Div 2 :: Malacca grab last quarter-finals spot

MSN Malacca beat JSC-Batu Pahat 3-0 to grab the last slot for the quarter-finals in Division Two (Under-19 category) of the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) at the Batu Pahat Stadium yesterday.

MSN Malacca were in a straight fight with Setapak High School of Kuala Lumpur for the last spot going into the match.

But the KL team tumbled at the last hurdle, going down 1-3 to Old La Sallians Association of Klang (Olak) at the Pandamaran Hockey Stadium in Klang.

The Malacca side have 16 points while Setapak High are in seventh place with 13 points.



MSN Malacca will face Tenaga Nasional in the last eight, which starts tomorrow.

Yesterday, three early goals allowed the Malacca side to cruise to victory over Batu Pahat.

Mohd Hanif Rahim put them ahead in the fourth minute and Amirullah Zainol made it 2-0 three minutes later.

MSN Malacca sealed victory in the 29th minute with a field goal from Mohd Zulhafiz Mohd Ali.

Tenaga stayed third with a 3-1 win over Bandar Penawar SS Juniors at the KL Hockey Stadium.

Mohd Sabri Mohd scored a brace for Tenaga in the eighth and 49th minutes before Mohd Hafizul Akhmal slotted in the third in the 53rd minute.

BPSS Juniors replied through Shahril Saabah in the 47th minute.

Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) had already wrapped up the league title last week while Bandar Penawar SS (BPSS) finished as runners-up.