Malaysia Super League
Tuesday - July 7, 2013
LIVE Commentary: LionsXII 4-0 Felda United (FULL TIME)
by editor Wong Yang
FULL TIME - The LIONSXII are crowned CHAMPIONS of the 2013 Malaysia Super League! It is an emphatic victory for the LionsXII, and an even more emphatic end to a superb season! Throwing up V. Sundramoothy in the air, they will certainly remember this special season. The LionsXII dominated the game, and their goals were mostly thanks to foolish defensive errors by Felda United. The defense was not that good on the LionsXII side as well, but the Felda attack was simply too ineffective to cause any harm. Celebration! Thanks for following all of our LIVE commentaries for the various LionsXII games throughout the season, it has been such a joy covering their matches. Tonight's result will certainly add another page, or maybe even more pages, to the history books of Singapore football. For years I have been called "foolish" and "unrealistic" for my support of Singapore football, but I guess the cynics will have to click the pause button now, and look back on the recent success of our nation's football. All I have left to say is, we're champions.
FAS head Zainudin Nordin and PM Lee will be part of the prize presentation. The fans all on their feet, cheering with pride, as the trophy is being passed around the LionsXII team. There's nothing better than finishing it off at home!
90+2min - It's the last minute before the LionsXII are crowned champions. Sharil Ishak speeds down the left flank and passes it to his teammate ahead. Felda defender kicks it away for a throw-in.
90+1min - Good driving shot by Leonel, who has worked really hard for Felda. Unfortuantely, his teammates have not been backing him up well enough.90min - Three minutes of added time is announced.
88min - The referee should have called offside on Safuwan, who passes it to Sharil Ishak on the left. They do not convert though.
86min - The impassioned fans chanting at the top of their lungs, it suddenly seems like the Jalan Besar Stadium has been transformed into a Premier League or a La Liga stadium.
83min - 4-0! Super-sub Shafiq Ghani converts the golden opportunity. It was a well-threaded pass by playmaker Sharil Ishak. Wonderful goal!
80min - You can sense the frustration in the Felda players, for Hariss Harun is lightly shoved to the ground.
78min - The Felda players look like they have no more spirit in them. They've really got to push on. When you don't try, you won't even come close.
76min - It's almost another goal for the LionsXII, as the corner is not defender well by Felda, but it is still eventually deflected away.
75min - Izwan Mahbud goes up to take the free-kick, just for fun!
74min - Rohidan picks up a yellow card, and he will be barred from Felda's last game next week.
72min - Hafiz Sujad comes on for Nazari.
70min - Hariss Harun's boot seems to brush pass the face of Amar Rohidan. Rohidan covers his face in pain as his Felda teammates protest, but the referee does not book the midfielder.
68min - Leonel gets Felda's first shot-on-target in a long time, but it's stopped by keeper Izwan Mahbud.
67min - Just 13 minutes left, with the home team fighting to be champions, and the visitors fighting against relegation.
65min - The current score of the match between second-placed Selangor and T-Team is 1-1.
64min - Shafiq Ghani looks to replace Fazrul Nawaz. The super-sub is on!
60min - Fazrul Nawaz goal! He drills it into the top corner of the net! Again, and again, poor defending by the Felda player brings them another goal down.
60min - Sharil Ishak steps up to take the fre--kick. It falls to the feet of a Felda player and he does not clear it, almost giving it away for another close chance.
59min - Faris Ramli brought down, free-kick to LionsXII.
58min - The fans cheering "Ole! Ole Ole Ole!". Great spirit, but the LionsXII cannot celebrate yet, for there is still 30 minutes left in the game. We've seen how the direction of the game can change in just a few minutes.
57min - Gooaaaaalll!!!! Sharil Ishak gets the second goal for the LionsXII! It's yet another defensive error by the Felda players, but it is thanks to creative passing by the LionsXII players. Great play!57min - The Singapore fans defeinitely can be heard here at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Cheering very loudly.
55min - It seems like Abdul Hameed will be stretchered off as he suffers from a thigh injury. Madhu Mohana comes on for him. Felda makes a substitution as well.
54min - Leonel gets a shot off with his right-foot but it is no where near the goal.
53min - Felda's Shafizan makes an ambitious attempt but his shot is way off target.
