MBPJ pip Olak to fourth position

A final push by Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) in their last Division One match allowed them to be seeded for the draw in the knockout stage of the MHF-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League which will held tomorrow.

MBPJ overtook Old La Sallians Association of Klang (Olak) for fourth place in the standings after a 3-0 win over bottom-placed SMK Datuk Taha at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

With their fourth place finish, MBPJ picked up RM5,000 in prize money.

Goals from Mohd Fuad Azis (15th minute), Yacob Sabran (33rd) and Asrul Azrin Osman (49th) were enough to give them full points from the match and a fourth placing.

The PJ side will avoid Tenaga Nasional and Bandar Penawar Sports School (BPSS) in the knockout stage but could end up with a semi-final tie against league champions Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS).

BPSS kept their third place in the standings after demolishing Olak 6-0 at the Bandar Penawar Hockey Stadium in Johor to collect RM7, 500 for their efforts.

Olak, who were hoping to regain some of their past glory and also a bit of the prize money, failed in their attempt and will have to look at the knockout stage to redeem themselves.

Yesterday, Khairul Azwan Hamid scored a brace for BPSS in the 46th and 49th minutes while the other scorers were Faisal Shaari (44th), Mohd Shaful Nizam (47th), Raja Mohd Hafizi (54th) and Mohd Hafiz Seleman (69th).

The quarter-final qualifiers from Division One are BJSS, Tenaga, BPSS, MBPJ, Olak and Anderson.

MSS Kelantan have qualified from Division Two. The other qualifier will be known today after the final matches are played.

The final spot is a toss-up between MSN Malacca and MSJ-Batu Pahat.