Battle royal: TNB’s Mohd Amirul Hanif (third from right) and UiTM’s Mohd Haikal Abdul Mutalib (right) battle for the ball yesterday. Inset: Mohd Khairul Afendy Kamaruzaman.
KUALA LUMPUR: Indoor goalkeeper Mohd Khairul Afendy Kamaruzaman, making his return to field hockey after a lapse of six years, turned hero for Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) as the minnows stunned favourites Tenaga Nasional by holding them to a 1-1 draw at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday.
UiTM, who only have one win in five Malaysia Hockey League matches, shocked the fancied Tenaga – powered by 13 national players – by taking the lead through Mohd Luqman Hakim Mohd Asri in the 19th minute off a penalty corner.
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