of times that they are a very good team this year. My first impression of them, they are well prepared and committed this year. This I can say because they were already suited up and warming up by the time I arrived at the field. To me, that’s the first sign of how well a team is prepared for a game.. Kudos to their team manager.

Though the match bears little significance in term of getting to the semi final, neither teams were about to pull any punches. They were both hungry for victory. Attacks and goal scoring chances were present in abundance for both teams as they got into high gear at the word go. A very well balanced match indeed. After the numerous attacking tag-of-war, Muar finally took the lead in the 21st minute. CeRuud, who was the team’s top scorer in the first season, scored his first goal of 2004 with a scorching right footer from the top right hand side of the penalty box. However, to the dismay of the still celebrating crowd of about 20 Muar supporters, Kuantan equalized instantly. Off the ensuing kick-off, Kuantan launched an attack from the right hand side. As if still dazed by the leading goal, the Muar defence stood and watched as Kuantan’s nippy striker dribbled the ball into the penalty box and slotted the ball past the onrushing keeper’s widespread hands into the goal. At half-time, score stood at 1-1.

The second half started with both teams continuing their eagerness to win. Chances and tries either went to the keeper’s hands or hit the posts and bars, along with a few inch wide misses. However, as with the last match, Muar’s fitness level proved to be their weakest point. Going into the last 15 minutes saw Kuantan getting an upperhand in the game. Their midfields and strikers continue to run and create havoc for Muar’s defenders who were already getting weary of the constant fast pace of the match. Thus within the final 15 minutes, Kuantan managed to score two more goals to the delight of their also about 20 odd supporters. Though down by two goals, Muar kept on pushing for goals, and never lost hope. They came close to scoring a couple of times but the strikers were not able to get the ball to cross the goal line. Thus, at the end of the match, the score remained - Kuantan 3, Muar 1.

Though we (Muar) lost the match, the team showed great character. They never gave up, not even when they were down by two goals. They pushed on until the final whistle. Kudos to the players. The team’s main weakness was displayed glaringly during the match. It was so very obvious.. the team lack fitness. The final 15 minutes saw how match fitness is very important in a game where two teams are equally balanced in terms of skills and talents.

This lost puts Muar as the second team in the group. Thus we will be facing the leader of the other group, which is K.Trengganu who secured their top spot by beating Jasin 5 - 0. Kuantan will be facing PDRM in the semi final. The semi final games have not been scheduled officially yet, but they will be played before January 31st.

I only hope, the team will have improved their fitness level before the semi final match…….

Week III Results:
Kuantan 3 - Muar 1
K.Trengganu 5 - Jasin 0

Other matches played on the same day:
Taiping 3 - Serting 2
SMach 0 - Mozak 4

Piala Jaya Ansara 2004 Update

2004-01-14T17:40:00.000+08:00

i posted an entry about this tournament some time ago.. and i’ve been meaning to post an update but somehow did not get around to doing it…

anyway, the tournament kicked off two weeks ago on the 3rd. six Ansara teams are participating in the tour. K.Behrang, K.Trengganu, PDRM, Muar, Jasin, and Kuantan. 4 teams played in the first week. the first two matches produced quite a few surprises too.

first surprise of the tournament.. Kuantan’s impressive victory over K.Behrang. the win was not the surprise, though. it’s the number of goals scored which was the surprise. Kuantan, expected to win after roping in ‘star’ players from all around the league, trashed K.Behrang - scoring a total of 9 goals. by half time, they were already ahead by 6 goals. looks to me.. Kuantan is taking Liga-A really serious this time around. a sign of progress for Ansara teams?

the second surprise comes in the form of the youngest Ansara player to score in an official Ansara soccer tournament. you could say, he is KT’s very own ‘Wayne Rooney’. fresh from completing his SPM, the 17 year old Hakim scored in his debut game with KT. i didn’t personaly see his game, but i hear he’s quite a talent. KT will certainly have a more potent strike force with him around. to the other first division teams in Liga-A, especially the defenders, be aware of this young talent from KT should he be included in the line-up for Liga-A.

Results from January 3:

Kuantan 9 - K.Behrang 0

K.Trengganu 2 - PDRM 2

the second week was also a high scoring week. though not to the extent of 9 goals in a game, a total of 8 goals were scored in the two games which was played. both games ended with a 3 -1 score line. Muar winning against K.Behrang, and PDRM winning against Jasin. i can’t comment much on the Jasin game since i was at the Muar vs K.Behrang game. i did, however, have a brief chat with Jasin’s manager, Najib, after the game. what we chatted about, is a different thing altogether.. heheh..

the Muar vs K.Behrang game is the first game, after the 2003 season, for the Muar team. it is my intention to use this tournament to gauge the players’ fitness level and also experiment with a few new players. since it was the first time i got the players together, i didn’t really expect much from them. as a matter of fact, it wouldn’t have mattered to me too much, if the team lost this first game.

however, to my surprise, the team played exceptionally well - for the first 3/4 of the match. fitness, as expected, is the main thing missing from the players. apart from that, i’d say the team just need more playing time together, and of course a game plan.

K.Behrang did not field their Liga-A players in this tournament. the team playing in this tournament for them is a totaly different team altogether - their backup team perhaps?

both teams started the game aggressively, though Muar had more possession time. the first 15 minutes saw Muar making and creating numerous goal scoring chances while K.Behrang relied on counter attacks. Muar finally broke the deadlock in the 17th minute with a goal by the team captain, Fadli. K.Behrang, as if awaken by the goal, started to push forward in search of an equalizer. from then on, the game became a little more balanced as both the teams settled down and played to their strengths. K.Behrang missed a few good equalizing chances along the way. on the other hand, Muar too, missed a few golden chances to add more goals. then, on the 30th minute, Muar strikes goal once again. this time it’s the central defender, Epol, who slotted in the goal. off a move from the right hand side, Epol managed to squeeze the ball pass K.Behrang’s keeper for his first goal of the season and Muar’s second goal. at half time, Muar was up by two goals. finally, a goal by Din Bulat in the first ten minutes of the second half killed whatever hopes K.Behrang had of making a comeback. their only goal came late in the second half when their speedy striker managed to beat an offside trap. however, the goal was a little too late for K.Behrang and the game ended with Muar winning 3 goals to 1.

