Kuala Lumpur (27 January, 2019): Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) turned on the power to defeat TNB Thunderbolts 4-1 in the TNB-Malaysian Hockey Premier Division match at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil today.

Australian Kieran Govers steered the 2018 overall champions ahead with a fifth minute field goal, Razie Abdul Rahim converted penalty corners (25^th and 39^th minutes) to extend UniKL’s lead to 3-0 at the end of the third quarter and Netherland’s Robbert Kemperman added the fourth in the 51^st minute as UniKL capped a 4-1 victory.

Muhammad Aminudin Mohd Zain reduced the deficit for Thunderbolts in the 46^th minute via a penalty corner.

This is the second time UniKL had defeated Thunderbolts this season. They registered a 4-1 win in the quarterfinals stage of the Tan Sri P. Alagendra Cup on January 4.

“It was a much improved performance from the team today and we had also converted two penalty corners. I was never worried on penalty corner conversions as you can count on Razie just as he does for the national team when it mattered most,” said UniKL coach Arul Selvaraj.

“The three points today is what we needed most and the win was exceptionally good. UniKL players are showing better understanding after each game and I’m very happy with this development,” he added.