THE Division Two semi-finals of of the MHC-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League is expected to be explosive affairs as the winners will move into the knock-out stage of the Milo Cup.
The one-match playoff semi-final winners will join six teams from Division One for the knock-out challenge, making the final on Sunday a money making adventure.
This is because the champions will receive RM12,000, silver medallists RM8,500, while the third spot has a tag of RM7,000 and the fourth spot RM6,000.
Group A champions Kelantan will square off against Politeknik KPT in one semi final while the other will see Group B champions KL Sports School battling against Anderson Juniors.
And on paper, Kelantan and KL Sports School have a slight advantage over their opponents as both teams ended undefeated after eight matches in their respective groups.
Kelantan also hold the distinction of scoring 38 goals and conceding only 10, and won all their matches with relative ease, considering Kelantan does not even have an artificial pitch.
Their opponents Politeknik KPT are no pushovers as well as they only lost one match in Group B, a narrow 2-1 defeat to eventual table toppers KLSS.
The second semis will see players from two project schools up against each other.
TODAY: Semi-finals: Kelantan v Politeknik KPT (5pm, Pitch I), KL Sports School v Anderson Juniors 5pm, Pitch II).
