Wednesday, May 19, 2010

ONE MATCH PLAYOFF FOR QUARTER FINALS

There will be no home-and-away format for the MHF-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League (MJHL) knockout stage this season due to the staging of Sukma (Malaysia Games) in Malacca from June 10.

The knockout stage will be held for six days from May 25-30.

The quarter-finals will be played on May 25, the semi-finals on May 27 and the final on May 30.

The quarter-finalists are Bandar Penawar Sports School (BPSS)-Thunderbolt, UniKL, Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS), Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) and BPSS Juniors from Division one and Sabah, Pahang and Ipoh City Council from Division Two.

BPSS Juniors, however, will only play their quarter-final match on May 27 because six of their players are in Germany for the four-nation Under-16 tournament from May 22-24.

The team will only return on May 26.

BPSS-Thunderbolt coach Wan Roslan Wan Abdul Rahman, who is also in charge of the BPSS Juniors, confirmed this yesterday.

“If BPSS Juniors qualify for the semi-finals, they will play on the following day (May 28). It will be hectic for them as they will play two matches in two days,” said Wan Roslan.

“It’s better to complete the MJHL knockout stage so that the players can return to their respective states to concentrate on Sukma.”