51min - Fazrul Nawaz sends too strong a pass to his teammate down the right. He is now the second link on the counter-attack, but a makes an extremely poor pass by sending it directly to the feet of a Felda defender.
50min - Felda has to keep up with the tempo, or there's no way they can equalise.
48min - The LionsXII still putting a lot of pressure on the Felda players, no matter where the ball is.
46min - Sharil Ishak will take a free-kick from the right. Great cross in, and it's sixes and sevens among the Felda players. It was a pretty well-taken free-kick by Sharil Ishak. Would have been nicer if it was a little higher so Nawaz could get a header on, but what gives, it's an own goal by Azrul Ahmad!
45min - The second half has begun. We shall see how both teams chase for a goal.
Half-Time - The referee calls for half-time! The LionsXII will have to play differently if they are to get a goal in the second half. They'll have to stop making silly mispasses on defence, and they would have to look to a more fluid style of football. Quick passes are what they need. Several chances have been created, but the LionsXII have been stopped time and time again. Felda have not controlled possession, and Leonel has really been their stand-out player, but he has caused only minimal trouble to the LionsXII defence. It was early on in the 5th minute that the referee denied the LionsXII of what I must say was a clear penalty.
45+2min - Nazari trys hard to get past two defenders, but the ball is just out of bounds.
45min - Sharil Ishak plays the ball in the penalty box, and lays it off to Ramli, and a foolish clearance by a Felda player gets to Nawaz, but his shot is no good.
45min - The fourth official has indicated 2 minutes of added time in the first half.44min - Just one minute to half-time.
42min - Nazari receives the pass in the danger area, gets a chance to finish but Azmi had made a critical touch to push the ball even closer to his keeper to make it hard for Nazari to finish.
41min - Though Felda has not been getting chances, it's not because the LionsXII defence has been completely solid. They've made sloppy passes that would have cost them if Felda has a player that can work under pressure. That player does not seem present at the moment. So far the closest to such a player from Felda is Leonel.
40min - Foul-throw called on the LionsXII.
40min - A LionsXII attack is well-defended by Felda.
38min - Safuwan Baharudin makes a bad tackle on Leonel. Free-kick to Felda. It's a powerful kick, well-caught by Izwan.
37min - A second Felda player is being stretchered off.
36min - Leonel makes an attempt on goal but it is palmed by Izwan Mahbud.
34min - Safuwan makes the cross but it is headed out of danger.
33min - Felda number 6 powers a clearance straight into the face of his teammate, much to the spectators' amusement. When will they stop hurting one another?!
32min - Looks like the captain's going to take the free-kick he won. Eventually, the ball floats straight into hands of the Felda keeper.
31min - Sharil Ishak wins the free-kick. He was trampled over by Azrul Ahmad, who has already picked up a yellow card.
30min - Shakri Hamzah makes a long throw-in but it's too high and the Felda players has time to react and steal the ball away.
29min - The ball has stayed very much in the LionsXII's possession.
29min - Good cross by Ramli but Nazari's effort has been deflected.
28min - Two Felda players collide into one another, as the ball is stopped by the LionsXII defence.
27min - Azrul Ahmad picks up a yellow card for a bad challenge on Hariss Harun.
24min - Leonel to take the free-kick for Felda. Safuwan Bahrudin, part of the wall, deflects it away. Felda Number 6 Shafizan receives the bounce off but his cross is simply a great arch over the bar.
23min - Well, now it's a big collision between two players. The Felda team is unhappy about it. Number 25 of Felda, Sharil Azmi, is down. He's currently being stretchered off.
22min - There's a little collision between Irwan Shah and the Felda defender. Crowd yelling "Referee Kayu!" for not calling a foul, but I don't really see why there should be a call.
21min - Hamzah does good defending to prevent Leonel from getting closer for a shot.
20min - Corner awarded to the LionsXII as Azmi clears a cross.
18min - Abdul Hameed sends a through ball to Fazrul Nawaz but it is just a little too powerful and Nawaz is not fast enough to get onto it.
16min - Yellow card for Bakar as he takes a long time to get the throw-in off.
15min - A free-kick by Felda is cleared. Leonel doing a good job of fighting hard against the LionsXII defence.
14min - The ball has gone into the back of the net! But the referee rules Fazrul Nawaz offside. Hariss Harun's wonderful shot was tapped by Nawaz and it beat the keeper, but Nawaz was offside.
