Debutants move three clear after fourth win
KUALA LUMPUR: Debutants Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) moved three points clear at the top of the Division One standings with a 6-2 thumping of Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) in a MHF-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League match at the KL Hockey Stadium here yesterday.
UniKL have 12 points after four matches while defending champions Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) remained third with nine points after securing their third win.
BPSS-Thunderbolt, who hammered MSS Kelantan 8-1, also have nine points but are second on goal difference.
Yesterday, Mohd Sabri Mohd (ninth, 67th) and Mohd Aminuddin (55th, 58th) scored a brace each while Mohd Zulhairi Hashim (35th) and Mohd Syamin Mohd Yusof (50th) netted one each to lead UniKL to their third big win.
MBPJ replied through Muhd Rifhan Mohd Azhar (38th) and Mohd Azuwan Mahiden Pitchey (58th).
Earlier at the same venue, BJSS chalked up their third straight win when they beat Anderson from Ipoh 3-1.
Anderson took the lead in the ninth minute through Mohd Firdaus Sidek off a penalty corner attempt.
But Kavin Kartik equalised for BJSS in the 18th minute before putting them ahead in the 50th minute with another penalty corner goal.
Seven minutes later Ahmad Termidzi Ismail sealed victory for the champions with a field goal.
But coach S. Prakash was far from pleased with the performance put up by his double champions.
“It was such a scrappy match and we wasted a lot of chances. We were lucky to have got off with full points. There are a lot areas we need to work on but the main thing that worries me is the number missed chances,” he said.
For Anderson, it was their second straight defeat after the 1-6 drubbing by UniKL on Friday. This has effectively ruled them out of the running for the league title and Anderson will be more concerned with finishing in the top five to make the cut for the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, BPSS-Thunderbolt’s 8-1 win over MSS Kelantan will certainly put them in the limelight in the title race.
