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UNIKL will face double champions Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) today, and the outcome could well knock out one title contender in Division One of the MHF-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League.
BJSS were lucky to salvage a point in the 2-2 draw against Petaling Jaya City Council (PJCC) on Friday, but if they do not buck up, they will be in for a drubbing at the hands of UniKL.
"We played in patches against PJCC and paid a heavy price, tomorrow (today) we have a second chance to salvage matters against UniKL and my players know that they can't afford another mediocre display if they want to keep the title," said BJSS coach S. Prakash.
UniKL coach I. Vickneswaran watched the BJSS-PJCC match and concluded that the sports school took matters lightly.
"My point of observation was that BJSS placed too much emphasis on preparing for the match against us, and took PJCC lightly.
"However, now that they have dropped two points, they will be out to make amends against us, and it could well turn out to be an exciting encounter," said Vickneswaran.
The winners today still have Bandar Penawar Sports School Thunderbolt to contend with, as the southern sports school have also shown promise.
"We will approach the BJSS match with confidence and I have a good feeling that my players will not disappoint. However, there is still Thunderbolt to play before we can start breathing easy," said Vickneswaran.
In Division Two, leaders Ipoh City Council are expected to have an easy time collecting three points and further consolidating their position when they play Negri Sembilan side Datuk Taha in Tampin.
TODAY -- Division One: Bukit Jalil Sports School v UniKL (Tun Razak Stadium, 8pm); Kelantan v PJCC (Kuala Tereng ganu, 5pm); Anderson vs BPSS Juniors (Azlan Shah Stadium, 5pm).
Division Two: Datuk Taha v Ipoh City Council (Tampin 5pm); Kuala Selangor v Pahang (Pandamaran, 3pm); Sabah v Tunku Besar Secondary School (Pandamaran, 5pm); Johor v Penang Frees (Johor Baru, 5pm).
