Skip to main content

TEN MEN PAHANG RETAIN THE MALAYSIA CUP

MALAYSIA CUP FINAL: PAHANG 2 - JOHOR DARUL TAKZIM 2
PAHANG WIN 5-3 IN PENALTY SHOOT-OUT

At Bukit Jalil Stadium, a 10 men Pahang remain their elite status in retaining the 88th edition of Malaysia Cup trophy for the second year in a row after beating Johor Darul Takzim in penalty shoot-out with 5-3 score, last night. In a high octane performance shown by both teams, the score was 2-2 after 90 minutes and the results stand still until end off extra time which put the game to be settled in penalty shoot out.

Dickson Nwakaeme put a cheer in Pahang camp after the Nigerian headed the ball into the net through a free kick taken by Azidan Sarudin in 15th minutes for an early lead. The celebration didn't take long for Pahang after a corner taken by Safiq Rahim went to Jorge Pereyza Diaz and the striker make no mistake to gave JDT an equalizer in 31st minutes. Four minutes later, JDT have been awarded a penalty after Pahang captain, Mohd Razman Roslan handed the ball inside the penalty box and Luciano Figueroa take the full advantage to put The Southern Tigers in front with 2-1 score.

In second half, JDT has added more sparks in their attack after Bojan Hodak make a changes by bringing in Amirul Hadi Zainal and NorSyahrul Idlan Talaha but the Pahang defenders lead by Damion Stewart defend well to block the attempt. An attempt by Luciano Figueroa in 52nd minutes saw the ball hit the post which Khairul Azhan already beaten.

Pahang were down to ten men after defender Mohd Saiful Nizam Miswan was given a marching orders for being fouled Mohd Amri Yahyah in 67th minutes. Due to the incident,Zainal Abidin Hassan has sacrificed Mathias Conte to strengthen the defense.

Dickson Nwakaeme once again put a cheer for Pahang after the striker leveled the score in 72nd minutes with a fine finish and the score remain still until 90th minutes play. As both team fails to hunt for more goals until 120 minutes played, the game was settled by penalties which Pahang completing all the penalty with scoring goals while NorShahrul fails on his attempt for JDT and the southern tigers dreams dash after 33 years in waiting.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

PERAK WINS IN SHAH ALAM

​ MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: PKNS 1 - PERAK 3 Perak recorded an important 3-1 win over PKNS in Shah Alam yesterday. Norhakim Isa opened the scoring for Perak in the 6 minutes after kick-off. His powerful shot beat Ramezy Che Ros . Perak was really in control. Ten minutes later, Hassan Daher increased the lead for Perak from a freekick. His 30 metres grounder played the trick against PKNS defenders. PKNS did not give up. They managed to reduce the deficit with a goal late in the first half. ​ Perak was really unstoppable. They were hunting for more goals after the break. In the 63rd minute, Ridzuan Azly Husain beat 3 PKNS players before sending a cross for Milan Purovic to tap in Perak's third goal. It was a valuable 3 points for Perak after an exciting away match. Perak could have scored more from many opportunities, but PKNS defended well towards the end. Photos by: Mohamad Firdaus / Tigers Super Sports Follow The Match on Facebook !

SIME DARBY HOLD JDT IN SELAYANG

​MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: SIME DARBY 1 - JDT 1 Sime Darby stunned star studded Johor Darul Takzim  after holding them at the Selayang Stadium on Saturday. The winless home side collected their first point in the 1-1 draw with last season Super League Champions.   Sime Darby took the lead in the 35th minute through Muhammad Nazrul Kamarulzaman . Nazrul tapped-in Nemanja Vidakovic effort just four minutes after he was introduced into the game to replace the injured Mohd Firdaus Azizul . JDT doubled their efforts in search of the equaliser but Sime Darby held on until the break. ​Bojan Hodak sent in Mahali Jasuli to provide more attacking options. JDT finally got the equalizer on the hour mark when Junior Eldstal fired in Mohd Amri Yahyah 's cross. The Southern Tigers continued to press for the winner but Sime Darby held on to collect their first point of the season. Photos by: Khairol Rizal | Tigers Super Sports Follow CSN for more Sports news!

QF: GERMANY 4 - ARGENTINA 0

Thomas Muller and Miroslav Klose were on target once more as Germany booked their World Cup semi-final place at the expense of Argentina. Muller netted the last two goals in the 4-1 win over England last time but was quicker off the mark in Cape Town, heading home in the third minute as Joachim Low's side made a blistering start. Klose, who had scored the opener against England, then tapped home a 67th minute second. Arne Friedrich netted a third seven minutes later and Klose scored his second with a minute to go to make sure of the success over Diego Maradona's men. The victory means Germany will now face Spain or Paraguay on Wednesday for a place in next Sunday's final.   WORLD CUP     3-5-2 FOOTBALL    NOBLESTAR   Not enough FOOTBALL ??? Click HERE!