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​LIGA SUPER: JDT 4 – SIME DARBY 0 Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) beat Sime Darby 4-0 in Larkin on Wednesday to keep the pressure on Malaysia Super League leader, Pahang . Sime Darby became the latest prey of the Southern Tigers in pursuit of Super League success. JDT took the lead after the half hour mark through Luciano Figueroa 's header from a corner kick. Asraruddin Putra doubled the lead in the 41st minute with another header which found the back of the net. The score remained until the break. ​The Southern Tigers were in full of confidence as they carry on to control the game in the second half. Just four minutes after the match resumed, Safiq Rahim launched a powerful shot to give JDT a comfortable three goals lead. It was not enough for the home side until Figueroa's spectacular Scissor-Kick went in for JDT's fourth goal of the night. The win is JDT's fourth win in a row and has collected 37pts from 17 matches played. In another match at the Kuantan Stadium, Paha

​LIGA SUPER: SIME DARBY 2 - PAHANG 4 Pahang bounced back to beat bottom of the table club Sime Darby after an early scare in a match at Selayang Stadium . The Super League leaders were two goals down after 13 minutes but staged a fantastic comeback to record a 4-2 win away from home. ​Sime Darby stunned the Elephants through Serbian Marko Perovic 's brace in the 10th and 13th minutes. Pahang bounced back with a goal in the 30th minute by Damion Stewart who headed in Azamuddin Akil 's cross. Pahang kept the pressure on the home team after their opening goal, but the score stood until the break. However, Matias Conti grabbed the equaliser for Pahang after completing on Stewart's pass on in the 58th minute. The Argentinian was on target again in the nine minutes later to put Pahang ahead with a header from Dickson Nwakaeme 's cross. ​Fauzi Roslan added more misery for Sime Darby in the 73rd minute as he scored from Nwakaeme's pass. Pahang remain on top of the Mal

​LIGA PERDANA: JDT II 4 - T-TEAM 1 JDT II took full advantage of playing on their own ground to beat T-Team 4-1 at the Pasir Gudang Stadium . The win moved them up to 4th in the Premier League standings with 27 points from 16 matches. Mohd Shafiq Shaharuddin put JDT II ahead with the opening goal in the 14th minutes. T-Team's new signing, Tomislav Busic equalised for the visitors from the penalty spot seven minutes later. ​JDT II increased their game and took control of the match. Skipper Shahril Ishak regained the lead a minute before the break for JDT II. JDT II pressed the visitors harder in the second half. Just three minutes after the restart, Baihakki Khaizan gave his side their third goal of the night. ​T-Team could not find the right tempo to overcome the confident home side. Mohd Akmal Ishak found the net in the 61st minute to put JDT II 4-1 up. JDT II cruised to win the match and kept their promotion dream alive. Photos by: Hafiz Hassan | Tigers Super Sports Not

​LIGA PERDANA: KUALA LUMPUR 2 - PENANG 0 Kuala Lumpur dent Penang hopes in breaking for the top two spot of Malaysia Premier League table after the Hawks beat the Panthers 2-0 at Merdeka Stadium last Friday. Tied with 0-0 in the first half, Penang looked more fearful in second half with Hilton Moreira kept pumping up the pressure over Kuala Lumpur's defenders with a some dangerous attacks. Kuala Lumpur finally broke the deadlocks with Lee Jin-Seuk strike in 62nd minutes with a powerful shot in the penalty area. ​While Penang doubled-up their efforts in seeking for an equalizer, Pritam Singh put Kuala Lumpur in comfort after the winger low shot hits the net for the Hawks to lead the game with 2 goals advantage. Penang failed to break the Kuala Lumpur then and the result remained with Kuala Lumpur beat Penang 2-0. Kuala Lumpur earned three value points at Merdeka Stadium. Photos by: Mohamad Firdaus | Tigers Super Sports Follow CSN for more Sports news!

​MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: KELANTAN 1 - PERAK 0 Kelantan showed their true potential after collecting their third win in four games on Saturday. The Red Warriors beat high-flying Perak 1-0 in Kota Bharu with Wan Zack Haikal 's goal. ​The visitors were missing skipper Nasir Basharuddin in their starting line-up, and Kelantan kept pressing them to the limit. Erwin Carillo gave Perak an early scare as his strike hit the bar. Perak held on strongly until the break. Kelantan continued their mission in the second half. Their efforts were finally rewarded as Wan Zack found the net in the 73rd minute. It was the only goal of the night for Kelantan to stay on at ninth place in the Super League, and Perak remain at third. Photos by: Halil Lokman | Tigers Super Sports Mursyid Alharamain Travel & Tours

