Title holders BJSS, Bandar Penawar and Tenaga record second straight win

Defending champions Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) kept up their winning ways in the MHF-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League with a 5-0 victory over SM Tuanku Besar (TBSS) in a Division One match at the Tampin Hockey Stadium yesterday.

It was their second win in as many matches and they now lead the nine-team standings with six points. On Friday, they were 4-0 winners over BJSS Juniors.

Bandar Penawar Sports School (SSBP) and Tenaga Nasional also completed the weekend on a winning note.

SSBP whipped BJSS Juniors 6-0 at the Bandar Penawar Hockey Stadium while Tenaga proved a handful for Anderson by winning 3-0 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh.

All three teams are on six points with goal difference separating them.

Four teams – Anderson, TBSS, SM Datuk Taha and Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MBPJ) – are on one point from a draw after two matches.

BJSS coach S. Prakash said that they needed to keep up the winning momentum to stay ahead of their rivals.

“It is good to start off with a win and we must keep it going.

“For us the idea is to take one match at a time and keep collecting the points. There are other teams who can chase us,” added Prakash.

In the match against TBSS, five different scorers were on target for BJSS.

Ahmad Termidzi Ismail started the ball rolling in the ninth minute with a field goal followed by Mohd Shahram Zali in the 25th minute from a penalty corner conversion.

BJSS were in full control and in the 34th minute a field attempt by Mohamed Shaifulhafiz Jaafar allowed them to take a comfortable 3-0 lead at half- time.

Mohamed Izat Hakimi and Mohamed Shafiq Ahmad then added the other two goals in the 48th and 50th minutes.

In Ipoh, goals by Mohamed Shafiq Othman (19th), Meor Mohamed Ridhwan (44th) and Mohamed Hafizul Akmal (48th) gave former champions Tenaga victory.

It was the same story down south with the SSBP side enjoying full control over BJSS Juniors to walk off with a six-goal win.

Faisal Shaari and Mohamed Noor Fareez scored a brace each for the sports school while Eldon Lemery and Mohamed Shaidful Nizam contributed the other two goals.

In Division Two, newcomers MSS Kelantan are the early pacesetters with nine points after three wins in as many days.

Yesterday, they defeated winless Penang Free School-USM 2-0 to add to their earlier wins over Matri (5-0) and MSS Perlis (3-2).

MSN Malacca are second on seven points after two victories and a draw while MSSM KL are third, also with two wins and a draw.