Monday, March 9, 2015

JDT BEAT SARAWAK IN LARKIN

​​​​MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: JDT 2 - SARAWAK 1

Johor Darul Ta'zim continued their defence of the league title they won last year by beating Sarawak. They secured vital three points after coming from behind to secure a morale-boosting victory over Sarawak on Saturday.

​​​The home side started the game well, but the Crocs kept their defence tight. The visitor were very dangerous on the counter. Billy Mehmet fired home to make it 1-0 midway through the first half.

​JDT fought back for an equaliser. Safiq Rahim gave their fan a big relief as he curled home to make it 1-1. Safiq hits again before Sarawak could recover with a long range effort right before the break.

The second half was a balance contest, both sides had their fair share of opportunities. JDT held on tight to secure the valuable three points.


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Sunday, March 8, 2015

FELDA UNITED HELD BY LIONS XII

​​MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: FELDA UNITED 0 - LIONS XII 0

Super League Leader, Felda United failed to use their home advantage after being held Lions XII to a scoreless draw at the Selayang Stadium on Saturday. The home side took full control of the first half by limiting Lions movements inside Felda's area.

​Ndumba Makeche, Ahmad Syamim and Edward Wilson Jr were in the starting line-up but they failed to find the net despite the team's domination.

Lions came on in the second half with a more organized tactic. They had their best chance came in the 64th minute, but Amri's swerving free-kick was denied by the bar.

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​Four minutes later, The Fighters had another good opportunity. Makeche launched a powerful shot but was saved by the outstretched leg of the Lions' goalkeeper.  

Fandi Ahmad would be very satisfied with the result, but for Irfan Bakti it could be considered as a waste of opportunity. Though, Felda United remain on top of Super League despite the frustrating draw.


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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

SELANGOR WIN PENALTY SHOOTOUTS AGAINST FELDA

​MALAYSIA FA CUP: FELDA UNITED 2 - SELANGOR 2
*Selangor win penalty shootouts 4-2

Selangor had to wait until the penalty shootout to get through into the last 16 of the FA Cup. Super League leader Felda United were great fighters and not an easy opponent for the Red Giants.

​Felda took the lead through a Bojan Miladinovic's penalty in the 47th minute and doubled their lead through Ndumba Makeche four minutes later. Ahmad Hazwan Bakri brought Selangor back into the game with a goal in the 78th minute before Guillerme De Paula completed the fight back with the equaliser 10 minutes later.

​The Red Giants were reduced to 10 men in the extra-time when Indonesian winger Andik Vermansyah was shown a red card for stamping on Firdaus Fauzi. Both teams were tied 2-2 in regulation time and nothing changed in extra-time either.

Makeche and Edward Wilson missed from the spot. Only Miladinovic and Shahrulnizam Mustapa scored from the spot for Felda. Selangor's De Paula, Abdul Hadi Yahya, K. Gurusamy and Robert Cornthwaite were all on target in the shootout.



Tuesday, March 3, 2015

PENANG CHECK-IN FA CUP LAST 16

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MALAYSIA FA CUP: PENANG 1 - PERLIS 0

Penang beat Perlis 1-0 to claim a spot in the final 16 of the Malaysia FA Cup. The home side played a good game but failed to find the net in the first half. Perlis defended solidly and both teams went into the break with cleansheets.


​Penang returned for the second half with a little tactical change in their attacking strategy. It finally paid-off when Mohd Faiz Subri broke the duck in the 70th minute.


​Perlis tried harder to find an equalizer, but the Panthers held tight to keep the score. The goal was enough for Penang to cruise into the next round.


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Monday, March 2, 2015

SIME DARBY MARCH INTO LAST 16 WITH HUGE WIN

​​​MALAYSIA FA CUP: SIME DARBY 5 - PBAPP FC 1

Sime Darby marched into the next round of the Malaysia FA Cup after thrashing PBAPP FC 5-1 at the Selayang Stadium. Nemanja Vidakovic opened the scoring with a header in the 11th minute. However, PBAPP responded with an equalizer in the 19th minute from Khairzul Azri Jamal Abd. Hashim's freekick.

