PETALING Jaya City Council (PJCC) received a double blow in their Division One win against Malacca High School (MHS), as one player was flashed the red, while their skipper was slapped with a double yellow.
So, even though PJCC beat MHS 2-1 and are just a draw away from lifting the NSC-Milo-MHC Junior Hockey League league title, it suddenly has become a mountain to climb.
Asraf Zulzali was flashed the red after he collided with MHC goalkeeper, while skipper Shahiram Zali was flashed the yellow twice and both will sit out of the crucial match against Tengku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI).
“It was an unfortunate win as we lost two key players ahead of a crucial match against SSTMI tomorrow (today).
“All we need from the SSTMI match is a draw to lift out maiden League title but now it has become an uphill task. However, we are not going to throw in the towel, and I believe my players will play their best match of the season to lay their hands on the title,” said PJCC manager Zanal Abidin.
For the record, PJCC have only one overall title which they won in 2006.
MHS shocked the title pretenders with an early goal when Amir Farhan scored in the 8th minute.
But PJCC came back into the picture with a penalty corner goal from Shahiram in the 55th minute, while the winner was delivered by Nazirul Mudin in the 61st minute also via a penalty corner attempt.
RESULTS: Bukit Jalil SS 5 USM 4, Malacca High School 1 Petaling Jaya CC 2.
Division Two: Group A: Kedah HA Juniors 3 1Mas Penang 0, Perlis 4 STAR Ipoh 0.
Group B: Datuk Taha 1 Politeknik KPT 3, Tunas Muda Pahang 1 Kuala Lumpur SS 4.
TODAY: Division One: Tengku Mahkota SS v Petaling Jaya CC (Bukit Jalil, 5pm).
Division Two: Group A -- Nur Insafi v Kelantan HA (Sungai Petani, 5pm), Perlis v 1Mas Penang (Alor Star, 5pm).
Group B: Tunas Muda Pahang v Bukit Jalil SS Juniors (Kuantan, 5pm), Padang Midin v Johor HA (Terengganu, 5pm), Olak PKT v Politeknik KPT (National Stadium, 5pm).
DIVISION ONE
P W D L F A Pts
PJCC 6 6 0 0 11 5 18
UniKL 6 5 0 1 28 6 15
SSTMI 5 4 0 1 25 3 12
Anderson 6 2 2 2 10 16 8
Malacca HS 6 1 2 3 9 21 5
BJSS 7 1 1 5 9 17 4
SSTMI Jnrs 5 1 1 3 6 16 4
USM-MSSSPP 5 0 0 5 6 20 0
GROUP A
P W D L F A Pts
Kelantan 7 7 0 0 31 9 21
Kedah HA Jnrs 8 4 3 1 17 6 15
Perlis 6 3 2 1 22 12 11
Anderson Jnrs 6 3 2 1 15 9 11
STAR Ipoh 7 3 1 3 6 14 10
1Mas Penang 7 3 0 4 16 14 9
Matri 6 1 1 4 5 20 4
SERATAS 5 0 1 4 1 10 1
Nur Insafi 6 0 0 6 1 20 0
GROUP B
P W D L F A Pts
KLSS 7 7 0 0 28 8 21
Poli KPT 6 5 0 1 22 5 15
OLAK 7 5 0 2 20 7 15
K Langat 7 4 0 3 10 28 12
Datuk Taha 8 3 2 3 22 12 11
TM Pahang 7 3 1 3 17 15 10
TBSS 8 3 0 5 16 20 9
Johor HA 7 1 2 4 12 21 5
BJSS Jnrs 7 1 1 5 8 26 4
SMKPM 6 0 0 6 9 22 0