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AFF CUP FINAL (SECOND-LEG): MALAYSIA 3 - THAILAND 2 *THAILAND WINS 4-3 ON AGREGATE Thailand ended their 12-year drought in the AFF Suzuki Cup as late goals by Charyl Chappuis and Chanathip Songkrasin gave them a dramatic 4-3 aggregate victory over Malaysia in the second leg of the final at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on Saturday. Trailing 2-0 from the first leg in Bangkok, Malaysia struck back on home soil and took the lead when Safiq Rahim scored his second goal of the game with a 58th minute free-kick to make it 3-0 after he had converted a seventh minute penalty and Indra Putra Mahayuddin had headed home just before half-time. But Chappuis netted a precious away goal for the War Elephants after Farizal Marlias had fumbled a Sarach Yooyen free-kick in the 82nd minute and Chanathip sealed the Thai victory with a fine strike on the counter-attack three minutes from time. Having been the last Thailand captain to lift the ASEAN trophy in 2002, coach Kiati...

​AFF CUP FINAL (FIRST-LEG): THAILAND 2 - MALAYSIA 0 Thailand had the better advantage ahead of the AFF Suzuki Cup Final second leg after earning a 2-0 win over Malaysia in Bangkok yesterday. A 72nd minute penalty from Charyl Chappuis and a strike from Krokriet Thawikan put Thailand on course to win the AFF Suzuki Cup for the fourth time. ​Malaysia gave Thailand problems for much of the game playing bravely in midfield and staying strong at the back but the Thais excelled in the last 20 minutes. However, coach Dollah Salleh is confident that his team still have a good chance in the return leg at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Malaysia have won the prestigious title once in 2010. Photos by: Khairol Rizal Buhari | Tigers Super Sports CreativeImage Sports Network

AFF SUZUKI CUP: MALAYSIA 1 - VIETNAM 2 Vietnam seized control of their AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final against Malaysia as a fine second-half strike by Nguyen Van Quyet earned them a come-from-behind 2-1 win in the first leg at Shah Alam Stadium on Sunday. Both teams had key players ruled out through suspension with captain Shukor Adan and forward Amri Yahyah missing for the home side and midfielder Vu Minh Tuan banned for Vietnam. The visitors made a vibrant start and should have taken the lead after only five minutes when Le Cong Vinh fed an unmarked Ngo Hoang Thinh who curled the ball narrowly wide from the edge of the Malaysia box. ​Malaysia struggled with the pace of the Vietnamese attack early on but took the lead through a Safiq Rahim penalty after 14 minutes. Vo Huy Toan netted a deserved equaliser in the 32nd minute after a fine counter-attack for the visitors. Van Quyet then fired home the winner on the hour to give his side a precious advantage to take into the return m...

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: VIETNAM 3 - MALAYSIA 1 Malaysia 's preparation for 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup competition is still in the negative form after losing to 3-1 to  Vietnam in a friendly match at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, on Sunday. Having suffered with a heavy defeat against Syria last Wednesday, Malaysia still fail to make an impact while in overall performance it still looks gloom and clueless with another lackluster performance shown during the match played. Malaysia started the game well in the first half after Mohd Amri Yahyah put the Malaysian Tigers in front with a fine finish in 23rd minutes. Malaysia should have added more goals but the players squandered the chances away which put the result remain unchanged until halftime. Down by a goal, Vietnam started to pounced back with an attacking display and their effort worth after Mac Hong Quan leveled the score one minutes after restart followed by Nguyen Van Quyet penalty in 56th minutes before Ngo Hoang Thinh s...

The STJ Class of 92 defeated Pistorel X 2-1 to win the Junior Pro category at the PRESSTiJ Futsal Championship on Saturday. Amir Astar opened the scoring with a powerful shot to give 92 the lead. However, Pistorel equalized two minutes later. It was a very close match but the experience of 92 was an advantage. Helmy Baidullah 's strike hit the crossbar, Ahmad Tajuddin was solid, Ziad Fazaruddin saved a handful of attempts. Manager Nazbiha Maulana sent Fadzil Hisham in the second half and scored the winner after receiving a pass from Saiful Rizal Mohamad . It was a perfect finish for Class of 92 in their championship debut. In the Senior Pro category, Gempita Barracuda beat Gempita Achilles in an all 91 final after penalty shoot out. Mat Jimie Ali found the net in the first half to put Barracuda into the driving seat. Achilles was not giving it up easily to their brothers and staged a good fighting spirit. Mohd Azhari Mastuki scored a stunning equali...

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: MALAYSIA 0 - SYRIA 3 Malaysia suffered another blow in their AFF Suzuki Cup warm-up match at Shah Alam Stadium on Wednesday. Dollah Salleh 's team were humiliated 3-0 in the friendly against Syria .  Malaysia started badly and conceded the opening goal just five minutes after kick-off. Nadim Sabag fired a loose ball through the napping defenders. Malaysia tried to get back into the game with strikers Norshahrul Idlan Talaha and Mohd Amri Yahyah putting pressure on Syria. Syria doubled the lead after the break when skipper Sanharib Malki coverted an opportunity from a goalmouth melee. The visitors found the net again the 65th minute as Omar Khrbin easily headed in for their third goal. Malaysia failed to take advantage on the wet home ground. Fadhli Shas was sent off for rough play in the 81st minute to add Malaysia's miserable night.   Photos by: Moharzan / Khairol Rizal | Tigers Super Sports Follow us on Facebook !

When other teams are still in holiday mood, Felda United is already busy preparing their 2015 Super League squad. The Premier League runners up has made early moves to strengthen their line-up. They are looking towards automatic qualification into AFC Cup as their new target. Felda United coach, Irfan Bakti has made some new signings and seven of his existing players will not be offered a new contract. They players who are free to join another team is  Mohd Rahman Bin Zabul ,  K. Thanaraj ,  Mohd Raimi Md Nor ,  Mohd Haris Safwan ,  Muhammad Asyraf Mohd Al Japri ,  Solihin Kanasian and  Yaroslav Krushelnitsky . While the new signings are Mohamad Rashid Mohamed Aya from Sarawak, Mohd Fauzan Dzulkifli , Mohd Firdaus Mohd Fauzi from Sime Darby FC and Muhammad Fauzi Roslan from Pahang. Photos by: Tigers Super Sports Not enough  FOOTBALL ??? Click HERE!