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
Saturday, April 23, 2011
BPSS closer to defending title
BANDAR Penawar Sports School (BPSS) slammed Ipoh Juniors 9-1 to set up a mouth-watering MHF-NSC-Milo Division One title clash against UniKL on Sunday.
UniKL top the standings on a better goal difference, and only need a draw, while BPSS need an outright win to claim their second consecutive League title.
Yesterday, playing at the Azlan Shah Stadium, BPSS needed 12 goals to be onpar with UniKL, but stopped short of achieveing their target.
"There was a 30 minute delay because of rain, and then the pitch became a little heavy, but my players still managed to win comfortably and now we have to beat UniKL to defend our title," said BPSS coach Wan Roslan.
The win has primed them for the title chase: "It was a good boost for my players as they managed to score many goals even though we did not have out top-scorer on the pitch," said Roslan.
For the record, UniKL played their first JHL match against Ipoh Juniors, and struggled to beat them 3-2.
While BPSS played without their 11-goal scorer Firhan Ashaari, who was benched because of two-yellow cards. However, he will be eligible to play against UniKL.
The BPSS goals were scored by Shahrusahadan Basri (4th, 64th), Faiz Helmi Jali (40th), Fariq Saadon (47th), Shahzril Irwan (50th), Hafiz Seleman (52nd), Fitri Saari (56th), Shahril Saabah (58th, 68th).
While the Ipoh goal was scored by Harris Fadila in the 54th minute.
RESULTS: DIVISION ONE -- BPSS Juniors 2 BJSS Juniors 2, PJCC 2 Kelantan 1, Ipoh Juniors 1 BPSS 9, Anderson 1 BJSS 4.
DIVISION TWO (Group A): Johor 4 Tunku Besar SS 2; Group B: Sheikh Ahmad 1 Politeknik-KPT 3.
TODAY: DIVISION ONE -- BJSS Juniors v Kelantan (Education Ministry, 4.30pm).
DIVISION TWO(Group A): MSSP-USM v Sheikh Ahmad (USM, 4.30pm).
DIVISION TWO (Group B): MSSWP-KLHC v OLAK (KLHA Stadium, 4.30pm), Datuk Taha v Malacca High School x (TBSS, 4.30pm).
SUNDAY -- DIVISION ONE: BJSS v BPSS Juniors (Education Ministry, 4.30pm), UniKL v BPSS (KLHA, 4.30pm).
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
Anderson 8 3 1 4 15 30 10
PJCC 8 3 0 5 15 21 9
BJSS Juniors 6 2 1 3 7 19 7
Ipoh Juniors 6 1 1 4 11 15 4
Kelantan 6 0 1 5 8 29 1
Pahang 7 0 0 7 5 29 0
DIVISION TWO
Group A
P W D L F A Pts
Politeknik KPT 5 3 1 1 14 4 10
MSSPP-USM 4 2 2 0 14 4 8
Datuk Taha 4 2 2 0 7 1 8
Malacca High 4 2 0 2 8 6 6
Matri 4 1 1 2 4 7 4
BPSS-WHPC 4 1 0 3 1 18 3
Sheikh Ahmad 3 0 0 3 1 9 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
Perlis 4 1 2 1 6 7 5
OLAK-PKT 5 1 2 2 8 18 5
MSSWP-KLHC 3 1 1 1 3 3 4
Padang Midin 5 0 3 2 5 12 3
MSSPP-Jnrs 3 0 0 3 2 12 0
UniKL top the standings on a better goal difference, and only need a draw, while BPSS need an outright win to claim their second consecutive League title.
Yesterday, playing at the Azlan Shah Stadium, BPSS needed 12 goals to be onpar with UniKL, but stopped short of achieveing their target.
"There was a 30 minute delay because of rain, and then the pitch became a little heavy, but my players still managed to win comfortably and now we have to beat UniKL to defend our title," said BPSS coach Wan Roslan.