Results from January 10:

Muar 3 - K.Behrang 1

Fadli (1 goal)

Epol (1 goal)

Den Bulat (1 goal)

Jasin 1 - PDRM 3

Upcoming fixtures - January 17:

Muar vs Kuantan (@ UPM A)

Jasin vs K.Trengganu

Piala Jaya Ansara

2003-12-23T16:32:00.000+08:00

it’s been some time since i last did a post on sports.. hmmmm.. probably since the last match in Liga-A.. when was that?

2004 season is just around the corner.. it’s time to get them guys together once.. me thinks.. heheh.. besides, Piala Jaya Ansara is coming up in January.. wow.. that leaves me with just about two weeks to get the players together and play as a team once again.. read more..

Nana's Open House

2003-12-21T16:46:00.000+08:00

well.. after like 15 years (hmmm.. 2003 - 1989 is 15 right… oh.. whatever..), yesterday i met up with friends whom i last met in 1989… thanks to Nana for the open house invitation.. read more..

The SMS Money Maker

2003-12-11T10:08:00.000+08:00

the article mentions, “.. more than 110,000 people had sent SMS ..”. hmmm.. at RM2 per SMS (is this really what they charge?), that comes up to more than RM220,000.00!!! wow!!! that’s a whole lot of cash, just from SMS…

hmmmmmm.. makes me wonder what is the real reason for the web site to be down…

Ansara: We are Family

2003-11-17T09:12:00.000+08:00

We are the Youth of the Nation, that’s like the slogan of the upcoming monster gathering to be organized by Ansara come December 27th, 2003 at the Merdeka Square in KL. The event is open to all ex-MRSM students, teachers, and staff. see more..

Murphy comes a visiting

2003-11-11T01:21:00.000+08:00

it all started probably at the end of last week. a dell 2600 server running in one of our host site crashed.. well… the system partition got corrupted for no reason (should there be a reason?). today, azmi and i went over to patch the system. we’ve got all the necessary tools with us.. disks, cds, screw drivers, etc. we were so sure that we’ll be able to get the system running by lunch time (as if we’re going for lunch.. it’s ramadhan!!). however, it turned out that the cd drive on the machine is not working. yeah right.. just when we needed to use the cd drive, it stopped working.. good ol’ Murphy, dealing his cards at the most opportune moment.. ok, since we couldn’t use the cd drive on the machine, we decided, might as well bring the hard disk back to the office and work on it there. so.. back to the office we went. see more..

Cheer Cheer and Courage Display..

2003-10-20T03:05:00.000+08:00

yup boys and girls. the 2003 Liga-A season is finally over. this season took almost 6 moths to complete. quite a lengthy season it was. a season filled with thrills, dramas, and of course plenty of surprises. and in the end, the 2003 Piala Alumni Champion goes to..

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Bloxsara? What the?

2003-10-17T16:28:00.000+08:00

salam..

i've got this thing about blogging i guess. heheh.. i've created a blog site mainly for us ansara muar people to blog away about what ever. new to blogging? well, if you've written journals of your own, it's something similar.. the only huge difference.. it's open to the entire cyber world.. if one so happens to visit the site.. that is.. want to be part of content provider (blogger)? drop me an e-mail and i'll send u an invitation to become a team member.

we have not streamlined the topics as yet.. so, for now, it's still free for all.. heheh.. but i would like to see maybe in the near future.. topics to be streamlined into stuff like.. Technology, Education, Sports, Arts, Entertainment, Economy, etc.. i dunno.. lets just get it running first eh..

check it out at http://bloxsara.blogspot.com

among other blog sites that might interest you..
http://www.kepompom.net - a locally created and hosted blog community
http://blogs.kodeexii.net - of course.. my very own blog
http://chris.pirillo.com - the x call for help guy (tech tv)
http://gretchen.pirillo.com - chris' wife..
http://dotnetguy.techieswithcats.com - just some guy
http://www.tahrizi.net - a fellow colleague.

what can we achieve? i dunno.. for one, it's a way to disseminate information.. take the topics we've been discussing in this egroup for example. currently, it is for members only. i do believe that quite a bit of our thoughts in here could be useful to others as well.

i dunno.. i'm all ears right now..

Anything Goes

2003-10-15T12:57:00.000+08:00

Of course, it would be cool if we can start a community blog mainly for Ansara members. However, lets just start small first. I'll first start with a couple of guys/gals from Muar and a few from some other Ansara Chapters that I know.
Don't ask about what to publish in here. It's open topic. Well, maybe we can simpose specific topics later on when we've got this thing running smoothly. For now, anything goes..

What is this?

2003-10-15T12:05:00.000+08:00

Bloxsara is created to promote blogging by Ansara members. What is blogging? Well, there are many sites in the net that explains what blogging is in details. Some also provides examples and hints and samples to start your blogs. Just do a search on blogs or blogging and see what the search engines churn up for you.
Why? I dunno, because everyone else is doing it? Perhaps.. Maybe so.. But that's not the only reason. The way I see it, Bloxsara provides it's members with a means of expressing our very own thoughts. No matter what they are. And these views, when published in Bloxsara will be viewed by all those who happen to visit the site.