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​LIGA SUPER: PAHANG 1 - PERAK 0   Pahang moved to the top of Malaysia Super League after defeating Perak with 1-0 at Darulmakmur Stadium. Mathias Conti sealed the victory for the Tok Gajah in 70th minutes through penalty after a Perak player handled the ball inside the box, forcing the referee to point to the spot. Perak responded by pushing forward in the last twenty minutes hunting for an equalizer. But Pahang held on to protect their lead and ultimately clinch the win. With six wins and two draws from ten matches played, Pahang are now leading the way with 20 points two points ahead of second and third placed PDRM and JDT. Pahang coach, Zainal Abidin Hasan was full of praises for his team as this win will be a perfect tonic for the Tok Gajah for their upcoming match. Pahang will meet Kelantan in the FA Cup semifinal showdown at Darulmakmur Stadium on Saturday. Photos by: Mike Casper | Tigers Super Sports Get more Sports Updates from Facebook !

​LIGA SUPER: JOHOR DT 1 - FELDA UNITED 0 Johor Darul Takzim  (JDT) climbed four spots to occupy the second place in Malaysia Super League after beating Felda United 1-0. The result at the Tan Sri Hassan Yunos Stadium in Larkin saw JDT share same points (18) with the PDRM , but separated by goal difference. About 25,000 supporters turned up for the home game to see match. JDT were on attacking strategy from the kick-off. Safiq Rahim almost found the net in the 16th minute, but Mohd Farizal Harun was quick to stop him. ​Felda United held on brilliantly against the approaching Southern Tigers . However, Patricio Julian Rodriguez gave JDT the lead in the 45th minute from the penalty spot. The Argentine was fouled by Shahrul Mohd Saad . Felda tried to find an equalizer in the second half, but JDT's defence was rock solid. The home side kept the clean sheet until the final whistle. Photos by: Hafiz Hassan | Tigers Super Sports Follow Tigers Super Sports on Facebook !

​LIGA PERDANA: JDTII 2 - SABAH 4 Sabah stunned Johor DT II to claim three points from a MalaysiaPremier League match at MPPG Stadium on Friday. The homeside could not stop The Rhinos before going down 2-4. JDTII took the lead from the spot by Nicolas Delmonte just seven minutes after kick-off. Shafiq Shahrudin doubled JDTII's lead in the 21st minute after intercepting a pass from skipper Shaharil Ishak . Sabah finally found their touch in the 40th minute. Zulfadhli Muhamad failed to control El Hadji Diouf 's attempt and Abdoulaye Diagne Faye took the opportunity to give the visitor a fighting chance. The Rhinos came on stronger in the second half searching for an equalizer. ​A series of attacks were launched towards the home defense. Sabah finally leveled the score in the 80th minute as Diouf header found the net. Joel Joseph Chianese silenced the home crowd with Sabah's third goal in the 89th minute and Eamon Zayed added the fourth in the injury time. The goals r

​AFC CUP: PAHANG 7 - YADANARBON FC 4 Pahang moved closer to the knockout stage of the AFC Cup competition after a convincing 7-4 win over Myanmar's Yadanarbon FC . Dickson Nwakaeme was start of the night with his hattrick which helped The Elephants to tame the never-say-die opponent at Darul Makmur Stadium. ​Nwakaeme did not wait long to open flood gate as he found the net seven minutes after the kick-off. The Nigerian striker scored another two goals in the 32nd and 59th minutes. D. Saarvindran scored a double, while Matias Conti and Mohd Hafiz Kamal got one each. Yadanarbon FC did not give up and bounced back with a brace from Hlaing Bo Bo  while Ivory Coast striker Djedje Djawa  and Win Naing Soe  added one each. ​Pahang's victory sealed a berth in the the last-16 of the competition. The Elephants are at second place in the group behind leader South China FC of Hong Kong. They will complete their group matches against Global FC in Manila on May 13. Photos by: Mike Casp

​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