Rain derails BJSS victory march

Faridzul Afiq Mohamad (left) of BJSS tries to get past Anderson School’s Muhammad Azrin Anuar in their Division Two Malaysia Hockey League match yesterday. The match was abandoned in the 22nd minute due to a water-logged pitch. — Pic: MOHD YUSNI ARIFFIN

DOUBLE champions Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) were leading Anderson School of Ipoh 1-0 when their match at the Tun Razak Stadium in Kuala Lumpur was cut short by a thunderstorm in Division Two of the Malaysian Hockey League yesterday.

The BJSS onslaught was brought to a premature end in the 22nd minute when the pitch became water-logged following heavy rain which refused to stop.
"The match was called off because the pitch was deemed unplayable due to heavy rain. It will be played at a later date," said Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) assistant secretary N. Krishnan.
And BJSS' misery was Bandar Penawar Sports School's gain when they beat Batu Pahat 4-2 to top the table with 10 points.
But their lead is only temporary as BJSS are expected to re-gain top spot when they play Anderson to complete the match.
In another Division Two match, Malacca beat Bukit Jalil Sports School Juniors 4-0.
The Malacca scorers were Hanif Rahim (fourth), Amirullah Zainol (23rd), Syakir Amir (54th) and Iderus Ali (70th).
Petaling Jaya City Council collected their first full points after three matches when they edged Kijang Mas of Kelantan 3-2.
The PJCC scorers were Ahmad Kafeel (16th), Fuad Azis (28th) and Manraj Singh (30th). Hanif Ropi (55th) and Fadli Ismail (64th) scored for Kijang Mas.
RESULTS -- Division Two: Bukit Jalil Sports School 1 Anderson 0 (rained-off after 22 minutes), Kijang Mas 2 Petaling Jaya CC 3, Malacca 4 Bukit Jalil Sports School Juniors 0, Bandar Penawar SS 4 Batu Pahat 2.
Division Three: Nur Insafi 8 TBSS Tampin 0, Penang 1 Perlis 1, Datuk Taha 2 Temerloh 2, Selangor 0 English College 1, Kuala Selangor 1 Matri 3.

DIVISION TWO

P W D L F A Pts
BPSS 4 3 1 0 11 4 10
BJSS 3 3 0 0 11 2 9
Setapak High 3 2 1 0 10 3 7
TNB 3 2 0 1 10 4 6
Anderson 3 2 0 1 6 2 6
Olak 2 2 0 0 5 2 6
Malacca 3 1 1 1 6 4 4
Batu Pahat 3 1 0 2 4 8 3
PJ City Council 3 1 0 2 4 8 3
Kijang Mas 4 0 1 3 2 8 1
BPSS Jnrs 3 0 0 3 2 10 0
BJSS Jnrs 4 0 0 4 2 18 0


DIVISION THREE

P W D L F A Pts
Nur Insafi 4 4 0 0 18 2 12
Temerloh 4 2 2 0 8 6 8
Perlis 4 2 1 1 12 6 7
English College 4 2 1 1 5 5 7
TBSS-Tampin 4 2 1 1 8 11 7
Penang 4 1 3 0 6 5 6
Matri 4 1 1 2 7 7 4
Kuala Selangor 3 1 0 2 5 13 3
Datuk Taha 4 0 1 3 9 14 1
Selangor 5 0 0 5 5 13 0