The KLHA Div 3 finals played at the Pantai Hockey Stadium between RSC and Kampung Pandan Sikhs was an entertaining one which kept the crowd on their feet throughout the entire match. RSC after losing last year’s final to Klang side, Goodwood was determined to go one better and managed to get an early lead when I. Vickneswaran scored from the top of the D after receiving a defence splitting pass from Dharmaraj. Instead of building on the lead, the RSC defence allowed Kampung Pandan Sikhs to draw level through a scrappy goal off a goalmouth melee. That was the early sign that both teams wanted to win the title badly and that the team which had the stronger mentality would have the advantage. RSC again produced a brilliant piece of play that saw Aiman putting the final touch to put RSC in the lead once again. Then, off their second penalty corner Kampung Pandan Sikhs again managed to equalize when they worked a neat set-piece to outwit the RSC defence. The game was level 2-2 at halftime and the crowd was enjoying every minute of the match. During the breather, M.A. Sambu gave some good pointers to the players and decided to change tactics. Within minutes of the restart, the Kampung Pandan boys took the lead for the first time through a field goal. It was now left to be seen if RSC had the mentality to staged a fightback and fought back they did. With 12 minutes remaining on the clock, veteran campaigner Jay Ooi got RSC level when his shot from the left hand side sounded the board. There was a feeling that it would take a special moment from a special player to come up with the winning goal and Prabu did exactly that with a brilliant solo run from the right which took him past 3 defenders and his reverse stick hit shook the net. With calls from the sidelines saying there was only 90 seconds left remaining, RSC kept possession of the ball and held out for a thrilling and memorable win. Congratulations to the team for being crowned KLHA Division 3 Champions !
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