13min - A powerful strike from a Felda player goes way over, no where close.
12min - Free-kick to Felda, as Azrul is fouled. Good call.
12min - The LionsXII playing at a high tempo. Good energy.
11min - Many balls have been sent into the Felda penalty box, but nothing really close except for Ramli's header.
10min - It's a searching cross but Safuwan's header is wide. He should have left it for his teammate on the right.
9min - Ramli gets a clear chance and heads a floating ball but it's ober the cross bar with Rozaimie getting his palm to it.
8min - It wasn't a really good cross by Ramli. Felda goalkeeper Rozaimie comes out, and it is knocked away for a LionsXII corner.
7min - Bakar to throw-in the ball. He throws it to teammate Leonel, but another LionsXII double team pressures him well and it's out for another throw-in.
6min - Fazrul Nawaz latches onto a well-crafted ball but he just can't finish! His low ball stopped by the defender.
5min - Sharil Ishak is brought down as he skips deeper into the penalty area, but the referee does not award the home team a penalty!
3min - Izzdin Shafiq sends a cross in but he does not control the power of the ball well enough. After a strike from the rebound, it's a goal-kick to Felda.
2min - Fariss Ramli snuffs the ball away from Azmi with the double-team.
2min - It's an early throw-in for the LionsXII.
1min - The LionsXII get the match underway.
0min - Captains have tossed the coin.
0min - It's a sell-out crowd at the Jalan Besar! Not to forget the fans at the People's Association HQ watching the live screening, and fans at home watching the live broadcast. It seems PM Lee will be spectating.0min - There was a transmission error on SuperSportsArena, but broadcast is back! 5 minutes to kick-off.
0min - The starting line-ups:
LionsXII:
Izwan (GK)
Irwan
Shakir
Safuwan
Faritz
Izzdin
Hariss
Nazrul
Faris R
Shahril (C)
Fazrul
Felda United:
Rozaimie (GK)
Shafizan
Nizam
Azrul Azmi
Hazsyafiq
Akmal
Amar
Azi
Emmanuel
Azrul Ahmad
Leonel
0min - We're less than 15 minutes from kick-off!
Malaysian Super League
Tuesday, 25/6/2013
LIVE Commentary: Perak 1-1 LionsXII (FULL TIME)
With their campaign coming to its final stages, the LionsXII sit at the top of the Malaysian Super League table. The importance of tonight's game against Perak FC cannot be denied.
FULL TIME: It was certainly a bad decision by referee Kamal Ahmad, but the referee shall make the final call. Despite the decision going in the LionsXII's favour, a draw is not what they were hoping for in this nerve-gripping period. It's Perak 1, LionsXII 1 in Ipoh. Over at Kelantan the match between 5th-placed Kelanta FA and 6th-placed Pahang FA ended 2-0. We shall wait and see the result of Johor Darul Takzim's match against Felda United, which sits in 11th place.
90+4min: Crowd shouting "Referee Kayu!", and throwing objects from the stands after the referee's controversial decision not to call the hand-ball on Safuwan Bahrudin.
90+4min: Temper erupts on the pitch. Safuwan Bahrudin tussles with the Perak defenders and goalkeepers. Now even the coaching staff and the substitutes from both teams are on the pitch.
90+2min: Corner to Perak. It leads to a Perak player sending the ball towards the LionsXII goal but the referee does not spot a Safuwan Bahrudin handball and theere is no penalty awarded. Khairi Kiman gets a second yellow card for his dirty challenge on a LionsXII player..
90+1min: Izwan Mahbud makes a goalkeeping error but the Perak player cannot get a good shot off.
90+1min: At second-placed Johor Darul Takzim, it's 1-1 with Felda United.
90min: Yellow card for Khairi Kiman
90min: 4 minutes of added time indicated by the fourth official.
89min: Rangel sends a cross to the far post but his teammate is unable to jump high enough to receive it.
87min: Izwan Mahbud comfortably saves Rangel's low effort. Rangel has been the main threat.
86min: Shakir Hamzah thought he had got the goal with his header, but it was disallowed by the referee.
84min: Rangel gets the attention again, for he appeals for a penalty after being brought down. Luckily for the LionsXII Hariss Harun clears the ball.
