SHAH ALAM, Oct 20 (Bernama) — Kelantan created history when they lifted the 2012 Malaysia Cup after defeating Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) 3-2 in the final at Shah Alam Stadium Saturday night.
Indra Putra Mahayuddin was the toast of the Red Warriors when he scored the winning goal in extra time after both sides were tied at 2-2 on regular time.
Melaka: The Sabahawks will have to forget the Super League next season after they were defeated 0-1 by Kedah in their play-off match at the Hang Tuah Stadium on Tuesday night.
The last minute goal came from Kedah’s Shamin Alif in the 89th minute which sealed Sabah’s fate of playing in the Premier League, the second tier of Malaysian football.
Kota Kinabalu: Queens Park Rangers turned on the style in the second period to thrash Sabah 5-0 in their first ever friendly match held here at the Likas Stadium on Tuesday evening.
They opened their scoring in the 8th minute through Bobby Zamora with a tap in at close range after a header by Anton Ferdinand was blocked by Sabah selection keeper Irwan Jamil.
The English Premier League side started the match in commanding style and they had the first look at goal in the 5th minute when new signing Andy Johnson, put through by a clever pass from Park Ji Sung, had his shot pushed out for a corner by Irwan.
Even the big scoreline of 5-0 thrashing of the Sabah Selection by QPR couldn’t hide the biggest news of the night, the actual Sabah team lost 1-0 to Kedah in the Superleague play-off in Stadium Hang Jebat, Melaka.
That means it is back to the Premier League for Sabah after a short 2-year stay.
In a rather good news for the state football scene, the SUKMA team has managed to overcome favourites and current President’s Cup champ Perak to the gold, with 3 goals in extra time to win it.
It was a historic feat for the team as they turned on the power in the extra time with three great goals that settled the absorbing tie.
The match went into extra time after 90 minutes of play when both teams failed to find the net.
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