Olak on course for semi-finals

OLD La Sallians Association of Klang (Olak-PKT) edged Datuk Taha 1-0 yesterday to keep their sights on playing in the semi-finals of Division Two  in the NSC-Milo-MHC Junior Hockey League.
   And in the only Division One match of the day, Tengku Mahkota Ismail SS Juniors beat Bukit Jalil Sports School 1-0 courtesy of Aliff Syazwan’s 48th minute penalty corner strike.
   The Olak hero was Izaidi Ismail who nailed the winner in the fifth minute, but Olak team manager Joseph de Silva rued the missed sitters.
   “We could have won by a bigger margin but my players muffed plenty of sitters and turned it into a difficult match. But still, the three points have moved us to second spot on the standings and now we will challenge for the semi-finals slot by keeping the momentum in our remaining three matches,” said Joseph.
   Kuala Lumpur Sports School (KLSS) top the Group B standings on 15 points after five matches, while Olak trail on 12 points, as they have played one match more and lost two games.
   “Our mistakes this season were against KLSS and Tunku Besar where we lost by identical 2-1 scores. However, all is not lost, as the win against Datuk Taha has given us fresh hopes,” said Joseph.
    RESULTS: Division One: Tengku Mahkota Ismail SS Juniors 1 Bukit Jalil SS 0.
  Division Two -- Group A: SERATAS 0 Kelantan HA 2, Nur Insafi 0 STAR 1, Kedah HA Juniors 2 Anderson Juniors 2.
  Group B: Johor HA 2 Kuala Lumpur Sports School 5, Kuala Langat 1 Tunas Muda Pahang 8, Olak KPT 1 Datuk Taha 0, Tunku Besar Secondary School 5 Padang Midin 3.

DIVISION ONE

             P  W  D  L  F  A  Pts
SSTMI        3  3  0  0  16  0   9
PJCC         3  3  0  0  5   2   9
UniKL        3  2  0  1  12  4   6
Anderson     2  1  1  0  5   3   4
Malacca HS   3  1  1  1  6   14  4
SSTMI Jnrs   4  1  0  3  5    15 3
USM-MSSSPP   1  0  0  1  0    2  0
BJSS         5  0  0 5  3   12  0

GROUP A
               P  W  D  L  F  A  Pts
Kelantan    5  5  0  0  19  5  15
1Mas Penang    3  3  0  0  12  1  9
Kedah HA Jnrs  6  2  3  1  9  6   9
STAR Ipoh      4  2  1  1  4  7   7
Perlis         3  1  1  1  9  7   4
Anderson Jnrs  3  1  1  1  6  6   4
Matri          3  0  1  2  2  7   1
SERATAS        5  0  1  4  1  10   1
Nur Insafi     4  0  0  4  1  14  0

GROUP B

                       P  W  D  L  F  A  Pts
KLSS               5  5  0  0  20  6  15
OLAK             6  4  0  2  14  5  12
Datuk Taha     6  3  1  2  17  5  10
TM Pahang      6  3  1  2  16  11  10
TBSS              5  3  0  2  12  8   9
K Langat        6  3  0  3  7  26  9
Poli KPT         3  2  0  1  9  3   6
BJSS Jnrs      4  1  0  3  3  16  3
SMKPM          5  0  0  5  9  18  0
Johor HA       4  0  0  4  6  15  0