Ipoh Side Joins Thunderbolt, BJSS, UniKL In The Milo Cup Semi-finals

KUALA LUMPUR: MBI-Anderson scored two late goals to defeat debutants Sapura 2-0 to qualify for the Milo Cup semi-finals on a 3-1 aggregate at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

The Ipoh team, who finished fourth in Division One, will take on Division One champions Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI)-Thunderbolt in the first-leg semi-finals in Bukit Jalil on Wednesday. They play the return leg on Friday.

Meanwhile, reigning overall champions SSTMI-Thunderbolt, beat former champions Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) 4-0 at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium to qualify for last four on a 11-1 aggregate.

The MBI-Anderson and Sapura match was keenly contested as the first leg had ended 1-1. However, it was the Ipoh team who came alive in the last 16 minutes to score two goals.

Having a go: BJSS’ Mohammad Noor Khairul Azri Adnan (left) and Malacca High School’s Muhammad Aidil Azmi going for the ball during their match at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium yesterday.

Mohd Ashran Hamsani scored the first goal from a field attempt in the 54th minute before Mohd Najib Abu Hassan seal the match with the second goal in the 63rd minute.

With the defeat, Sapura’s hopes of becoming the first Division Two team to reach the semi-finals went up in smoke.

Former five time double champions Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) also qualified for the semi-finals when they defeated Division Two runners-up Malacca High School 3-1 at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium.

BJSS, who went through on a 9-2 aggregate, face Division One runners-up Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) in the first-leg of the semi-finals at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Wednesday.

BJSS, who won the first-leg 6-1 on Friday, took the lead through Mohd Noor Khairul Azri in the fifth minute before Mohd Zulamirul Akmal Mohd Ali equalised for the Malacca school in the 23rd minute.

BJSS stormed back to score goals through Mohd Redzhwan Jaafar in 31st minute and Mohd Fitri Ismail in the 68th minute.

BJSS team manager Jusvinder Pal Singh said the semi-finals against UniKL would be a touch and go encounter.

“We lost 2-3 to them in the league match but I hope my players will be able to rise to the occasion to get the better of them in the first-leg on Wednesday,” said Jusvinder.UniKL meanwhile, came back from a goal down to beat MSSPP-USM 3-1 at Bukit Jalil to qualify for the semi-finals on a 9-2 aggregate.

USM scored in the 42nd minute through Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Aziz from a penalty stroke.

UniKL equalised in the 58th minute off a field goal from Mohd Syafiq Zulzairin and Mohd Hafiz Zainol scored two late goals in the 65th and 69th minutes to seal the win.