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​Vidakovoc put the home side in front again with another goal in the 23rd minute. Dilshod Sharofetdinov gave Sime Darby strong 3-1 lead at the break with his goal in the 41st minute.

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​PBAPP could not stop Sime Darby in the second half. Marko Perovic pulled Sime Darby away with his goal in the 54th minute. And man of the match, Vidakovic completed his hattrick two minutes later.


Sunday, March 1, 2015

JDT II SEND PKNS OUT OF FA CUP


MALAYSIA FA CUP: JOHORDT II 2 - PKNS 1

JohorDT II defeated eight-man PKNS 2-1 to set up a meeting with Kedah in the Malaysia FA Cup. Skipper Shahril Ishak was the hero for JDTII as he fired home a 92nd minute winner in a hot-tempered match. Japanese striker Keisuke Ogawa's first-minute goal gave PKNS the lead. JDTII launched continuous attacks but failed to find an equalizer.

JDTII finally drew level through Leandro Velazquez in the 61st minute. PKNS were reduced to 10 men when Muhd Khairul Azrin Khazali was sent off in the 65th minute.

​The Klang Valley outfit suffered more woes after Liberian striker Patrick Ronaldinho and Mohd Fazli Baharuddin were shown the red card deep into extra-time. JDTII took the advantage as Shahril scored the winning goal.


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PDRM THRASH SABAH IN SHAH ALAM

MALAYSIA FA CUP: PDRM 3 - SABAH 0

PDRM opened their 2015 FA Cup campaign on a positive note by thrashing Sabah 3-0 at Shah Alam Stadium. The win ensures the Cops a date with Sime Darby in the next stage.

Playing on their home ground, PDRM took the advantage to dominate the first half of the match. They took the lead with good solo effort by Ali Ashfaq in the 27th minute. The Maldives striker was brilliant when he also assisted in PDRM second goal scored by Dramane Traore three minutes later. Sabah sent in El Hadji Diouf in the 42nd minute to strengthen their frontline.

However, Traore added another goal for Azman Adnan's squad when he headed into the net in the 45th minute. Sabah improved in the second half. They created more opportunities but failed to break PDRM.


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Thursday, February 26, 2015

SOUTHERN TIGERS GET PERFECT START IN AFC CUP

AFC CUP: JDT 4 - EAST BENGAL 1

JDT coach, Bojan Hodak was the happiest man on Tuesday night as JDT beats East Bengal FC without the regular trio import players, played in the opening fixtures Group F of AFC Cup in Johor, Malaysia. Hodak proved that his young players have that quality to compete in the international level after thrashing the AFC Cup 2013 semi-finalist 4-1 in the 90 minutes match.

​Nazrin Nawi of JDT put the home team infront in 9th minute of the match from free kick and equalised by the visitor team in 34th minute via Ranti Martins. JDT leads again after skipper Safiq Rahim converted a penalty kick before half time.

​Second half started with both teams played more aggressive in their attacking. The visitor team was unlucky when Jasazrin escaped from their offside trap before finished by S Chanturu in 47th minute. The visitor team had another shocked when Safee Sali added another goal with stunning bicycle kick past the East Bengal's goalkeeper in 53rd minute. It was a superb win for the home team and a reward for their fans to enjoy after a frustrating draw in the domestic league match last Saturday.



Sunday, February 22, 2015

FELDA UNITED BEAT ATM TO GO ON TOP

​MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: FELDA UNITED 2 - ATM 1

Felda United leaped to the top of the Super League as Perak and Kelantan fumbled in their matches on Saturday night. The Fighters proved that they are a strong contender in the current season after beating ATM 2-1 at the Selayang Stadium.

​​Edward Wilson Junior brilliantly scored a rebound from Indra Putra's attempt in the 14th minute to give Felda United the lead. Ahmad Syamim Yahya doubled their lead 12 minutes later after heading in a free kick by Edward Wilson from outside the penalty box. The goal ensured Felda moved past Perak on goals scored with both teams tie on seven points and with the same goal difference.

