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Muiz Muze
Match 1: KLIUC Hornets vs Gracebandy! Co. (12pm – 2pm)
Hornets got their first win of the season last week when they defeated Joker Prodigy 8-2. It was a well deserved win considering their much improved performance compared to when they first started the season. The on form Hornets players like Azmill, Taqi and John will continue to be central to Hornets play. Against Gracebandy!, Hornets will be expected to go on all out attack shut down the Gracebandy! attack early on. If they were to produce the same performance as last week, a second win is within reach.
Gracebandy! Co. was expected to win last week match but the end result was very much a disappointing one as they lost 4-5 against GMI Blackwings. The main reason for that was their play was not focused and their core player playing under par. If they do not attend to this problem, they will have a lot of hard time in their match against Hornets. Gerard, Philip need to rally their players and refocused them for this match. They will need to stay packed and play collectively in order to stop Hornets from playing and amount their own attack on their opponent.
Player to watch (KLIUC Hornets): Azmill, Taqi, John, Muiz, Azim
Player to watch (Gracebandy! Co.): Gerard, Philip, Mervin, Sheeda
Prediction: Hornets to continue their steady rise back in the league with a comfortable win
Match 2: Subang Rascals vs Joker Prodigy FC (2 PM – 4 PM)
Subang Rascals is currently unstoppable with 5 wins on the trot since the start of the league. Going against Joker Prodigy this week, nothing much than a win is expected from them. As usual players like Sjaiful, Snake, Kamal, Dennis and Suresh are expected to lead the team in this upcoming match. Their all round play is what makes them strong with no dependence on a singular player to deliver. The only problem that SR need to be wary with Joker is that Joker are known to fight back especially in the 3rd period. Therefore a more tighten display especially at the back are needed with the keeper department still being the weakest link and will gave Joker ample incentives to try and give it a go.
Joker Prodigy are pretty much the underdog team in the league but their display does not reflect that as they are a pretty decent side if all played to their strength. Even though they lost last week, but their game play is very much positive with a lot of forward movement, running and on goal shooting. But that is not enough and against Rascals they will need to tighten more their play. A compact defence is needed and they really need a leader in the court to dictate play and exert calmness among the players. This is where Ery, Amir Pandora,Amir Naqi and Hazwan experience truly needed and rally the team against the current leaders of the league.
Player to watch (Subang Rascals): Snake, Sjaiful, Kamal, Dennis, Henrick
Player to watch (Joker Prodigy FC): Amir Pandora, Ery, Hazwan, Amir Naqi
Prediction: A 6th win for the current leaders unless a miracle happen!
Match 3: Salibandy! Co. vs GMI White Knights (4 PM – 6 PM)
Salibandy! Co. lost their match last week against Rascals. Even though they had a more superior number of players against Rascals, they were easily outperformed by an ‘under strength’ Rascals last week. But what is worrying was the lack of fighting display coming from Salibandy! Against White Knights, they must not repeat the same kind of performance if they really want to win this match. Alvin, Terence, Ricky, Song Sing and others need to show their best against the struggling White Knights. Just that they need to be aware with the pace that White Knight posses which in any given day could punish any defence.
White Knights are on a slump currently. If things were based on last week performance when they lost to Gang Bintang, they will continue to struggle as well in this game. Full of running but they are lacking in terms of creativity and gameplay. It was not helped when they did not have any guidance from the bench. But for this game, they will need to buck up big time. They seriously need to be a team lead by Amai, Penang, Bard and Shahir. If they play to their strength, this could be an interesting matchup indeed.
Player to watch (Salibandy! Co.): Alvin, Terence, Song Sing, Joe
Player to watch (GMI White Knights): Amai, Penang, Bard, Shahir
Prediction: A tight match expected from both as both need the win to boost morale and position in the league. A tough call but the result will favour Salibandy! Co.
Match 4: KLIUC Griffin vs Gang Bintang (6 PM – 8 PM)
KLIUC Griffin is currently on sky high mood given their impressive run in the league. 4 wins out of 5 matches is something to be proud of. If compared to last season, no one expects Griffin to be performing like this now. They show it again last week by beating BRB 6-5. But for their next match will be against the defending champion Gang Bintang. Against GB, Griffin will need to be playing their best floorball game yet which is very doable. If they are able to stay compact in defending and attack with flair, Griffin can really match Gang Bintang stick to stick.
Gang Bintang showed last week that even with lack of players they still can play and perform. But their case was helped with the lacklustre play of White Knights last week that enables them to grab the win. With Khalid expected to play again in this game after missing the last two games, Gang Bintang will expect themselves to perform better. But against Griffin, they need to show much more pace and stop relying heavily with their traditional long ball plays as they had shown few times this season. Khalid, Jet and Rizal need to spread the ball around the court to counter that pace that Griffin possess.
Player to watch (KLIUC Griffin): Naufal, Izwan, Mat, Medi
Player to watch (Gang Bintang): Khalid, Jethro, Rizal, Anuar, Ilyaz
Prediction: A mouth watering match expected from both. But the return of Khalid might just make the difference with the final score favouring narrowly to Gang Bintang.
Match 5: Bangi Rusty Blade vs GMI Blackwings (8 PM – 10 PM)
Bangi Rusty Blade is definitely a team in crisis. 3 games losing streak from a highly favoured team is not good reading at all. But all rotten run must stop somewhere and this game can provide the awaited spark and revival they badly needed. But winning must not only be their sole mission in this game, they will also need to show the team spirit that had been missing since the start of the league. Hafidz, Faz, Ayish and others need to act as a team and play as a team. Against Blackwings, they just need to be playing their very best and a win is there for the taking.
GMI Blackwings gave a shocker last week by beating Gracebandy 5-4. Truly an amazing win and showed that Blackwings are there to stay in the league. But against a wounded team in the shape of BRB, they will need to be on their absolute best. They will need to play very tight and stay compact all the way in order to stop an expected wave of attacks coming from BRB. And if they are lucky enough they could launch their own kind of attack which could spring a surprise or two to the unconvincing BRB defence.
Player to watch (Bangi Rusty Blade): Hafidz, Faz, Joo Min, Andrian, Kendrick, Malik
Player to watch (GMI White Knights): Zizie, Azizul
Prediction: Redemption time for BRB. A morale boosting win for BRB
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