Thursday, September 27, 2012

UniKL game, but odds against them..


UNIKL are game, but it would be a tall order for them to  deny a Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) home run in the  Premier Division of the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL)  today.
   The University team’s confidence stems from the face that  they held Sapura and Tenaga to an identical 2-2 draw in the  return leg of the MHL.
   However, their game against double champions KLHC  might just turn into a whipping exercise.
    “We are second from the bottom because we failed to win  any points in the first leg, but after holding Sapura and  Tenaga to draws in the return leg, we have nothing to lose but  much to gain as the semi-finals slot is still not out of our  reach,” said UniKL manager Amir Ibrahim.
    UniKL took 2-0 leads in both the matches, but inexperience  saw them losing out in the second half to end up sharing  points.
    “I expect my players to give it their best and come what  may, I am proud of their effort so far as they have tried their  level best, but we were unlucky at times,” said Amir.
     As for KLHC, they could seal the title by beating UniKL and  not wait for their last match against Tenaga to decide  matters.
    The title is KLHC’s to lose, as for Tenaga to catch up with  them in the last weekend, they must not only beat the double  champions, but also pray hard that UniKL pulls off he biggest  upset of the season.
    For the record, KLHC whipped UniKL 8-1 in the first leg.
    Noor Faeez Ibrahim is UniKL’s ace with nine penalty  corner goals out of the 15 they have scored this season.
  As for Division One, Armed Forces are just a win away from  the League title.
   The Army men top the standings with 11 points from five  matches and will complete their fixtures against a winless  Politeknik KPT.

PREMIER DIVISION

                     P  W  D  L  F  A  Pts
KLHC            8  6  1  1  43  11  19
TNB              8  4  4  0  22  16  16
Sapura          8  3  3  2  16  14  12
Maybank       8  2  3  3  16  21 9
UniKL           8  1  2  5  15  23  5
Nur Insafi     8  1  1  6  15  42  4

DIVISION ONE

                     P  W  D  L  F  A  Pts

Forces               5  3  2  0  8  4  11
Thunderbolt      5  3  1  1  10  5  10
BJSS                  5  3  0  2  18 14  9
Johor HA           5  3  0  2  15  14  9
Uniten               5  2  1  2  10  11  7
UiTM                4  1  0  3  5  10  3
Politeknik          5  0  0  5  7  15  0

   TODAY -- PREMIER DIVISION: Maybank v Nur Insafi  (National Stadium Pitch I, 6pm), UniKL  v KL Hockey Club  (National Stadium Pitch II, 6pm), Tenaga v  Sapura (National  Stadium Pitch II, 8pm).
    DIVISION ONE: UiTM  v Uniten  (National Stadium Pitch I,  5pm),