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MALAYSIA CUP: T-TEAM 2 - JDT 3  Johor Darul Takzim ( JDT ) edged T-Team 3-2 in an exciting match at the Sultan Ismail Stadium on Tuesday night. The star-studded JDT were on the right track as they led 2-0 in the first half. A goal by Hadin Azman in the 23rd minute, and a spectacular bicycle kick by Safee Sali put the Southern Tigers a comfortable position. However, the home side raised their game in the second half. They came back when Syamim Yahya headed home a Mazlizam Mohamad cross in the 48th minute. Though, JDT stretched the lead through Norshahrul Idlan Talaha in the 60th minute. As T-team tried for another fight back, their player Saiful Mustafa was given the marching order in the 73rd minute. The match was not over when T-Team scored another goal in the 77th minute through substitute Fazuan Abdullah . But the time was running out for the east-coast team to find an equaliser. JDT claimed victory with a 3-2 score at the end of the match. Photo: Fadzil / Tige...

MALAYSIA CUP: PERAK 1 - LIONS 0 Perak is just a step away from the next stage of the Malaysia Cup after defeating Lions at the Ipoh Stadium on Tuesday night. The 1-0 victory sent them to the top of Group D with 7 points. Meanwhile, the Singapore side is now on a brink of early eliminations from the Malaysia Cup . Azlan Ismail was the hero for Perak last night when he scored the winning goal in the 9th minute. The win pushed Perak to be a strong contender for the prestigious title in the country's football. A long throw to Paulo Rangel was headed further to unmarked Azlan. The striker didn't make mistake to tap home the winner. Perak defence was outstanding to keep the score line until full time. Photo: Fadzil / Tigers Super Sports FAScap  |  Rent-Buy-Sell Property  |

MALAYSIA CUP: SIME DARBY 3 - SELANGOR 0 Selangor travelled to Selayang Stadium with only one intention, looking for a win. Irfan Bakti named Forkey Doe and Amri Yahyah in the first eleven.  Sime Darby was good in every area. Their midfielders were energetic, and defenders were rock solid. Karlo Primoric opened the scoring with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area.  And the Croatian got his second goal after 30 minutes. Both teams went into the break with Sime Darby leading 2-0. Second half started with Selangor increased the pressure on Sime Darby's defence. The visitors are hungry for a win, but Sime Darby defenders were too good for Selangor forwards. Suddenly, Sime Darby's Mohamad Fazrul Hazli heads in for Sime Darby's third of the night. Selangor keep on attacking, but failed to find the net. The home side maintained their good play until the final whistle.   Photo: Azam / Tigers Super Sports MINT HARDY SOCCER     DONADONI SPORTS         DREAM C...

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UTD 1 - CHELSEA 1 It was an all-out performance by Wayne Rooney for Manchester United against Chelsea , the club he is rumoured to join. The game ended 0-0 but there is so much to talk about before and after the match. Rooney was named in the first eleven despite suggestions that he is not in ideal relationship with United's new manager David Moyes . The match titled as the Chosen One against the Special One (Moyes vs Mourinho) can only be remembered for a number of penalty appeals. But none of them were given by the referee and both team failed to score in normal play. Great defending from both teams had avoided real clear-cut chances. United midfielders were not creative enough to create real opportunities, while Chelsea started without a real recognised striker. With the result, Chelsea moved to the top of the table with 1 point more than Liverpool and Tottenham. Not enough  FOOTBALL ??? Click HERE !

MALAYSIA CUP: SELANGOR 2 - ATM 3 ATM captured an important 3-2 win over Selangor at the Shah Alam Stadium last night. The win rectified their disastrous Malaysia Cup opener against Sime Darby last Tuesday, and rejuvenates their Malaysia Cup hopes. The result also sent Selangor to the bottom of group A. B.Satiananthan 's men had more composure in a fair share of possession. Skipper Hairuddin Omar played attacking midfielder role to allow Marlon Alex James to continue pressuring Selangor defence. The tactical was fruitful as Hairuddin found the net in the 14th minutes after a penalty box scramble. The Red Giants responded with an equaliser in the 29th minute after Amri Yahyah slid a Solihin Kanasian cross through Farizal 's legs. However, the Gladiators added a second right before the break when Fitri Omar converted a pass from Marlon and Norazlan watched helplessly. ATM was not satisfied with the narrow lead and made it 3-1 in the 46th minutes a...

MALAYSIA CUP: NEGERI SEMBILAN 3 - PAHANG 5   Negeri Sembilan started the match against Pahang in a very positive mood after winning over Terengganu in the opening match of the current Malaysia Cup campaign. However, they were shocked by Pahang's 5-3 win at their own ground last night. The visitor took the lead in 23rd minutes from Azamuddin Mohd Akil , and the score remained until the break.  Negeri Sembilan started the second half in style when S.Sivanesan scored the equaliser from Fabio's pass in the 48th minute. However, their game faded after that with Pahang added 3 more goals through R.Gopinathan (51st and 66th minute) and Matias Ruben Conti (62nd minute). Sivanesan tried to raise Negeri Sembilan's spirit by completing a hattrick in the 76th minute, but the team defenders were not up to his amazing form. It was so frustrating when Pahang added another goal in the 82nd minute through Amirulhadi Zainal to end any fighting spirit left within Negeri Sembilan. ...

