3-5-2 FOOTBALL

Kelantan silenced their critics as they bounced back from poor form in the Super League to retain the FA Cup by edging Darul Takzim 1-0. They showed that money alone cannot buy success as they tamed big spenders at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil tonight. Mohd Norfarhan Mohd 's solitary strike in the 15th minute was enough for The Red Warriors to clinch victory. Captain Badhri Radzi was the toast of Kelantan as the midfielder's pin-point passes and great vision led to his side's win and a spot in the AFC Cup next season. As for Darul Takzim, the Johor side were hardly a threat as their strikers and midfielders failed to gel throughout the match. The energetic Kelantan side were all over the ineffective JDT side from the whistle and should have netted at least three goals in the first half. JDT got off on the wrong footing right from the start and it was no surprise that coach Fandi Ahmad made all three substitutions in the first half. National st

Johor Darul Takzim ( JDT ) progressed to the Malaysia FA Cup Final after winning a tightly fought match over Pahang tonight. Pahang 2 - Johor Darul Takzim 1 (Agg: 2-2) – JDT won on away goal rules. The win set them up to a mouth-watering clash against Kelantan .  Pahang came out fighting like a winner, wanting to make up for lost time after Tuesday's postponement. A double by Mathias Conti gave Pahang the advantage. However an away goal from Andrezinho destroyed everything.  With the score line 2-1 at the National Stadium Bukit Jalil , Pahang struggled to overcome the deficit. Pahang came back with a fight and had a few chances but all of them fail to make an impact until the referee blew the final whistle. Photo: Tigers Super Sports l Report: Donadoni Sports

Kelantan suffered an early scare before advancing into the FA Cup final on a 6-5 aggregate despite losing 2-4 to Terengganu in the second leg semifinal at the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium today. Both team were tied with agregate 5-5 after 90 minutes, and the match was extended into 30 minutes of extra-time. Kelantan's import Dickson Nwakaeme was the toss of his team as his goal in the final minute of extra-time enabled Kelantan to beat Terengganu 6-5 on aggregate and earn a spot in the FA Cup final at the National Stadium Bukit Jalil on 30 June 2013. Photo: Tigers Super Sports l Report: Donadoni Sports

It was a magical night when Arjen Robben 's 89th-minute winner took the European Champions League trophy to Munich for the fifth time after previous final disappointments in 2010 and 2012. Bayern Munich started with seven players from last year's final line up against Chelsea . The game had started at breakneck speed and there was no let-up as play swung from end to end in the blink of an eye, with opportunities coming thick and fast. With two minutes remaining, Ribery backheeled the ball through for Robben, who took the ball away from Neven Subotc , shaped to go around Weidenfeller , and then squeezed the ball to the goalkeeper's left, a marvelously neat and inventive finish. It was a story of redemption for Robben and his team. The player had suffered disappointments in the past three years, the three defeats in finals, two with Bayern and one with the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup final.

Former Real Madrid , Manchester United and England midfielder David Beckham has announced he will retire from professional football at the end of the season. Beckham, 38, most recently enjoyed a six-month stint at French side Paris Saint-Germain , helping the club win the Ligue 1 title before deciding to step away from the game at the end of the current campaign. The right-sided midfielder earned 115 caps for England during his career - a record for an outfield player - while he also represented AC Milan and the Los Angeles Galaxy at club level. In total he won 10 domestic titles in four different countries, also claiming the Champions League in 1999 before captaining his country at two World Cup s and a European Championships.

Manchester United 's Sir Alex Ferguson announced that he will retire as the club manager at the end of the season after 26 years in charge. The 71 years old Scot, has won 38 trophies during his reign at Old Trafford and will now become a director and ambassador for the club. His achievements includes 13 league titles, two Champions League crowns, five FA Cup s and four League Cup s. Everton 's David Moyes is the bookmakers' favourite to take over, with Jose Mourinho , currently at Real Madrid , also tipped. Ferguson, is confident his successor will take over a club in good health after winning their 20th top-flight title 17 days ago. He praised the people he felt helped him build the club from a team that had not won a title for 26 years into one of the biggest in the world. Ferguson is the most successful manager in the history of the British game and famously won the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in 1999.

More than 75,000 Manchester United fans in full voice chanting "Champions! Champions!". Yes, the Red Devils had finally won their 20th title in style with the player wearing no. 20 scored a hat trick that historic night. Robin Van Persie 's first-half hat trick helped Manchester United produce a performance of style and swagger, a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa that clinched the club's record 20th English league title with four matches to spare. Manchester United has a 16-point lead over Manchester City , which has five games left. United is expected to receive the trophy after its last home game of the season, against Swansea on May 12. Story: TSS l Photo: MUFB