83min: It was Rangel who scored the 1st goal, and the Shafiq Ghani equalising for the Singapore team with a free-kick.
82min: Close chance for Perak! Fortunately for the LionsXII, the header by Paulo Rangel goes wide.
80min: Dear readers, I've decided to do my work some other time, and to cover the last ten minutes of tonight's crucial game instead :)
English Premier League
Sunday, 9/12/2012
Live commentary by editor Wong Yang and assistant editors Bryan Ng and Oliver Gui
Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United
FULL TIME - One of the greatest games we have seen this season here at FootballMania, with aggression and great ball play making it a eye-grabber.
United extend their lead at the top of the table, and City head back into their home ground after a miserable week. Rooney's two goals made it look like United were going to have an easy win, but City came out strong after the break with fantastic play. A goal from Yaya Toure and Zabaleta's powerful equaliser turned the tables, but the added time gave United the three points and RVP finished the free-kick off superbly thanks to an error by Nasri.
90+2' Robin van Persie makes his signing count and scores the free-kick on his derby debut! The ball was deflected into the goal by Nasri and Hart has no way of stopping it.
90+1'' Tevez clips Rafael and Atkinson awards United a free-kick. An opportunity for the Red Devils comes. RVP to take it.
90' 4 minutes of added time announced.
88: Danny Welbeck looks to replace Tom Cleverley.
85' Zabaleta equalises with a thunder shot! Will there be a winner in this game?
84' Jones replaces Valencia and Dzeko for Yaya Toure.
83' Barry strikes the ball very well for the counter-attack and Silva receives it on the right, with a cross and Tevez is there.The Argentinian pulls it back and gets some power onto the shot but it flies over.
80: Dzeko is preparing to come on for City, and Jones for United.
78' Silvia's shot hits the post!
76' Cleverley plays the third man and makes a good cross in but Van Persie's header goes over the crossbar.
74: Yaya Toure is booked as he clatters Cleverley late. Cleverley takes a drink as he takes an interest in Yaya Toure's apparent injury. It appears Tom Cruise is in the Etihad.
FULL TIME - One of the greatest games we have seen this season here at FootballMania, with aggression and great ball play making it a eye-grabber.United extend their lead at the top of the table, and City head back into their home ground after a miserable week. Rooney's two goals made it look like United were going to have an easy win, but City came out strong after the break with fantastic play. A goal from Yaya Toure and Zabaleta's powerful equaliser turned the tables, but the added time gave United the three points and RVP finished the free-kick off superbly thanks to an error by Nasri.
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90+1'' Tevez clips Rafael and Atkinson awards United a free-kick. An opportunity for the Red Devils comes. RVP to take it.
90' 4 minutes of added time announced.
88: Danny Welbeck looks to replace Tom Cleverley.
85' Zabaleta equalises with a thunder shot! Will there be a winner in this game?
84' Jones replaces Valencia and Dzeko for Yaya Toure.
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80: Dzeko is preparing to come on for City, and Jones for United.
78' Silvia's shot hits the post!
76' Cleverley plays the third man and makes a good cross in but Van Persie's header goes over the crossbar.
72' Yellow for Rooney after he goes for a challenge on Yaya Toure even when Toure comes clear. Advantage wasn't played and Martin Atkinson decides it is a yellow.69' Evra gets onto Rooney's corner and Hart takes his goal kick. It's be an exciting match with bursts of good football from both sides.
68' Zabaleta tries over the top for Tevez, but claimed by De Gea. Corner at the other end for United.
67' Aguero plays a through ball down to Tevez who paces to it but pressure is put onto him and he can only let off a soft shot, saved by De Gea.
64' Evra goes down in the City box, nothing to it, says Martin Atkinson.
59' - Carlos Tevez passes it to Yaya Toure in the danger zone and the ex-Barcelona player curls it towards the left with a ground shot and makes it 1-2! De Gea does all he can but it is a good shot by Yaya.
58' Van Persie gets a shot near the edge of the penalty area and it his the crossbar! Ashley Young latches onto the rebound and taps it in but it is offside.
54: Nasri is booked for dissent. Pointless in arguing with the referee. Absolutely pointless.
51' Carlos Tevez replaces Mario Balotelli who hasn't impressed today. Balotelli stares at Mancini as he comes off, and heads for the dressing room. City caught offside twice in two minutes now.