MALAYSIA CUP: JDT 1 - FELDA 0 After the unexpected loss to PKNS in Shah Alam last Tuesday, Johor Darul Takzim returned to Larkin with a winning attitude. The Southern Tigers claimed their first win in 2013 Malaysia Cup campaign after defeating Felda United 1-0. JDT started the match with Leonel Nunez was left on the bench, and Andrezinho was not even in the team list. The first half ended goalless. However, national striker Safee Sali proved that he is still an important figure in the squad by scoring the winner 15 minutes from time.  The win gave JDT fans a new hope to win something in the current season, while Felda United have to occupy the bottom position in group B.   Photo: Tigers Super Sports   MINT HARDY SOCCER                     DONADONI SPORTS

MALAYSIA CUP: KELANTAN 2 - TERENGGANU 0 Kelantan sent their neighbour Terengganu to the bottom of group C after their 2-0 win at Stadium Sultan Muhammad IV , Kota Bharu. The Red Warriors who are looking for their first win in this campaign controlled the game from the kick-off.  Their hard work finally paid off in the 10th minutes as Dickson Nwakaeme headed in for Kelantan 's first from a Badhri Radzi pass. Then Terengganu struggled to find an equaliser, but the home denfence was rock steady. The first half ended with Kelantan in front with a goal lead. The second half saw both teams not giving up to get 3 points from the match. However, disaster arrived again for Terengganu in the 74th minute, Vincent Bikana brought down Nwakaeme at the edge of the penalty box. Zairo Anuar Zalani stood up to smash the freekick into the top corner of Terengganu's goal. Kelantan held on to collect full 3 points at their home ground. Photo: Tigers Super Sports What's your ...

MALAYSIA CUP: PKNS 2 - JOHOR DT 0 Patrick Ronaldinho was the hero in PKNS FC 's win over Johor Darul Takzim ( JDT ) at Shah Alam Stadium last night. The Liberian born player scored a brace to silent the star studded Southern Tigers . It was a great start for Abdul Rahman Ibrahim squad in the 2013 Malaysia Cup campaign. Ronaldinho opened the scoring in the 19th minutes. The goal shocked JDT and they started to attack on PKNS goal. However, the defenders were in great form denying JDT for an equaliser. The first half ended with PKNS leading with a 1 goal advantage.  JDT started the second half with more determinations. While launching continuous attacks for the equaliser, PKNS upset JDT again with Ronaldinho's second goal in the 58th minute. The desperation continued when JDT goalkeeper was shown the yellow card for handling the ball outside his penalty bow. Despite being backed by the travelling fans, JDT have to accept another unnecessary loss when the...

MALAYSIA CUP: SIME DARBY 4 - ATM 3 Sime Darby started their 2013  Malaysia Cup campaign strongly by defeating ATM in a 7-goals thriller at Selayang Stadium . The club side which finished second place in the 2013 Malaysia Premier League displayed a strong attacking play against the more experienced opponents. Togaba Kontiwa opened the scoring with a simple tap-in after receiving a pass from Karlo Primorac , who initiated a counter attack. Armed Forces were back on level terms in the 16th minute after Firdaus Faudzi , who was under pressure, put the ball into his net. Kontiwa added his second goal after beating ATM's goalkeeper Farizal Harun . Then Hadzirun Hamid found the back of the net after a spill by Farizal from Fazrul Hazli Kadri 's long shot. The first half ended with Sime Darby leading 3-1. The second half started with both teams playing high tempo game. Sime Darby strikes again as Fazrul headed in a cross from Amirul to make it 4-1. ATM finally realised tha...

Photo: Fadzil /  Tigers Super Sports MALAYSIA CUP: PAHANG 1 - KELANTAN 1 Pahang was almost humiliated by Kelantan at their home ground after earning a draw in a hard fought match tonight. The east-coast derby was an intense affair in front of 25000 strong fans at Darulmakmur Stadium , Kuantan. Kelantan started the match in style when Badri Radzi ( Piya ) opened the scoring in the first 10 minutes. Pahang struggled to find the right tempo to overcome the ambitious Red Warriors . The first half ended with the visiting team leading 1-0. Pahang came back into the second half with a more organized plays. They got the advantage when Fakri Saarani was shown the red card for dangerous play. However Kelantan defended well for despite playing with 10 players. As Pahang were moving into full attacking mode, they were also down to 10 players when Surendran reacted physically to Daudsu challenged. Though, the match wasn't over until Pahang finally found the equalizer in the final mi...

Robin van Persie salvaged Manchester United 's pre-season difficulties by delivering the goals that brought David Moyes his first silverware as manager. The Dutchman struck early in each half to allow The Red Devils to repel the threat of an adventurous Wigan and claim the Community Shield for the 20th time. Most importantly, it is the first trophy for Moyes, who is having such a huge responsibility after succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson in May.  The man who scored 30 goals in his first season at Old trafford took only six minutes to get started with a superbly directing header that put United on the way to winning this trophy for a 20th time. His second arrived just before the hour, Van Persie instinctively cut inside and although it took a deflection off Perch to beat Carson , as the shot was on target, it meant last season's Golden Boot winner claimed a double, and Moyes claimed the trophy. After all the unsettled Wayne Rooney 's saga, the unforgiving transfer ...