UNIKL are game, but it would be a tall order for them to deny a Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) home run in the Premier Division of the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) today.
The University team’s confidence stems from the face that they held Sapura and Tenaga to an identical 2-2 draw in the return leg of the MHL.
However, their game against double champions KLHC might just turn into a whipping exercise.
“We are second from the bottom because we failed to win any points in the first leg, but after holding Sapura and Tenaga to draws in the return leg, we have nothing to lose but much to gain as the semi-finals slot is still not out of our reach,” said UniKL manager Amir Ibrahim.
UniKL took 2-0 leads in both the matches, but inexperience saw them losing out in the second half to end up sharing points.
“I expect my players to give it their best and come what may, I am proud of their effort so far as they have tried their level best, but we were unlucky at times,” said Amir.
As for KLHC, they could seal the title by beating UniKL and not wait for their last match against Tenaga to decide matters.
The title is KLHC’s to lose, as for Tenaga to catch up with them in the last weekend, they must not only beat the double champions, but also pray hard that UniKL pulls off he biggest upset of the season.
For the record, KLHC whipped UniKL 8-1 in the first leg.
Noor Faeez Ibrahim is UniKL’s ace with nine penalty corner goals out of the 15 they have scored this season.
As for Division One, Armed Forces are just a win away from the League title.
The Army men top the standings with 11 points from five matches and will complete their fixtures against a winless Politeknik KPT.
PREMIER DIVISION
P W D L F A Pts
KLHC 8 6 1 1 43 11 19
TNB 8 4 4 0 22 16 16
Sapura 8 3 3 2 16 14 12
Maybank 8 2 3 3 16 21 9
UniKL 8 1 2 5 15 23 5
Nur Insafi 8 1 1 6 15 42 4
DIVISION ONE
P W D L F A Pts
Forces 5 3 2 0 8 4 11
Thunderbolt 5 3 1 1 10 5 10
BJSS 5 3 0 2 18 14 9
Johor HA 5 3 0 2 15 14 9
Uniten 5 2 1 2 10 11 7
UiTM 4 1 0 3 5 10 3
Politeknik 5 0 0 5 7 15 0
TODAY -- PREMIER DIVISION: Maybank v Nur Insafi (National Stadium Pitch I, 6pm), UniKL v KL Hockey Club (National Stadium Pitch II, 6pm), Tenaga v Sapura (National Stadium Pitch II, 8pm).
DIVISION ONE: UiTM v Uniten (National Stadium Pitch I, 5pm),
