Headline KLHC face steep hurdle after losing three national players MediaTitle Sunday Star Date 28 Jan 2018 Language English Circulation 339,002 Readership 818,000 Section Sports Page No 45 ArticleSize 232 cm² Journalist N/A PR Value RM 35,028

MALAYSIA HOCKEY LEAGUE TODAY'S FIXTURES

PREMIER DIVISION

TENftGA NASIONAL vs TNB-THUNDERBOLT 6pm UNIKL \is KLHC 8.30pm !Matches at National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Pitch 2)

TERENGGANU vs MAYBANK 8.30pm (Batu Buruk Hockey Stadium in Kuala Terengganul

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P W D L F A Pts TERENGGANU 7 4 3 0 20 8 15 KLHC 7 4 2 1 26 11 14 TENAGA 7 4 1 2 15 12 13 UNIKL 7 3 3 1 22 10 12 TNBT'BOLT • 7 1 0 6 6 29 3 MAYBANK 7 0 " 1 6 7 26 1 I RESULTS

DIVISION ONE

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WOMEN'S LEAGUE

BLUE WARRIORS 7 MSN KEDAH 1 PKS-UNITEN-KPT 8 KL WIPERS 1 UITM 1 TERENGGANU LADIES 2 KLHC face steep hurdle after losing three national players : Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) suffered a severe blow after losing three national players in the Hockey League (MHL). Defender Mohd Izad Hakimi Jamaluddin is down with a knee injury while Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) have barred two of KLHC's play- ers - inspectors Muhd Razie Abdul Rahim and Nabil Fiqri Mohd Noor from playing for any club in the ongoing MHL. Defender Razie is the country's top penalty corner drag flicker while Nabil is a midfielder. It will be tough for KLHC to win the Premier Division league title without the trio. KLHC are second with 14 points from seven matches and they have three more matches to play in the Premier Division. They face Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil today. KLHC's remaining matches are against on Wednesday and leaders Terengganu on Friday. KLHC coach Lim Chiow Chuan said they hoped to resolve issues revolving Razie and Nabil. "We hope to get the approvals for them to play in due time. Unfortunately, for Izad, he will be out this season due to a knee injury," he said. Chiow Chuan, who guided KLHC to the Tan Sri P. Alagendra Cup and also the Charity Shield, said they were bracing for tough matches. "UniKL have good players and they are good in defence. They have the never-say-die spirit. This was evident in our first match against them when they came back from three goals down to snatch a 3-3 draw," he said. "We need to be focused all the time, other- wise they will punish us for our mistakes. "UniKL have a deadly strike force and we must be very disciplined in managing our defence. We're also aware of their penalty cor- ner prowess and we must not concede soft penalty corner goals. "We tend to rush in the critical zone and this is one of the areas we need to focus more on." VALUATOR

Company(Brand) Mention Tone ROI Hockey (Hockey) 3 0 0 Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) (Hockey TNB Thunderbolts) 1 0 0 Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) (Tenaga Nasional ) 1 0 0 UKM - internal checking only (UKM - internal checking only) 1 0 0 Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) (Universiti Kuala Lumpur 6 0 0