​​MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: ATM 1 - TERENGGANU 5 Terengganu thrashed ATM 5-1 on their own ground in Saturday's Super League match in Seremban. Issey Nakajima-Farran 's second-half hattrick sent the Gladiators further into the relegation zone. ​​​Ismail Faruqi opened the scoring for Terengganu with a header in the 17th minute. Abdulafees Abdulsalam equalised for ATM six minutes later as his curling free kick beat the visitors' goalkeeper. ​The second half resumed and the Turtles shifted into top gear. Gustavo Lopez put Terengganu in-front again from a freekick five minutes after the restart. Substitute, Nakajima-Farran gave Terengganu their third of the night with a tap-in from Norshahrul Idlan Talaha 's cross. The Canadian striker completed his hattrick after scoring another two goals in the 73rd and 80th minute. The result sent Terengganu up to seventh place above PDRM. Photos by: Azley Kassim | Fadzil Hisham | Tigers Super Sports |  FAScap  |  Rent-Buy-Sell Prope

​FRIENDLY MATCH: MALAYSIA XI 1 - LIVERPOOL 1 Liverpool ends the 2015 Asia tour with unexpected results after only draw against Malaysia selection 1-1. Malaysia gets their goal via Patrick Ronaldinho in 12th minute of match after manages to escape from the Liverpool defender, Dejan Lovren and calmly finished with a shot past the Reds' goalkeeper Adam Bogdan .  ​​The striker was the last player called by Malaysian coach, Dollah Salleh to check into Malaysian selection camp after two of the foreign players played in the local league have turned down the call-ups. ​Liverpool have won three opening games of the tour, however had struggled to find rhythm in the attacking against the Malaysian side. Liverpool had created a number of chances, particularly in the second half, but occasionally pricked with mistakes. The only goal scored by Liverpool is from Jordan Ibe in the 28th minute of the match. Photos by: Hafiz Othman | Tigers Super Sports

​ ​Liverpool FC arrived at Bukit Jalil National Stadium last night for a training session before they were to meet Malaysian XI on Friday night, July 24, 2015 to end the 2015 Asia tours. The Reds played a 60-minutes game against the Malaysian Super League , Felda United during an open training in front of Malaysian fans. ​Liverpool team packed full of youth players who played along their regular players Andre Wisdom , Kolo Toure , Mamadou Sakho and Lazar Markovic had triumphed over the Malaysian club side 7-0, where Danny Ings , the newly signed striker scored a hat-trick during the game. ​The local side struggled to keep pace, with Liverpool's control on the ball and incisive attacking. However, it was good exposures for the team to play against a giant club such as Liverpool to raise the confidence level of player to weather the remaining league matches.  Photos by: Azam Jaafar | Tigers Super Sports Not enough  FOOTBALL ??? Click HERE!

​FRIENDLY: JOHOR DT 1 - BORRUSIA DORTMUND 6 Borussia Dortmund thrashed Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) in a friendly match at Larkin Stadium on Thursday. The German powerhouse had Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , Mats Hummels , Ilkay Gundogan , and Henrikh Mkhitaryan in their starting line-up. Dortmund took the lead through a free kick taken by Gundogan in the 22nd minute which beat JDT goalkeeper Mohd Farizal Marlias . ​​The eight-time Bundesliga champions doubled their lead when Aubameyang tapped the ball home following a low cross by Marcel Schmelzer . JDT had a defensive mistake in the 32nd minute between Mohd Farizal and Asraruddin Putra Omar which allowed Kevin Kampl to slot in the third goal. The Southern Tigers managed to pull a goal back when midfielder Gary Steven Robbat, who had trained with the German club for six month, slammed the ball pass Roman Weidenfeller in the 39th minute. ​The second half did not turn better for the home side. Japanese star

​WORLD CUP QUALIFYING: MALAYSIA 0 - PALESTINE 6                                                Malaysia fell to a 6-0 defeat against Palestine in their 2018 World Cup Qualifier match at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur. Palestine almost found the net just two minutes after the kick-off but Tamer Seyam 's attempt flew over the bar. However, the visitors opened the scoring seven minutes later through Musab Battat strike. ​Malaysia almost got the breakthrough but Amri Yahya 's shot tipped over the bar by Palestine keeper Tawfiq Abuhammad . The visitors doubled their lead in the 22nd minute after Sameh Maraaba tapped into the net after receiving a pass from Matias Hadwa . Seyam then got on the score sheet himself after beating three defenders. Malaysia tried to fight back early in the second half, but the visitors were too brilliant to be beaten. Hadwa dribbled through two Malaysian defenders before sending the ball to Khader Yousef for an easy header in