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​But the Gladiators new signing Norshahrul Idlan Talaha reduced the deficit in the 34th minute. Felda United held on strongly for the rest of the 90 minutes to stay unbeaten after three matches and lead the table with seven points.


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SELANGOR HOLD JDT IN SHAH ALAM

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​MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: SELANGOR 1 - JOHOR DT 1

It was all square after the first meeting between Selangor and Johor DT in the 2015 M League season. Super League champions, JDT arrived in Shah Alam looking for a victory after losing to PDRM last week. Some fans also considered the match as a contest between the current Red Giants against their old boys, based on the number of ex-Selangor players in the opposite colours.

​However, the Red Giants stunned their visitor with an early strike by Andik Vermansyah. The speedy Indonesian striker took the opportunity from the unsettled JDT defence.
 
​The Southern Tigers created many chances but have to wait until the second half of the match to level the score line. Figueroa turned hero again as he converted a deflected Safiq Rahim's shot in the 62nd minute.

JDT can be considered lucky to escape from Shah Alam with one point despite having so many national stars in their squad.



KUALA LUMPUR FALL TO DRB HICOM IN TANJUNG MALIM

​​​MALAYSIA PREMIER LEAGUE: DRB HICOM 1 - KUALA LUMPUR 0

DRB Hicom collected full points at the Tanjung Malim Stadium after recording a narrow win over Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The City Boys arrived with their best eleven against the newly promoted club but failed to break the disciplined DRB boys.

The home side showed great determinations against their opponent giving no space for Kuala Lumpur move around the unfamiliar Tanjung Malim ground. Mohd Fakhrul Aiman finally found the net in the 22nd minutes after receiving a clearance from Kuala Lumpur's goalkeeper Badrol. The DRB striker sent a wonderful lob right into the visitor's goal.

Kuala Lumpur tried to rise after the goal, but DRB did not break. They held on tightly and secured three valuable points from the match.


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Monday, February 16, 2015

SIME DARBY FALL TO FELDA UNITED

​​SUPER LEAGUE: SIME DARBY 0 - FELDA UNITED 3

Felda United showed their true potential after beating Sime Darby in their second Super League match. The Fighters showed their true potential by collecting full points from the match.

Sime Darby could not fine the right approach against the confident Felda players. They conceded the first goal of the match in the 11th minute as Mohd Redzuan Harun could not save Ahmad Syahmim Yahya header from a corner kick.

​​Down by one goal, Sime Darby tried to pick-up their game. Felda United took full advantage on Sime Darby's inability to find the right rhythm. Makeche Ndumba doubled the score as he collected a good through pass from Syahmim and beat Mohd Redzuan in the 14th minute.

Sime Darby returned for the second half in a more organised approach. However, Felda United is too solid to be broken. Skipper Shukor Adan added Felda's third goal with a great solo effort to end Sime Darby chances of a late comeback. A good result for Irfan Bakti's men after a frustrating draw against Sarawak last week.




Tuesday, February 3, 2015

JDT WINS FIRST SILVERWARE IN LARKIN

​MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: JDT 2 - PAHANG 0

JDT picked up their first silverware of the season by winning the Charity Shield cum Super League match at the Larkin Stadium. Brazilian centreback Marcos Santos and Argentinian striker Luciano Figueroa scored for the Southern Tigers.

​Playing in front of a confident home crowd, Johor Darul Takzim outplayed Pahang in both halves. Pahang could only make long range shots which were easily saved by Farizal Marlias. JDT took the lead in the 37th minute when Marcos headed in a corner by Safiq Rahim.

​The Southern Tigers kept their posession in the second half. Figueroa killed Pahang's desire for a fight back with an excellent finishing in the 58th minute. JDT finally lifted the Sultan Ahmad Shah Trophy and claimed the first three points in the 2015 Malaysia Super League.



Saturday, January 17, 2015

RONALDO WINS FIFA BALLON D'OR FOR THIRD TIME

​​Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Player of the Year award for the second straight year on Monday and third time overall. The Portuguese forward, who led Real Madrid to its record 10th European title, received 37.66 percent of votes of national team coaches and captains and selected media to add to the FIFA awards he won in 2008 and 2013.

