As the TNBMJHL wraps up we saw Tunku Mahkota Is Sports School Thunderbolt (SSTMI) teams lifted the TNBMJHL Men and Women Overall Cup at the Tun Razak Hockey Stadium.
MEN
The men won the overall crown for the seventh time in a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Pahang Hockey Academy Thunderbolt following a 2-2 draw in regulation time while the women pulled off a 3-2 win in similar fashion over Kuala Lumpur Sports School Wipers after 1-1 draw in full time.
“It was a great performance from my players especially in the third and fourth quarters. They had not settled in the first half and came back strongly. For a moment I thought it was KLSS Wipers show until we scored the equalizer,” said SSTMI head coach Azlizam Abdul Shukor.
“The penalty shootout was another hair-raising experience. The girls did well against all odds as in a shootout it is anybody’s game. I will always cherish this day.”
Both teams, however, shared the total winning purse of RM65, 000 (RM40, 000 to the winner and RM25, 000 to the runner-up in lieu of the final ending in a draw in regulation time).
TNB MJHL Overall Champion: SSTMI Thunderbolt
Runner-up: Pahang Hockey Academy Thunderbolt
Man of the Match: Shello Silverius (SSTMI)
Top Scorer: Muhammad Akhimullah Anuar Esook (SSTMI Thunderbolt – 16 Goals)
Most Promising Player (Chua Boon Huat Cup): Muhammad Ariff Syafie Ishak (SSTMI)
Fairplay Trophy: BJSS Juniors
Division One Champion: Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya Tigers
Runner-up: SSTMI Thunderbolt
Third: BJSS Thunderbolt
WOMEN
SSTMI women’s team also celebrated a back-to-back MJHL Cup 2017 (Women) title with a 3-2 win in penalty shootouts over Kuala Lumpur Sports School Wipers in the final. The match had earlier ended in a 1-1 draw.
However, after a pulsating touch-and-go affair in the shootouts, it was Nurul Fatin Fatiah who kept SSTMI flag flying high in sudden death after Qasidah Najwa was stopped in her tracks by goalkeeper Aina Nadiah Fadzil, paving the way for the Bandar Penawar-based sports school to lift the overall title.
TNB MJHL(Women) Overall Champion: Tunku Mahkota Is Sports School Kuala Lumpur Sports School Wipers
Runner-up: Kuala Lumpur Sports School Wipers
Tournament’s Top Scorer: Hasya Syahida Saifuddin
Player of the Match: Qasidah Najwa Muhd Halimi
Group A Champion: Tunku Mahkota Is Sports School
Runner-up: Kuala Lumpur Sports School Wipers
Group B Champion: MSSPP-PSHA-USM
Runner-up: PKS Uniten-KPT
Photo: mhc.org.my
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