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​ MALAYSIA CUP : SIME DARBY 0 - SELANGOR 2 Selangor move up to second place of group D table after grabbing a victory against Sime Darby FC at Selayang Stadium last Saturday.  Paulo Rangel break the deadlock in 17th minutes with his fine shot from a free kick. The Brazilian talisman once again had a chances to extend the lead in 27th minutes but his effort were denied by Sime Darby FC goalkeeper Sufian Abdul Rahman . ​ Mehmet Durokovic were forced to replace Abdul Hadi Yahya with Ahmad Hazwan in 32nd minutes and The ex Harimau Muda A player prove his worth by netting the second goal 2 minutes later. Ismail Zakaria of Sime Darby make a few changes by bringing in Juzaili Samion and Yosri Derma Raju to strengthen their defense. The Giant Killers look stronger in second half and Fadzli Shaari almost put his name in score sheet in 57th minutes but the goal was disallowed. ​ Ten minutes later a brace from Mateo Roskam had the chances but his...

​ MALAYSIA CUP: PAHANG 2 - FELDA UNITED 3 Felda United stunned FA Cup Champions Pahang 3-2 in Kuantan yesterday. The high flying elephants were having a good run by winning two earlier matches but could not stop Felda United's determinations. The home side broke the dead lock in the 17th minute from Gopi . But Felda United were quick to respond with the equalizer 7 minutes later through their most valuable striker, Edward Jr Wilson . Pahang were rewarded a penalty just four minutes after the restart.  Mathias Conti did not make any mistake from the spot to put the Elephants in front again. Felda doubled their efforts and charged further into Pahang's area. Edward Jr Wilson found the net again in the 64th minute to make it 2-2. The Fighters did not go to Kuantan looking for a draw. Shukor Adan turned into captain marvel when he scored the winning goal in the 77th minute. Felda United held tight to secure full points from the match. T...

​ MALAYSIA CUP: SELANGOR 0 – PDRM 2 PDRM have taken a driving seat in group D after grabbing another three full points at Shah Alam Stadium yesterday with a 2-0 win.  It was so grateful for The Cops after Selangor were down to 10 men as early in 12 th minutes . ​ T he Red Giants skipper Bunyamin Umar was given a marching orders after making a hard tackle against Ali Ashfaq inside the penalty area.  The Maldivian ace did well to convert the penalty which give The Cops an early lead. ​ The Red Giants fought back with a strike from Andik Vermansyah and Paulo Rangel but The Cops defended wel l to block the attempt .  Azman Adnan introduced Charles Souza Chad after the break and the Brazilian put Selangor down to earth with his superb shot in 68 th minutes. Selangor  dropped to third place below T-Team after The Titans has overtaking them with a goal different margin after gaining a victory against Sime Darby with 2-1 score at Kuala Terengganu. Photos by: Moh...

​ MALAYSIA CUP: KEDAH 2 - TERENGGANU 3 Kedah failed to capitalized the advantage of playing on their home pitch as they loss 2-3 to Terengganu. The visitors were more organized at the Darul Aman Stadium got the opening goal through Ashaari Samsuddin just eight minute after the kick-off.  ​ Kedah tried to fight back with some good goal attempts but the finishing was not there. Ashaari doubled  Terengganu 's advantage in the 45th minute. However, Kedah did not give up and pulled back with a goal from Billy Mehmet a minute later. The home side resumed the second half with stronger determination. ​ After pushing hard with continuous attacks, they finally got an equalizer by skipper Baddrol Bakhtiar . Terengganu awakened by that goal. The Turtle showed their true class and got the winner in the 74th minute through Mario Karlovic . It was very unfortunate for Kedah to let the visitor leaving away with three points. Photos by: Azam Jaafar | Tigers Super Sports Follow The Matc...

​ MALAYSIA CUP: LIONS XII 1 – PAHANG 2 Pahang took another step nearer to the quarter-finals after a convincing 2-1 win over Lions XII in Singapore . It was Pahang's second consecutive win in Group A.  Dickson Nwakaeme opened account for the Elephants in the 13th minute. The Nigerian capitalised on Lions XII's defensive error to score past goalkeeper Izwan Mahbud from close range. The visitor gained more confident from the opening goal and dominated the match at Jalan Besar Stadium. Substitute Fauzi Roslan increased the lead with a long-range strike two minutes from time. Lions XII then managed reduce the deficit through Faris Ramli scored a controversial goal in the stoppage time. Photos by: Azam Jaafar   | Tigers Super Sports |  FAScap  |  Rent-Buy-Sell Property  |

​ MALAYSIA CUP: FELDA UNITED 3 - JDTII 2 After a goalless against Lions in Singapore last week, Felda United returned to their home ground to entertain JDTII. Felda started the match comfortably while JDTII struggled to get use on the unfamiliar pitch. The Fighters did not take long to take advantage over the unsettled visitors. Ahmad Syamin cleverly scored from a rebound after ten minutes into the game. ​ Spurred on by the early goal, Felda continued to surge forward for more goals. Edward Wilson showed why he is one of the most prolific goal scorers in Super League when he scored their second in the 30th minute. The fighters were in complete control until the break. ​ However, it was a little different story early in the second half. Zaquan Adha pulled back with a goal just four minutes after the restart. Felda United's defenders were caught napping again in the 54th minute when Syafiq Shahruddin grabbed the equalizer for JDTII. Irfan Bakti was fur...

​ MALAYSIA CUP: JDT 0 – ATM 0 At Stadium Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunus, Larkin, Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) missed the chance to capture three full points after only manage to settle for a 0 – 0 draw with ATM last night which both team had equal opportunities and pressed each other's in search for goals. ATM had some good attempts in the first half after S. Thinagaran and Bruno Martelotto played some good football but failed to find the goal due to poor finishing. In second half, B. Sathianathan replaced Muhammad Safwan Hasyim with Badrul Hisham Mohd Sufian to overcome JDT continuous attacks. The option paid off which saw the Gladiators has defended very well to deny all the attempts. Mohd Riduwan Maon then replaced by Irwan Fadzli Idrus after the player picked up an injury. ATM added more spark into the frontline by replacing Fabrice Noel with Juan Manual Arostegui in 75th minutes. It was fortunate for Syed Adney not to receive the ma...