KUALA LUMPUR: Defending overall champions Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) scored a convincing 3-0 win over former champions Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) at the Education Ministry Turf to take a step closer to winning the Malaysian Junior Hockey League (MJHL) Division One title yesterday.It was UniKL’s seventh consecutive win and it puts them at the top of the Division One standings with 21 points.
BJSS, five-time double champions in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009, are as good as out of the running for the league title after going down to their second defeat.
The sports school lost 1-3 to reigning champions Bandar Penawar Sports School (BPSS)-Thunderbolt two weeks ago.
The UniKL-BJSS match was supposed to start at 4.30pm but was delayed by 35 minutes due to a downpour.
But once the match got under way, there was no stopping UniKL, who got their goals through defender Mohd Zulhairi Hashim (32nd minute), Mohd Syafiq Zulzairin (52nd) and Mohd Taufik Abdul Hamid (57th).
UniKL coach S. Velappan was delighted with his team’s convincing win over BJSS.“BJSS gave us a tough fight ... they created some scoring chances in the first-half. My players looked lethargic in the first-half but the penalty corner goal by Zulhairi in the 32nd minute gave them a big lift,” he said.
BJSS coach S. Prakash was also full of praise for his boys despite the defeat.
“My boys gave a good fight but we just could not score. With this loss, our hopes of finishing in the top two in Division One is over. Now, we will try to finish third,” said Prakash.
BPSS-Thunderbolt, meanwhile, chalked up their six straight win when they trounced MSS Pahang 7-1 at the Kuantan Hockey Stadium yesterday.
Mohd Syafik Nordin (23rd minute), Mohd Rasul Mohd Yusof (36th), Shahrusahadan Basri (44th), Mohd Dzahiruddin Illyas (45th), Hairulnizam Maizan (60th), Mohd Hafiz Seleman (63rd) and Mohd Shahril Saabah (66th) scored for BPSS-Thunderbolt.
Mohd Arif Salehuddin Suken scored MSS Pahang’s consolation goal in the 29th minute.
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