The win has primed them for the title chase: "It was a good boost for my players as they managed to score many goals even though we did not have out top-scorer on the pitch," said Roslan.
For the record, UniKL played their first JHL match against Ipoh Juniors, and struggled to beat them 3-2.
While BPSS played without their 11-goal scorer Firhan Ashaari, who was benched because of two-yellow cards. However, he will be eligible to play against UniKL.
The BPSS goals were scored by Shahrusahadan Basri (4th, 64th), Faiz Helmi Jali (40th), Fariq Saadon (47th), Shahzril Irwan (50th), Hafiz Seleman (52nd), Fitri Saari (56th), Shahril Saabah (58th, 68th).
While the Ipoh goal was scored by Harris Fadila in the 54th minute.
RESULTS: DIVISION ONE -- BPSS Juniors 2 BJSS Juniors 2, PJCC 2 Kelantan 1, Ipoh Juniors 1 BPSS 9, Anderson 1 BJSS 4.
DIVISION TWO (Group A): Johor 4 Tunku Besar SS 2; Group B: Sheikh Ahmad 1 Politeknik-KPT 3.
TODAY: DIVISION ONE -- BJSS Juniors v Kelantan (Education Ministry, 4.30pm).
DIVISION TWO(Group A): MSSP-USM v Sheikh Ahmad (USM, 4.30pm).
DIVISION TWO (Group B): MSSWP-KLHC v OLAK (KLHA Stadium, 4.30pm), Datuk Taha v Malacca High School x (TBSS, 4.30pm).
SUNDAY -- DIVISION ONE: BJSS v BPSS Juniors (Education Ministry, 4.30pm), UniKL v BPSS (KLHA, 4.30pm).
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
Anderson 8 3 1 4 15 30 10
PJCC 8 3 0 5 15 21 9
BJSS Juniors 6 2 1 3 7 19 7
Ipoh Juniors 6 1 1 4 11 15 4
Kelantan 6 0 1 5 8 29 1
Pahang 7 0 0 7 5 29 0
DIVISION TWO
Group A
P W D L F A Pts
Politeknik KPT 5 3 1 1 14 4 10
MSSPP-USM 4 2 2 0 14 4 8
Datuk Taha 4 2 2 0 7 1 8
Malacca High 4 2 0 2 8 6 6
Matri 4 1 1 2 4 7 4
BPSS-WHPC 4 1 0 3 1 18 3
Sheikh Ahmad 3 0 0 3 1 9 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
Perlis 4 1 2 1 6 7 5
OLAK-PKT 5 1 2 2 8 18 5
MSSWP-KLHC 3 1 1 1 3 3 4
Padang Midin 5 0 3 2 5 12 3
MSSPP-Jnrs 3 0 0 3 2 12 0
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Sukhvinderjeet passes away
By Haresh Deol
KLANG: "A big loss to the nation".
Those were the words of former national coach C. Paramalingam as the hockey fraternity mourns the death of former Olympian Sukhvinderjeet Singh Kulwant Singh yesterday.
Sukhvinderjeet passed away due to a heart attack. He was 51.
"Sukhvinderjeet was a very nice man, a nice character to be with. It is such a terrible loss especially at such a young age," said Paramalingam.
"He has always been a very obliging man, on and off the field. He will surely be missed."
Sukvinderjeet, a former Setapak High School lad, rose to fame when he was spotted by Paramalingam to play for the Klang Municipal Council hockey team.
He then landed a job there but it didn’t stop him from representing Selangor and later the national team.
Sukhvinderjeet played under the watchful eyes of Paramalingam as the team played in the pre-Olympics in Europe followed by the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Among his teammates then were Ow Soon Kooi, Yahya Atan, Sarjit Singh, Stephen Van Huizen and Zulkifli Abbas.
KLANG: "A big loss to the nation".
Those were the words of former national coach C. Paramalingam as the hockey fraternity mourns the death of former Olympian Sukhvinderjeet Singh Kulwant Singh yesterday.
