Thursday, November 20, 2008

Battle for the second spot

PIC: Ernst & Young players celebrate winning the League title.

LEAGUE Champions Ernst & Young will be involved in an academic match against National Juniors today, while the battle Malaysia Hockey League’s (MHL) second spot in tensifies.
Tenaga Nasional and Sapura, both tied on 12 points, have two more matches in hand before they complete their League fixtures.
And Sapura look like they have the easier path, as they play Nur Insafi today, and then National Juniors, while Tenaga will have to beat Maybank and Ernst & Young if they want to keep pace.
The League matches end this weekend, after which the six teams in Division One and top-two teams in Division Two play in the quarter-finals for the TNB Cup.
TODAY: Division One: Maybank v Tenaga Nasional (Serem ban II Hockey Stadium, 5pm); Sapura v Nur Insafi (KLHA Stadium, 7pm); Ernst & Young v National Juniors (National Hockey Stadium, 7pm).
Division Two: UNIMAP v JLJ (Alor Star, 5pm); RMR vs UiTM (Tun Razak Stadium, 7pm); BPSS v Dolphin (Bandar Penawar SS, 5pm); Alam Shah v BJSS (National Stadium, 7pm).