High-stakes at KLHA

THE battle-lines have drawn, but there are no favourites when defending League champion Bandar Penawar Sports School (BPSS) plays Overall champion UniKL in Division One of the MHF-NSC-Milo Junior League today.
Playing at the Kuala Lumpur HA Stadium, the stakes are high as the winner will be crowned as the League champion in the final League fixture for both the teams.
UniKL, playing only in their second JHL season, have shown consistency in all their matches, while BPSS, who were crowned as League champions for the first time last year, are known for playing as a unit.
Bukit Jalil Sports School, six-time consecutive double champions since 2003, have been sent to the shadows after both BPSS and UniKL came into the picture.
“This is the most challenging match this season for us, and unfortunately it is also our last League fixture and that means we can’t afford a slip-up.
“The team has been progressing well towards this crucial match, and I believe we will wrest the title which we lost to BPSS last season on goal-difference,” said UniKL coach S. Velappan.
BPSS coach Wan Roslan has formulated a sound plan, and hopes his charges will executive it today.
“We have our plans to defend our title, and if the players execute it, victory is ours for sure,” said Roslan.
Meanwhile, in the only Division One match yesterday, BJSS Juniors beat Kelantan 6-3 with goals from Hafif Elkan (second, 57th), Rafizul Ezry (12th), Zizi Azwan (33rd), Syazwi Rani (40th), Zulhaziq Hashim (59th).
The Kelantan goals were scored by Hanif Ropi (26th) and Nur Badruzzaman (50th, 62nd).
RESULTS: DIVISION ONE -- BJSS Juniors 6 Kelantan 3.
DIVISION TWO (Group A): MSSP-USM 5 Sheikh Ahmad 0, , Datuk Taha 1 Malacca High School 2.
DIVISION TWO (Group B): MSSWP-KLHC 1 OLAK 2.
TODAY -- DIVISION ONE: BJSS v BPSS Juniors (Education Ministry, 4.30pm), UniKL v BPSS (KLHA, 6.30pm).
DIVISION TWO (Group A): BPSS-WHPC v Matri (Taman Daya, 4.30pm); Group B: MSSP-Juniors v Sheikh Amad (USM, 4.30pm), Tunku Besar SS v MSSWP-KLHC (Tunku Besar, 4.30pm).


DIVISION ONE
P W D L F A Pts
UniKL 8 8 0 0 46 4 24
BPSS 8 8 0 0 45 7 24
BJSS 7 5 0 2 18 8 15
BPSS Juniors 7 3 2 2 17 17 11
BJSS Juniors 7 3 1 3 13 22 10
Anderson 8 3 1 4 15 30 10
PJCC 8 3 0 5 15 21 9
Ipoh Juniors 6 1 1 4 11 15 4
Kelantan 7 0 1 6 11 35 1
Pahang 7 0 0 7 5 29 0

DIVISION TWO
Group A
P W D L F A Pts
MSSPP-USM 5 3 2 0 19 4 11
Politeknik KPT 5 3 1 1 14 4 10
Malacca High 5 3 0 2 10 7 9
Datuk Taha 5 2 2 1 8 3 8
Matri 4 1 1 2 4 7 4
BPSS-WHPC 4 1 0 3 1 18 3
Sheikh Ahmad 4 0 0 4 1 14 0

Group B
P W D L F A Pts
Johor 6 5 0 1 17 6 15
TBSS Tampin 4 3 0 1 23 6 9
OLAK-PKT 6 2 2 2 10 19 8
Perlis 4 1 2 1 6 7 5
MSSWP-KLHC 4 1 1 2 4 5 4
Padang Midin 5 0 3 2 5 12 3
MSSPP-Jnrs 3 0 0 3 2 12 0