From: www.nst.com.my
By Jugjet Singh
THE MHF-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League Division One title race is fast turning into a three-horse race, and very little separates the trio at this early stage.
UniKL have been impressive but hot on their heels are Bandar Penawar Sports School-Thunderbolt and double champions Bukit Jalil Sports School.
UniKL beat Anderson and Petaling Jaya City Council by six goals each but there were moments of madness in the team which should be of concern to coach I. Vikneswaran.
"Winning matches is one thing, but consistency is required to win the title in a close tournament like this," said Vikneswaran.
The weak link for the newcomers is a bungling strike-force as they should have won by double digit margins instead of scoring only six.
"Against the two sports schools, chances will be few and far in between, so I will have to polish the strikers' finishing before the weekend."
Among the three, Thunderbolt look like the team to beat in Division One this year.
Powered by national player Faisal Saari, Thunderbolt are keeping pace with UniKL after winning all three matches played so far convincingly.
Thunderbolt have scored a total of 17 goals and conceded only three.
FRIDAY -- Division One: Bukit Jalil Sports School v Petaling Jaya City Council (Tun Razak, 7pm), BPSS-Thunderbolt v Anderson (Bandar Penawar, 5pm), Kelantan v Bukit Jalil Sports School (Terengganu, 5pm).
Division Two: Tunku Besar Secondary School v Pahang (Tampin, 5pm), Kuala Selangor v Johor (Pandamaran, 5pm), Matri v Datuk Taha (Alor Star, 5pm).
