Anderson slow, but steady

A LETHARGIC Anderson School edged Pahang 3-2 in the MHF-NSC-Milo Junior Hockey League Division One match at the Kuantan Stadium yesterday.
Anderson coach Mokhtar Baharuddin, accredited which shaping the future of many national players, blamed the slow start to the long journey to Kuantan.
“We had a slow start in our first JHL match because we only arrived late last night (Friday night) in Kuantan and many of the boys looked tired during the match.
“However, we won and that is what matters most,” said Mokhtar.
Perak has two teams in the JHL, with the other being Ipoh Juniors who impressed in their first match even though they lost 3-2 to favourites UniKL.
“Ipoh Juniors are made up or former Anderson players while we are fielding Form Four and Five boys. We did play against them in the Perak League and the match ended in a draw (2-2).”
Anderson were champions in the Perak League, and will play their home-talent on April 3.
“Our target this year is to play in the semi-finals, and to do that, we will not only have to beat Ipoh, but also do well against the big names like UniKL, and sports schools Bukit Jalil and Bandar Penawar,” said Mokhtar.
Soffian Kamaruddin (32nd, 57th) and Akmal Tajuddin (69th) delivered for Anderson, while the Pahang goals were scored by Rahimi Rasib (48th, 62nd).
In another Division One match, Bandar Penawar Juniors beat Kelantan 4-1 with goals from Najmi Farizal (eighth), Sufi Ismat (12th), Khairol Shafik (13th) and Danial Asyraf 58th)
The Kelantan goal was scored by Hanif Ropi in the 66th minute.
RESULTS: Division One -- Pahang 2 Anderson 3, Kelantan 1 BPSS Juniors 4.
Division Two: Group A -- Malacca High 5 BPSS-WHPC 0; Group B: MSSWP-KLHC 0 Padang Midin 0, Penang 1 Datuk Taha 1.
TODAY: Division One -- BPSS v Petaling Jaya CC (Taman Daya, 4.30pm), BJSS V Ipoh Juniors (Ministry of Education, 5.30pm), UniKL v BJSS juniors (Ministry of Education, 6.30pm), Kelantan v Anderson (Terengganu, 4.30pm), Pa hang v BPSS Juniors (Kuantan, 4.30pm).
Division Two: Group A -- Matri v Datuk Taha (Alor star, 4.30pm); Group B: Olak-PKT v Perlis (Tun Razak Stadium, 4.30pm).

DIVISION ONE
P W D L F A Pts
BPSS 1 1 0 0 4 0 3
BPSS Juniors 1 1 0 0 4 1 3
UniKL 1 1 0 0 3 2 3
Anderson 1 1 0 0 3 2 3
BJSS 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Ipoh Juniors 1 0 0 1 2 3 0
Pahang 1 0 0 1 2 3 0
PJCC 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Kelantan 1 0 0 1 1 4 0
BJSS Juniors 1 0 0 1 0 4 0

DIVISION TWO
Group A
P W D L F A Pts
Malacca High 1 1 0 0 5 0 3
Politeknik KPT 1 1 0 0 4 1 3
Penang 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Datuk Taha 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Matri 1 0 0 1 1 4 0
BPSS-WHPC 1 0 0 1 0 5 0
Sheikh Ahmad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group B
P W D L F A Pts
Johor 1 1 0 0 3 1 3
Padang Midin 2 0 2 0 1 1 2
OLAK-PKT 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
MSSWP-KLHC 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Perlis 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
TBSS Tampin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penang Frees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0