JUNIOR Hockey League newcomers UniKL hammered Anderson of Ipoh 6-1 to stamp their mark in Division One at the Kuala Lumpur HA Stadium yesterday.
UniKL took a 2-0 lead by the sixth minute, and it looked like the Ipoh school were heading for a double digit defeat, but poor shooting kept the score at six.
Anderson, unbeaten in three matches before yesterday, were shocked in the third minute when Aminuddin Abu slotted in after three Anderson defenders failed to stop a bouncing pass.
And in the sixth minute, Manraj Singh punished Anderson again with a field attempt.
The former champions woke up from their slumber to score a penalty corner goal off Firdaus Sidek in the seventh minute, but went back to sleep after that.
UniKL had a field day with goals from Sabri Mohamed (13th, 40th), Aminuddin Abu (43rd) and Syamin Yusof (66th).
“I did expect a win, but not such a big margin as Anderson are a regular in the JHL. However, I am not happy with the poor shooting from my forwards, as we could have won with a bigger margin,” said UniKL coach I. Vickneswaran.
UniKL have nine points from three matches, and their coach feels they still have three more hurdles to go before they can breathe easy.
“We still have tough matches against Bukit Jalil, Thunderbolt and Petaling Jaya before we can start dreaming about the title,” said Vickneswaran.
The newcomers will square off against Petaling Jaya City Council tomorrow, and going by form, it will be another thumping win for them.
RESULTS: Division One — Bukit Jalil Juniors 1 Kelantan 1, UniKL 6 Anderson 1; Division Two: Penang Free School 3 Tunku Besar Secondary School 3, Ipoh City Council 4 Johor 1.
TOMORROW: Division One — Bukit Jalil v Anderson (KLHA Stadium, 3pm), Thunderbolt v Kelantan (Bandar Penawar, 5pm), UniKl v Petaling Jaya CC (KLHA Stadium, 5pm).
Division Two: Datuk Taha v Johor (Tampin, 5pm), Pahang v Matri (Kuatan, 5pm).
DIVISION ONE
P W D L F A Pt
UNIKL 3 3 0 0 16 3 9
ANDERSON 4 3 0 1 10 9 9
BP T’BOLT 2 2 0 0 9 2 6
BJSS 2 2 0 0 4 0 6
BPSS JUNIORS 2 1 0 1 4 6 3
KELANTAN 2 0 1 1 2 8 1
BJSS JUNIORS 4 0 1 3 2 9 1
MWHA 3 0 0 3 4 9 0
PJCC 2 0 0 2 1 6 0
DIVISION TWO
P W D L F A Pt
TBSS 3 2 1 0 12 3 7
IPOH CC 3 2 1 0 7 2 7
SABAH 2 2 0 0 16 0 6
PG FREES 2 0 2 0 4 4 2
MATRI 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
DATUK TAHA 2 0 0 2 0 9 0
K. SELANGOR 2 0 0 2 0 16 0
JOHOR 1 0 0 1 1 4 0
PAHANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0