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​LIGA SUPER: PERAK 2 - JDT 1 Perak claimed a stunning victory over Johor DT in Ipoh on saturday. The Bos Gaurus staged a great comeback to beat the star-studded JDT 2-1 in a Super League match at the Perak Stadium. Perak moved up to fifth place in the Super League with 14 points, while the Southern Tigers missed the chance to jump to the top of the table. ​JDT had a good start when Junior Eldstal found the net in the 24th minute. However, the homeside did not panic and stated to put on a great show. Muhd Nurridzuan Abu Hassan Saari made it 1-1 in the 48th minute and Perak was back in the game. Brazilian import Charles Chad Souza scored the winner two minutes later to give Perak the inspirational win. The 2014 Super League Champions remain in fourth place with 15 points but played one game more than all other teams. Photos by: Halil Lokman | Tigers Super Sports Follow The Match on Facebook !

​PIALA FA: PERAK 0 - TERENGGANU 2 Two times champion Terengganu booked the semi-final slot of FA Cup competition after securing a comfort 2-0 win against Perak at Ipoh Stadium on Tuesday. After the  1-1 draw in Kuala Terengganu, the Turtles had to travel to Ipoh with an uphill task to win the second leg match on Perak's home ground. ​​Perak dominated the first period in term of possession , but it was still Terengganu who had a better chance after Paulo Rangel headed the ball into the net in 20th minutes. Terengganu started much stronger after the break and Issey Nakajima made sure the Turtles are through to the last four after the Canada born rolled the ball into the net in the 56th minutes. Abdul Rahman Ibrahim was full of praise for his players as this is the second time the turtles beat the Bos Gaurus at their home ground in two different competition within a month. Photos by: Syamsul Bahrein | Tigers Super Sports Get more Sports Updates from Facebook !

​LIGA SUPER: JDT 3 - KELANTAN 1   Johor DT bounced back from their boring goalless draw against LionsXII last week with a convincing 3-1 win over Kelantan at Larkin Stadium on Saturday. The Southern Tigers had new singnings Patito Rodriguez and Alhaji Kamara in their line-up, while Kelantan also named Austin Amutu and Gilmar Filho to strenghthen their squad. ​It was interesting to see both sides were playing on offensive tactics. Kelantan opened the scoring as Austin and Gilmar linked up to beat Izham Tarmizi . JDT increased their efforts and got the equalizer in the 17th minute. Harris Harun headed in Amri Yahyah 's cross from the right. The Southern Tigers finally found their touch after levelling the score. They took the lead five minutes later when Kamara's curling attempt beat Khairul Fahmi . Kelantan started to feel the pressure, coach Azraai Khor sent in Fakri Saarani for McKain in the 28th minute. However the his introduction could stop the firing JDT. Amri

​LIGA SUPER : SELANGOR 4 - LIONS XII 0  Selangor  stays on the top of the  Malaysia Super League standings after The Red Giants  hammered  Lions XII  of Singapore 4-0 at Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday.  Muhd Afiq Azmi  was the hero for Selangor  when he scored a hattrick  within 10 minutes to drive Selangor into the big win.   ​The game started with Andik Vermanshah almost put Selangor infront in third minutes but his effort was blocked by the Lions defender. Mohd Afiq Azmi put Selangor beyond the Lions' reach in the first half through a hat-trick in 7th, 11th and 15th minutes.   ​Comfort with three goals deficit, Selangor kept throwing the pressure on the Lions. In 78th minutes, Andik Vermansyah manage to square the ball to  Guilherme  and the Brazillian easily slotted the ball into the net for the fourth goal. With the win, Selangor remain still at the helm with 17 points while Lions laid in 8th place with 7 points. Photos by: Syamsul Bahrein | Tigers Super Sports | 

​LIGA SUPER: TERENGGANU 1 - FELDA UNITED 3 Felda United keep the  Malaysia Super League title in their sight after earning a comfort win over  Terengganu 3-1 at Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium  in Kuala Terengganu on Saturday.  Ahmad Syamim Yahya  grabbed the first goal in 19th minutes to ensure The Fighters take control of the first half. Second half resumed with Turtles pulling back the game after Paulo Rangel  hit with a thumping header for an equlizer in 63rd minutes. Felda quickly recovered their tempo and  Makeche Ndumba put the visitors infront in 80th minutes before  Zah Rahan Krangar sealed the game three minutes later through a counter attack.   Despite the win, Felda remained second in the 12-team standings after eight matches played with 17 points, which is equals with leader Selangor but least on goal difference. Felda Coach, Irfan Bakti  praised his the team for the tactical discipline and this win also has ended Terengganu unbeaten home run for the 2015

​LIGA PREMIER: KUALA LUMPUR 1 - JDT II 1 Kuala Lumpur failed to utilise their home ground advantage as they were held by Johor DT II in a 1-1 draw on Friday. The City Boys started well to take control early of the match but JDT II managed to control the situations. ​Hattaphon Bun An broke the duck in the 18th minute to give the home side the lead. JDT II reshaped and increased the pressure over Kuala Lumpur. Ten minutes later, it was a very unfortunate moment for Muhd Zameer Zainun who accidentally put the ball into his own net to give the visitors the equalizer. The first half ended with 1-1. ​Both team returned onto the Merdeka Stadium pitch for the second half, and Kuala Lumpur started to take control. JDT II offside traps worked well to deny the City Boys from adding more goals. Kuala Lumpur could not find the winning goal, and JDT II was lucky to escape with a draw. Photos by: Mohamad Firdaus | Tigers Super Sports Not enough  FOOTBALL ??? Click HERE!

​AFC CUP: JDT 2 - KITCHEE FC 0 Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) displayed a brilliant performance to beat Kitchee FC from Hong Kong 2-0 in a Group F AFC Cup match last night. Backed by 10,000 fans at the Larkin Stadium, the home side did not give much space for their opponent throughout the match. ​Luciano Figueroa gave JDT a dream start by finishing off a pass from Safiq Rahim in the 17th minute. The Southern Tigers put more pressure onto Kitchee FC and finally got a penalty when S. Kunanlan was brought down inside the box. Safiq calmly sent the ball into the net in the 42nd minute to make it 2-0. The win gave JDT the top spot in Group F and will face East Bengal in their next AFC Cup match on April 28. Photos by: Hafiz Hassan | Tigers Super Sports Follow The Match on Facebook !