Div 2 :: Anderson stage fight back to book place in last eight

Anderson came back from a goal down to edge Tenaga Nasional 2-1 at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium yesterday to seal a place in the quarter-finals in the Malaysian Hockey League (MHL) Under-19 competition.

The Ipoh school now have 19 points from 10 matches in Division Two and they will wrap up their league fixtures against Bandar Penawar Sports School (BPSS) at the Tun Razak Stadium here tomorrow.

Although Tenaga lost the match, they also qualified for the knockout stage with 19 points from 10 matches.

The other two teams who booked their places earlier were league champions Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) and runners-up BPSS.

Yesterday, Tenaga took the lead in the fifth minute through Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Yunan off a field attempt. But Anderson fought back in the second half to score two goals in a space of 15 minutes. Mohd Harris Fadilla Zulkafli equalised in the 40th minute and 15 minutes later, Mohd Norazmirul Azman scored off a penalty corner.

Former champions Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MBPJ) took a step closer to reach the quarter-finals when they defeated Bukit Penawar Sports School (BPSS) Juniors 2-0 at the Tun Razak Stadium.

MBPJ now have 15 points and need to beat BJSS Juniors tomorrow to book their place in the knockout stage.

MSN Malacca and Setapak High School are both tied on 13 points from 10 matches and they will be fighting for the last slot to the quarter-finals from Division Two.

The qualifiers from Division Three are Nur Insafi and SMK Temerloh.