​WORLD CUP QUALIFYING: MALAYSIA 1 - TIMOR LESTE 1 Malaysia almost grab a winning start in their 2018 World Cup qualifier Asian Zone second round Group A match, but Timor Leste late equalizer stunned the crowd at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. ​​Joseph Kallang Tie , took a loose ball from a Timor Leste defensive mix-up inside the box. The Sarawakian, then, coolly set up Safee, who fired high into the net past helpless Timor Leste goalkeeper Ramos Maxanches. ​Timor Leste, however, were a threat with their counter-attacking game. Malaysia continued to push for a second goal and that proved to be their undoing. Three minutes into the added time, Ramon , who was left unmarked, headed in a Rodrigo Sousa free-kick to silence the home crowd. Malaysia have tough customers Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for company as well in the group. Photos by: Khairol Rizal | Tigers Super Sports Not enough  FOOTBALL ??? Click HERE!

​AFC CUP: Johor DT 5 – AYEYAWADY UNITED 0   Johor Darul Takzim confirmed their place in the AFC Cup 2015 quarter finals after successfully beat Myanmar favorite Ayeyawady United 5-0 at Larkin Stadium in Johor on Wednesday. The Southern Tigers took an early lead in the second minutes after Mohd Safiq Rahim brilliantly slot the ball into the net through a defender legs after receiving a split pass from Jorge Diaz . The home side pumped the pressure on Ayeyawady defense but failed to find the score. The first half ended with JDT lead the game 1-0. ​JDT started to generate the game positively and quickly doubled the lead through Luciano Figueroa shot in 47th minutes. A solo move by Jorge Diaz in 60th minutes stretched JDT lead to 3-0 score. As JDT fiercely took the game in control Ayeyawady failed to make an impact and Jorge Diaz once again plays a pivotal role in placing a fourth goal for JDT. The Argentinian found the net with a glance header in 75th minute from Safiq Rahim's cor

​AIA CUP FRIENDLY : MALAYSIA SELECTION 1 – TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS 2   Harry Kane struck twice to wrap up a 2-1 win for Tottenham Hotspurs against Malaysia Selection at Shah Alam Stadium, yesterday. About 28,000 crowd turned up to watch the match and Harry Kane & Co did well to entertain the crowd with his fantastic goals. Tottenham took the lead in the 19th minutes after a shot by Thomas Carrol was bounced back to Kane and the sensational striker took a cool step to boot in the ball into the net. ​Malaysia Selection hit back with an equalizer through Thiago Junior Aquino header in 32nd minutes after receiving Indra Putra Mahayuddin free kick. Ten minutes later, Harry Kane scored his second goal of the night and put Tottenham back in front. ​Second half resumed with Tottenham made seven changes in their starting lineups. Kane was later replaced by Nacer Chadli in 57th minutes and was given a standing ovation from the crowd for to his good performance. Both team failed to add more

​PIALA FA FINAL: KELANTAN 1 - LIONS XII 3 Lions XII beat Kelantan with 3-1 score to bag the FA Cup trophy at Bukit Jalil Stadium on Saturday. It was also a sweet revenge for Fandi Ahmad and his boys after having a loss against The Red Warrior in the Super League competition with 2-0 score at Kota Bharu last February. ​Fielding with local's talent, The Lions took an early lead through Mohd Faris Ramly goal in sixth minutes before Wan Zack Haikal hit with an equalizer for Kelantan in 63rd minutes. Mohd Shail Suhaimi hit back with a fine finish in 80th minutes to put lions ahead and the substitute again hit the net through a penalty during injury time and seal the game completely. ​Lions coach Fandi Ahmad was full of praises with his players and hope that this glory will inspire them to perform better in SEA games as half of his squad will represent Singapore in the SEA games which schedule in June 2015.. Despite the win, The Lions XII also bags the best player award after their g

​AFC CUP: JOHOR DT 3 - BALESTIER KHALSA 0 Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) progressed into the next stage of the AFC Cup competition as group winner after hammering Balestier Khalsa of Singapore 3-0 in Larkin Stadium, on Tuesday. The win put JDT at the top of group F with 15 points from 6 games as their second place, Kitchee of Hong Kong was held in a 2-2 draw against East Bengal at Mongkok Stadium on the same day. In the first half, both team failed to find the net as Balestier defended well to stop JDT attempts. Second half resumed with JDT bringing in Safee Sali to strengthen their strike force. ​The result was handsomely paid off after the former national striker break the deadlock in 76th minutes with an acrobatic volley. Safiq Rahim put JDT in complete command with his superb finishing after receiving a pass Mahali Jasuli in the 86th minute. JDT kept on pressing for more and Luciano Figueroa sealed the win with the third goal after his free kick went into the net in the final mi