MAYBANK suffered their third Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) Premier Division defeat when they were edged 2-1 by Sapura on Sunday.
After losing 2-1 to Tenaga Nasional and 5-1 to Terengganu Hockey Team, the defeat has put Maybank out of contention for a top-two finish.
And it looks like the Tigers' investment in six foreign players, five Pakistan and one from India, has made little difference to their campaign.
Sapura, with five imports, impressed when they held Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club 3-3 on Friday.
on Sunday, Maybank took the lead off Mohamad Syafiq Zain in the ninth minute, but Dangerous Lee drew level in the 38th minute, while Pakistan import Abdul Haseem Khan nailed the Sapura winner in the 54th minute.
RESULTS : Premier Division : Maybank 1 Sapura 2, UniKL 0 KL Hockey Club 1, Tenaga Nasional 0 Terengganu HT 5.
Division One Group A : BJSS 2 MBI 1, MSN-THT v TNB Thunderbolts (Match abandoned, rain).
Group B : UniKL Young Guns 1 SSTMI Thunderbolts 1, ATM Airod 4 PKS-KPM 5, UiTM 2 Politeknik 0.
Women's Group A: MSN-PHT 1 Politeknik 2; Group B: Manjung 0 UiTM Lions 3.