News Archive: July 2012

TICKETS ALREADY ON SALE

Tickets already on sale

Tickets for the Malaysia vs Japan Olympics Qualifying match are already on sale at more than 850 Petronas outlets throughout Malaysia including Sabah and Sarawak.

Fans can conveniently purchase their tickets at the counter of Kedai Mesra Petronas. They will be given a sales voucher which they will need to redeem for the actual ticket(s) on match day.

By purchasing the tickets at Petronas, fans will be guaranteed of their tickets for that match. Tickets are priced at RM40 and RM20.

HARIMAU MUDA A 2 - 0 GOMBAK UNITED

Winning start for Young Tigers

The Harimau Muda team got off to winning start in their S-League debut when they defeated Gombak United FC 2-0 at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore, Thursday (9/2/12).

A. Thamil Arasu opened accounts for the national Under-23 side in the 15th minute before Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria increased the lead in the 82nd minute.

Nothing much at Bukit Jalil

Nothing much at Bukit Jalil

About 5,000 fans turned up to watch the much anticipated Super League match between Selangor and Singapore Lions XII at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Wednesday night (8/2/12).

But the clash between the two rivals, after an 18-year hiatus from Malaysian football league, was not as anticipated. The match ended in 1-1 draw.

Singapore skipper Shahril Ishak broke the deadlock with a close range shot in the 43rd minute. The Red Giants drew level through midfielder K. Gurusamy’s long range strike in stoppage time of the first half.

BAHRAIN 2 MALAYSIA 1

BAHRAIN 2 MALAYSIA 1

Manama: Malaysia remained without a point after four games in Group C of the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2012 Olympics after the 2011 SEA Games gold medallists went down 2-1 to Bahrain on Sunday (5/02/12).

Mohamed Tayed Al Alawi gave the home side a 25th minute lead only for subsitute Ahmad Hazwan Bakri, a 76th replacement for Negeri Sembilan striker Ahmad Shakir, to equalise with five minutes left to play

BANNED

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has banned 18 youth team players for two to five years while a former Negri Sembilan coach was given a lifetime suspension.

The decision to suspend were made by the Diciplinary Committee and endorsed by the Executive Committee which met in Kuala Lumpur on Sarurday (4/02/12)

Six players each from the 2011 Negri Sembilan, T-Team and Muar Municipal Council Under-21 President’s Cup squads were found to have been involved in illegal football activities.

ROLE MODEL

Role model

YOUNG football talent in the country should look on Safee Sali as a role model and attempt to follow in his footsteps.

FA of Malaysia(FAM) deputy president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said the Perak-born striker, on the brink of becoming a millionaire with his Indonesian club Pelita Jaya, has proved that with a proper vision and hard work, a player can make it big.

3E CONCEPT TO FIGHT MATCH FIXING

3 E concept to fight match fixing

THE Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) promised a harder approach following allegations of match-fixing in the M-League.

The assurance was given by none other than Deputy President Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah who chaired a special meeting to look in to match-fixing allegations, in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday (31/01/12).

1MCC Reaches Out to Malaysians Youths

1MCC Reaches Out to Malaysians Youths1 Malaysia Cardiff City (1MCC) officially launched its Logo and its Social Media Platform today (17/01/12). This is aimed at continuing its bid to further reach out to youths via their grassroots football programme as well as other programmes in the pipeline. This platform aims to unite all within the Country’s diverse landscape – through the medium of FOOTBALL.

HARI FAM BERSAMA MEDIA MERIAH

HARI FAM BERSAMA MEDIA MERIAH

Hari FAM Bersama Media 2012 telah berlangsung di Wisma FAM di Kelana Jaya pada 15 Januari lalu.

Kira-kira 500 orang yang terdiri daripada staf FAM, rakan-rakan dari Media dan orang ramai memeriahkan kanival yang julung kali diadakan ini.

Red Warriors tame Lions

Red Warriors tame Lions

Kelantan, also known as The Red Warriors tamed Singapore’s Lions XIII 2-1 in their opening match of the 2012 Malaysian Super League season at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore, Tuesday (10/1/12).

The Lions, coming back into the league after pulling out 17 years ago, were the first to score with defender Baihakki Khaizan converting in the 33rd minute but Norshahrul Idlan Talaha dented their hopes when he equalised in the 45th minute after latching on to a cross supplied by Lebanese import Mohammed Ghaddar.