TERENGGANU TO PLAY SELANGOR IN MEN’S FOOTBALL FINAL
Terangganu fooball players celebrate after beating Wilayah Persekutuan in their semifinal football match of the Sukan Malaysia XIII at the Stadium Hang Tuah. | BANDAR HILIR (16 June 2010) - Terengganu will take on Selangor in the final of the men’s football event in two days following their survival from two difficult semi-final matches this evening. Terengganu beat Wilayah Persekutuan 5-4 on penalties while Selangor overcame a gritty Kedah with a slim 1-0 victory. |
Following a first-half deadlock, Selangor maintained the pressure well through the second half for Mohd Fitri Shazwan to score the winning goal for the Klang Valley outfit right at the death. In the meantime, it was a battle of a game for defending champions Terengganu when they had to go all the way before booking their place in the final this year. Following the scoreless draw, the penalty shootout allowed Terengganu to beat Wilayah Persekutuan 5-4 for a place in the final. | Penyerang Terengganu Wan Mohd Alif (tengah) cuba melepaskan diri dari kepungan dua permain Wilayah Perseketuan Mohd Sharizal (kiri) dan Mohd Hisyauddin (kanan) di perlawanan separuh akhir bolasepak sukan malaysia 2010 di Stadium Hang Tuah. | Penyerang Terengganu Wan Mohd Alif (tengah) cuba melepaskan diri dari kepungan dua permain Wilayah Perseketuan - Mohd Hafiz di sebelah kanan dan Azrul Azmi di sebelah kiri. | The winners in 2006 and also 2008 were held scoreless by a stubborn Wilyah Persekutiam defence at the end of regulation and the ensuing extra-time. And their frustration was evident in the three yellow cards they picked up through Hariri Mohd Safii, Mohd Firdaus Mohd Faudzi and Mohd Hassan Basri. But Wilayah Persekutuan certainly did no favour for themselves when Ahmad Hazwan Bakiri failed in his first attempt to beat Terengganu keeper Mohd Sharmiza Yusoff to give the latter the advantage. And the east coast side with the experience of having Super League players pulling the string, converted all their chances for the win. | |