Thursday, August 13, 2015

MSL Match Day 19 Roundup: A short review



Five league matches played with the exception of the clash between PDRM and Felda who played a day earlier, plenty of actions throughout and the best one would be Pahang beating Kelantan at Darul Makmur Stadium, which produced eight goals in the process. Interestingly, Pahang goalscorer consist of five different players while Norfarhan became the only Kelantan scorer as he bagged a hat-trick in what would be a thrilling contest.

In Larkin, the league leaders JDT struggled to score against the stubborn LionsXII side. The only goal of the game came in the 55th minute through Luciano Figueroa. Nonetheless, the hard fought victory are vital to the Southern Tigers, keeping them at the top of the table, one point clear from title rival Pahang.

Terengganu continued their impressive form with 2-1 win at home over the hapless Perak side. First half goals from Ismail Faruqi and Issey Nakajima Farran was enough for the Turtles to make it six win in a row. Terengganu now in sitting fourth in the table. While Bobby Gonzales would probably delighted to return to the first-team and scored the only goal for Perak, that means the Bos Gaurus have lost for a total of five consecutive league matches. Perak currently in 8th, with 27 points.

Selangor are back to winning ways after 3-2 victory over relegation-threatened ATM. The Red Giants took the lead in the first half through a spot-kick scored by Guilherme De Paula before Abdulafees Salam scored the equaliser just before half time. Selangor took the lead again in the second half through Hazwan Bakri before Shahrom Kalam added the third for the home side. The away side managed to score in the injury time through Shukor Jusoh, but it was a little too late. Selangor now in third with 32 points while ATM remain at the bottom two with only 10 points.

Sarawak rued missed chance to take all three points away from home after a disappointing 1-1 draw against the relegation-bound Sime Darby. The Crocs took the lead through Billy Mehmet in the first half but the home side managed to equalise in the second half through Perovic, missing the chance to distance away from ATM. Sarawak currently 1oth with 15 points while Sime Darby deep rooted at the bottom with only 5 points.