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LEAGUE CUP 2015
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
LEAGUE CUP 2015
SMK Za’ba open two-point lead at top of Super League
KUALA
PILAH (11 May 2015)
– SMK Za’ba of Negeri Sembilan have opened up a two-point lead at the top of
the Super League of the Ministry of Education League Cup Under-17 following
their slim 2-1 over former champions SMK Tunku Anum of Kedah on Saturday.
The
side which is based in Kuala Pilah had to play catch up for much of the match
when the visiting side from the north struck first through Mohd Shahrul Anuar
Sulaiman in the 24th minute.
But
the homesters, who have yet to taste defeat so far this season, staged a
brilliant fight back in the second half when they found the back of the net
twice off Mohamad Haziq Fikri Haszaime in the 67th minute and
Muhammad Farouq Adam Khan in the 70th minute.
With
the league going into the pivotal halfway point of the season next week, the
win has allowed SMK Za’ba to open up a two-point advantage over second-placed
Bukit Jalil Sports School, who this week were held to a scoreless draw by
defending champions SMK Bukit Nenas of Terengganu.
On
the other hand, both SMK Syed Hassan of Perlis and also SMK Tabuan Jaya of
Sarawak kept up the chase at the top half of the standings when they each won
their respective matches to remain third and fourth respectively.
SMK
Syed Hassan edged the U16 team of Gambang Sport School 2-1 off a double from
Mukhlis Ihsan Najmi Mohamad Nadzir (37th and 59th minute)
after Muhammad Zhafir Mohd Yusoff had given the visitors the lead in the ninth
minute.
For
SMK Tabuan Jaya, they made sure of the full points when they romped to a 4-0
thrashing of Penang’s SMK Mutiara Impian in Kuching through Wan Badzreen Wan
Yusuf (65th minute), Hendry Amir Anak Simon (66th) and
Marcel Owen Anak Bell (73rd and 85th).
The
loss was SMK Mutiara Impian’s biggest defeat of the season.
In
the meantime in the Premier League,
there seem to be no way in stopping leaders SMK Putera of Kelantan from
grabbing the title this year when they easily overcame Datuk Peter Monjuntin of
Sabah 4-0 in Kota Kinabalu.
Playing
away seems to be of little deterrence to SMK Putera’s offensive play when they
scored through Mohammad Imran Samso in the 28th and 87th
minute, Afiq Saluddin (29th) and Muhamad Aliff Akrab Aziz (65th).
The
win ensured SMK Putera their place at the top of the Premier League as they
look to win one of four available places from the group into the
quarter-finals.
SMK
Tun Hussein Onn of Johor went up to second following their close 2-1 win over
SMK Seri Titiwangsa of Kuala Lumpur.
Goals
from Che Mohamad Amirul Haqim Che Halim (28th minute) and Mohammad
Aminur Raihan Abdul Malik (30th) gave the southerners the full
points although Kuala Lumpur did pull a late goal from Hazirul Firdaus
Shamsudin in the 82nd minute.
The MELC
and 100PLUS Super Cup are among several youth programmes and competitions
sudpported by 100PLUS, Malaysia’s leading isotonic
beverage.
The others include the 100PLUS Malaysian Junior Golf Open and the
100PLUS National Junior Badminton Circuit. 100PLUS is recommended by
the National Sports Council.
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