Wednesday, August 5, 2015

PAHANG STAYS ON TOP AFTER WIN OVER SIME DARBY

​​LIGA SUPER: SIME DARBY 2 - PAHANG 4

Pahang bounced back to beat bottom of the table club Sime Darby after an early scare in a match at Selayang Stadium. The Super League leaders were two goals down after 13 minutes but staged a fantastic comeback to record a 4-2 win away from home.

​Sime Darby stunned the Elephants through Serbian Marko Perovic's brace in the 10th and 13th minutes. Pahang bounced back with a goal in the 30th minute by Damion Stewart who headed in Azamuddin Akil's cross. Pahang kept the pressure on the home team after their opening goal, but the score stood until the break.

However, Matias Conti grabbed the equaliser for Pahang after completing on Stewart's pass on in the 58th minute. The Argentinian was on target again in the nine minutes later to put Pahang ahead with a header from Dickson Nwakaeme's cross.

​Fauzi Roslan added more misery for Sime Darby in the 73rd minute as he scored from Nwakaeme's pass. Pahang remain on top of the Malaysia Super League with 36 points, while Sime Darby occupying the bottom spot with just 5 point.


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JDT II SCORES FOUR AGAINST T-TEAM

​LIGA PERDANA: JDT II 4 - T-TEAM 1

JDT II took full advantage of playing on their own ground to beat T-Team 4-1 at the Pasir Gudang Stadium. The win moved them up to 4th in the Premier League standings with 27 points from 16 matches.

Mohd Shafiq Shaharuddin put JDT II ahead with the opening goal in the 14th minutes. T-Team's new signing, Tomislav Busic equalised for the visitors from the penalty spot seven minutes later.

​JDT II increased their game and took control of the match. Skipper Shahril Ishak regained the lead a minute before the break for JDT II.

JDT II pressed the visitors harder in the second half. Just three minutes after the restart, Baihakki Khaizan gave his side their third goal of the night.

​T-Team could not find the right tempo to overcome the confident home side. Mohd Akmal Ishak found the net in the 61st minute to put JDT II 4-1 up. JDT II cruised to win the match and kept their promotion dream alive.


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KUALA LUMPUR SPOILS PENANG HOPE FOR SECOND SPOT

​LIGA PERDANA: KUALA LUMPUR 2 - PENANG 0

Kuala Lumpur dent Penang hopes in breaking for the top two spot of Malaysia Premier League table after the Hawks beat the Panthers 2-0 at Merdeka Stadium last Friday.

Tied with 0-0 in the first half, Penang looked more fearful in second half with Hilton Moreira kept pumping up the pressure over Kuala Lumpur's defenders with a some dangerous attacks. Kuala Lumpur finally broke the deadlocks with Lee Jin-Seuk strike in 62nd minutes with a powerful shot in the penalty area.

​While Penang doubled-up their efforts in seeking for an equalizer, Pritam Singh put Kuala Lumpur in comfort after the winger low shot hits the net for the Hawks to lead the game with 2 goals advantage. Penang failed to break the Kuala Lumpur then and the result remained with Kuala Lumpur beat Penang 2-0. Kuala Lumpur earned three value points at Merdeka Stadium.


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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

PERAK FALLS TO KELANTAN

​​MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: KELANTAN 1 - PERAK 0

Kelantan showed their true potential after collecting their third win in four games on Saturday. The Red Warriors beat high-flying Perak 1-0 in Kota Bharu with Wan Zack Haikal's goal.

The visitors were missing skipper Nasir Basharuddin in their starting line-up, and Kelantan kept pressing them to the limit. Erwin Carillo gave Perak an early scare as his strike hit the bar. Perak held on strongly until the break.

Kelantan continued their mission in the second half. Their efforts were finally rewarded as Wan Zack found the net in the 73rd minute. It was the only goal of the night for Kelantan to stay on at ninth place in the Super League, and Perak remain at third.


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SUPER SUB NAKAJIMA-FARRAN HITS HATTRICK FOR TERENGGANU

​MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: ATM 1 - TERENGGANU 5

Terengganu thrashed ATM 5-1 on their own ground in Saturday's Super League match in Seremban. Issey Nakajima-Farran's second-half hattrick sent the Gladiators further into the relegation zone.

​​Ismail Faruqi opened the scoring for Terengganu with a header in the 17th minute. Abdulafees Abdulsalam equalised for ATM six minutes later as his curling free kick beat the visitors' goalkeeper.

​The second half resumed and the Turtles shifted into top gear. Gustavo Lopez put Terengganu in-front again from a freekick five minutes after the restart. Substitute, Nakajima-Farran gave Terengganu their third of the night with a tap-in from Norshahrul Idlan Talaha's cross.

The Canadian striker completed his hattrick after scoring another two goals in the 73rd and 80th minute. The result sent Terengganu up to seventh place above PDRM.