Sukhvinderjeet passed away due to a heart attack. He was 51.
"Sukhvinderjeet was a very nice man, a nice character to be with. It is such a terrible loss especially at such a young age," said Paramalingam.
"He has always been a very obliging man, on and off the field. He will surely be missed."
Sukvinderjeet, a former Setapak High School lad, rose to fame when he was spotted by Paramalingam to play for the Klang Municipal Council hockey team.
He then landed a job there but it didn’t stop him from representing Selangor and later the national team.
Sukhvinderjeet played under the watchful eyes of Paramalingam as the team played in the pre-Olympics in Europe followed by the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Among his teammates then were Ow Soon Kooi, Yahya Atan, Sarjit Singh, Stephen Van Huizen and Zulkifli Abbas.
1975 Sri Shan honoured
By Haresh Deol
PETALING JAYA: It's Datuk N. Srishanmuganathan from now on.
The former hockey international, better known as Sri Shan, will be conferred the Darjah Datuk Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP) in conjunction with Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah's 83rd birthday celebration.
Born on Jan 2, 1947, Srishanmuganathan is best remembered for skippering the national team at the 1975 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.
The team, which included the likes of M. Mahendran, Datuk Poon Fook Loke, K. Balasingam and A. Francis, produced a sensational performance to overcome defending champions Holland 2-1 in the last group match at the Kilat Club ground.
Azlan Shah, who was the Malaysian Hockey (MHF) vice-president then, even shed tears of joy as the team booked a date with India in the semifinals.
The national side put up a gusty performance before going down 3-2 to India in the semifinals. It was Malaysia's best achievement in the World Cup.
Sri Shan also represented the country at the 1970 Asian Games, the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games and played in the 1973 and 1978 World Cups.
He was national coach from 1987-88.
Receiving a similar award is MHF deputy-president Datuk Nur Azmi Ahmad.
PETALING JAYA: It's Datuk N. Srishanmuganathan from now on.
The former hockey international, better known as Sri Shan, will be conferred the Darjah Datuk Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP) in conjunction with Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah's 83rd birthday celebration.
Born on Jan 2, 1947, Srishanmuganathan is best remembered for skippering the national team at the 1975 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.
The team, which included the likes of M. Mahendran, Datuk Poon Fook Loke, K. Balasingam and A. Francis, produced a sensational performance to overcome defending champions Holland 2-1 in the last group match at the Kilat Club ground.
Azlan Shah, who was the Malaysian Hockey (MHF) vice-president then, even shed tears of joy as the team booked a date with India in the semifinals.
The national side put up a gusty performance before going down 3-2 to India in the semifinals. It was Malaysia's best achievement in the World Cup.
Sri Shan also represented the country at the 1970 Asian Games, the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games and played in the 1973 and 1978 World Cups.
He was national coach from 1987-88.
Receiving a similar award is MHF deputy-president Datuk Nur Azmi Ahmad.
It's Datuk Sri Shan now...
Fook Loke, Khairuddin Zainal and N. Sri Shanmuganathan on the cover of the RTM official magazine. -- Rizalhashim.blogspot.comSEVERAL sportsmen and officials who had excelled and contributed to the development of sports, will be honoured by Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah in conjunction with his 83rd birthday celebrations today.
Heading the list is Malaysia's former hockey captain N. Sri Shanmuganathan, who was conferred the Darjah Datuk Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP) which carries the title of Datuk.
Shanmuganathan is best remembered as the skipper of the national team who finished a creditable fourth in the 1975 World Cup in Malaysia.
Also receiving the datukship is Malaysian Hockey Federation deputy president Nur Azmi Ahmad.
Another former national and Perak hockey fullback Foo Keat Seong received the Darjah Ahli Mahkota Perak (AMP).
Karate coach K. Anathan also received the AMP. Another hockey player Azlan Misron was awarded the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK).
Perak National Sports Council ( director Meor Ismail Meor Hakim received the Darjah Paduka Mahkota Perak (PMP).
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