Ronaldo scored 61 goals last year for club and country, and set a Champions League season record with 17. Lionel Messi, the Argentine star forward on Barcelona, was second in voting with 15.76 percent, just ahead of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (15.72), who helped Germany to the World Cup title.

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Friday, January 16, 2015

DIFFICULT SEASON AHEAD FOR SELANGOR


​Selangor will find it tough to contest for silverware in the new M League season. Despite being known as the Red Giants, the Klang Valley outfit will be under strength after losing many important players. Top scorer Paulo Rangel has left for Terengganu, while S.Kunanlan and Farizal Marlias had signed up with Super League champions, JDT.

Head coach, Mehmet Durakovic realized the difficulties to bring up the team back to their best. He is also unsure about Selangor chances in the new season, but will give his best to develop the available talents into a tough contender. The Red Giants are hoping their new signings, Guilherme De Paula, Leandro and Robert Cornthwaite will make a quick impact to the team when the new season starts.



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Sunday, January 11, 2015

THE FIGHTERS HELP FLOOD VICTIMS

Felda United Football Club had recently involved in a post flood activity at Felda Jenga. The activity was named 'Gerakan Pasca Banjir - The Fighters' was organized by Felda Community Department to help the flood victims in the area.

The mission was led by Vice President II, Dato' Mohd Isa Abu Kasim. About 130 people involved in the activity including the Felda United officials and players.

More than 100 households were helped. The victims' houses were cleaned by the volunteers and the unfortunate families were given money and food. Felda United had earlier launched their own Fund Raising project which had collected more than 1.6 million ringgit.

Saturday, January 10, 2015

WAYNE ROONEY SCOOPS PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Wayne Rooney has been voted England player of the year after topping a poll of Three Lions fans. Although he failed to inspire England to success at the World Cup, 2014 was a momentous year for Rooney individually.

The 29-year-old scored eight goals in 13 appearances and was named England captain following Steven Gerrard's retirement from international football. The Manchester United skipper also earned his 100th cap and moved to within three goals of Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time scoring record. Rooney took 27 per cent of the votes from an online poll of supporters club members, more than second-placed Danny Welbeck (11 per cent) and third-placed Raheem Sterling (seven per cent) combined. It is the third time he has won the award.



STEVEN GERRARD TO LEAVE LIVERPOOL


​Steven Gerrard has confirmed what many Liverpool fans had never thought possible - he will leave Liverpool at the end of this season. The 34-year-old former England captain is out of contract at the end of the current campaign and he has taken the difficult and emotional decision not to renew terms.

The Liverpool captain, who made his Liverpool debut in 1998, will not move to another English club. Gerrard, born in the Merseyside village of Whiston, joined Liverpool's academy when he was nine years old, making his first-team debut as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers in November 1998. He replaced Sami Hyypia as club captain in October 2003 and led the club to the Champions League title in 2005, scoring his side's first goal as they came from three down to draw 3-3 against AC Milan and then win on penalties.

Gerrard also won the Uefa Cup, two FA Cups, three League Cups, one Community Shield and two Uefa Super Cups.
He won 114 England caps, having made his international debut in 2000, captaining his country for the first time in 2008 and leading them at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, as well as at Euro 2012. The midfielder retired from international football after England exited the 2014 World Cup in Brazil at the group stage.

LA Galaxy announced that they have signed the Liverpool legend a Designated Player on Wednesday. Gerrard is scheduled to join the Galaxy's roster during Major League's Soccer summer transfer window in July.



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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

FELDA UNITED SET FOR TITLE CHALLENGE

Felda United has announced that they are aiming to win at least one silverware in the 2015 M League season. The club will be playing in the Malaysia Super League and the FA Cup this season but also looking forward to excel in the Malaysia Cup tournament towards the end of the season.

After launching the 2015 Felda United squad, Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad expressed his believes that the club has matured enough to challenge for the big titles. The 2010 Premier League champions is returning to the Super League again this season. Known as The Fighters, they finished second in the Premier League and qualified to the FA Cup final last season.


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