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Sunday, July 26, 2015

VALUABLE LESSONS FOR JDT FROM DORTMUND

​FRIENDLY: JOHOR DT 1 - BORRUSIA DORTMUND 6

Borussia Dortmund thrashed Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) in a friendly match at Larkin Stadium. The German powerhouse had Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mats Hummels, Ilkay Gundogan, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan in their starting line-up. Dortmund took the lead through a free kick taken by Gundogan in the 22nd minute which beat JDT goalkeeper Mohd Farizal Marlias.

​​The eight-time Bundesliga champions doubled their lead when Aubameyang tapped the ball home following a low cross by Marcel Schmelzer. JDT had a defensive mistake in the 32nd minute between Mohd Farizal and Asraruddin Putra Omar which allowed Kevin Kampl to slot in the third goal. The Southern Tigers managed to pull a goal back when midfielder Gary Steven Robbat, who had trained with the German club for six month, slammed the ball pass Roman Weidenfeller in the 39th minute.

​The second half did not turn better for the home side. Japanese star Shinji Kagawa made it 4-1 in the 73rd minute from a cross by his compatriot Maruoka Mitsuro. JDT brought in Mohd Izham Tarmizi Roslan to replace Farizal, but he was beaten by Jeremy Calvin Dudziak in the 81st minute. Marco Reus completed the rout in the 90th minute with a good finishing inside JDT's area. Dortmund completed their Asian Tour friendly match with another big win over JDT after beating Japanese J-League club, Kawasaki Frontale 6-0 two days earlier.


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Saturday, July 25, 2015

MALAYSIA XI HOLD LIVERPOOL IN FRIENDLY

MALAYSIA XI 1 - LIVERPOOL 1

Liverpool ends the 2015 Asia tour with unexpected results after only draw against Malaysia selection 1-1. Malaysia gets their goal via Patrick Ronaldinho in 12th minute of match after manages to escape from the Liverpool defender, Dejan Lovren and calmly finished with a shot past the Reds' goalkeeper Adam Bogdan. 

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​The striker was the last player called by Malaysian coach, Dollah Salleh to check into Malaysian selection camp after two of the foreign players played in the local league have turned down the call-ups.
​​Liverpool have won three opening games of the tour, however had struggled to find rhythm in the attacking against the Malaysian side. Liverpool had created a number of chances, particularly in the second half, but occasionally pricked with mistakes. The only goal scored by Liverpool is from Jordan Ibe in the 28th minute of the match.


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Friday, July 24, 2015

LIVERPOOL ARRIVE IN KUALA LUMPUR FOR MALAYSIAN FRIENDLY

​Liverpool FC arrived at Bukit Jalil National Stadium last night for a training session before they were to meet Malaysian XI on Friday night, July 24, 2015 to end the 2015 Asia tours. The Reds played a 60-minutes game against the Malaysian Super League, Felda United during an open training in front of Malaysian fans.
​Liverpool team packed full of youth players who played along their regular players Andre Wisdom, Kolo Toure, Mamadou Sakho and Lazar Markovic had triumphed over the Malaysian club side 7-0, where Danny Ings, the newly signed striker scored a hat-trick during the game.
​The local side struggled to keep pace, with Liverpool's control on the ball and incisive attacking. However, it was good exposures for the team to play against a giant club such as Liverpool to raise the confidence level of player to weather the remaining league matches. 


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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

MALAYSIA HELD BY TIMOR LESTE IN QUALIFYING OPENER

​WORLD CUP QUALIFYING: MALAYSIA 1 - TIMOR LESTE 1

Malaysia almost grab a winning start in their 2018 World Cup qualifier Asian Zone second round Group A match, but Timor Leste late equalizer stunned the crowd at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

​​Joseph Kallang Tie, took a loose ball from a Timor Leste defensive mix-up inside the box. The Sarawakian, then, coolly set up Safee, who fired high into the net past helpless Timor Leste goalkeeper Ramos Maxanches.

​Timor Leste, however, were a threat with their counter-attacking game. Malaysia continued to push for a second goal and that proved to be their undoing. Three minutes into the added time, Ramon, who was left unmarked, headed in a Rodrigo Sousa free-kick to silence the home crowd.

Malaysia have tough customers Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for company as well in the group.

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Monday, June 15, 2015

MALAYSIA FALL TO PALESTINE IN QUALIFYING MATCH

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING: MALAYSIA 0 - PALESTINE 6

Malaysia fell to a 6-0 defeat against Palestine in their 2018 World Cup Qualifier match at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur. Palestine almost found the net just two minutes after the kick-off but Tamer Seyam's attempt flew over the bar. However, the visitors opened the scoring seven minutes later through Musab Battat strike.

​Malaysia almost got the breakthrough but Amri Yahya's shot tipped over the bar by Palestine keeper Tawfiq Abuhammad. The visitors doubled their lead in the 22nd minute after Sameh Maraaba tapped into the net after receiving a pass from Matias Hadwa. Seyam then got on the score sheet himself after beating three defenders.

Malaysia tried to fight back early in the second half, but the visitors were too brilliant to be beaten. Hadwa dribbled through two Malaysian defenders before sending the ball to Khader Yousef for an easy header into the net in the 69th minute. Maraaba then grabbed his second of the night with a well-placed header in the last 15 minutes before Seyam sealed Pelestine's biggest ever international victory.



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