50: The camera catches sight of Tevez's new role on paper. What impact will he have when Balotelli comes off? Evra beats Nasri at his corner and manages a clearance.48' Chris Smalling comes on for Jonny Evans. Ferdinand is scraped unintentionally by Balotelli's back heel
47' Kolo Toure tries to play a long ball to Balotelli but United defenders do well to stop it.
46' Clichy fouls Young who charges out from a corner. Clichy should never have let Young even get a sniff of the ball.
45+2' Half-time whistle sounds. City were dominant in the first parts of the game but the withdrawal of their captain changed the game and United look in control going in at half-time 0-2 up
45+2' Zabaleta attempts to find Aguero on the right, but Ferdinand is there.
44' Two minutes added to the 1st half.
42' Gareth Barry gets a good chance! He gets the ball from Balotelli's lay-off, but Barry wastes the chance.
39' Man City fans booing controversial winger Ashley Young after he went down under Pablo Zabaleta's challenge
37' Nothing comes out of City's corner.
36' Zabaleta tries to cross it in but Ashley Young denies him and it is a corner. City look lost in the absence of their captain Vincent Kompany.34' Van Persie caught offside after Valencia waits for Rafael as a foil, but the linesman waves his flag on RVP.
31' Rooney now has 10 goals in the Manchester derbies, more than any other United player.
27' Wayne Rooney scores again. Great work by Rafael after he receives a pass from Valencia and Rafael crosses it in to Rooney who slots it in nicely. 2-0.25' Yaya Toure's great run ends when he is brought down but the referee doesn't award City a free-kick.
22: Aguero snakes and wriggles in and gets his shot away. Tame and saved relatively easy by De Gea.
22' A Van Persie cross that looks for Rooney is headed away by Nastastic.21' Great through ball to Ashley Young over the top which puts him 1 on 1 with Joe Hart but he does well to get out of the penalty box quickly to clear the ball
20' Kolo Toure replaces Vincent Kompany as he looks to have sustained an injury
16th: GOALGOALGOAL!!! Rooney and Young break, nice pass from Young and Rooney rolls it between Barry's feet. Hart no chance at all. United lead. Don't squander it, you Reds. Ashley Young crossed it to Rooney in the centre who controlled the ball and found the bottom right corner of the net.
14th: The United fans are baying for blood as Evans is chopped down by Balotelli. Yellow card, they say. De Gea's free kick flies all the way to City's byline. Throw in.
2nd: Pretty much static stuff, not too much movement, a few passes here and there. United get forward, but City steal it and counter, earning a free kick.
English Premier League
Sunday, 25/11/2012
Swansea 0-0 Liverpool (Second Half)
Live commentary by our new assistant editor, Bryan Ng.
Apologies readers, our live commentary will come to an end now due to our assistant editor's other priorities. We sincerely apologise. -FootballMania Group
64th Min: Nathan Dyer goes down in the box, but no penalty!!!
63rd Min: Swansea threaten from a corner and Stewart Downing clears off the line. That was close from Swansea!!!
59th Min: Quick counter-attacking football from both teams and Michu registers a header straight at Reina after Hernandez crossed.
59th Min: Chico nearly jeopardizes the Swansea goalkeeper, but Tremmel clear is in time.
57th Min: Foul on Sterling, quick free-kick backwards.
55th Min: Henderson seems to be the most advanced of Liverpool's midfield trio. Gerrard collects a Suarez pass and takes it on after a rebound. Myhill claims easily though.
53rd Min: Reina takes it short and Agger loses it and its a Swansea throw.
52nd Min: Hernandez skips forward and is fouled by a lunge from Allen. De Guzman and Hernandez fancy this one. Hernandez smashes it over disappointingly. Should have done better, it was nowhere near on target.
1st Half Analysis: Liverpool have been subdued by Suarez'a standards. Suarez hasn't had enough service from Gerrard and Allen, thus he has only made chances through brilliant solo efforts. Sterling isn't anywhere to be found, apart from his volley into the woodwork. Johnson and Enrique have been dangerous, and Liverpool have used them to great effect. As Michu, Hernandez and Routledge have been drifting infield, there are pockets of space for Liverpool's full-backs. Enrique has even been seen to remain in the Swansea half even after a shot. Makes sense, with a newly defensive-minded Stewart Downing acting as cover. A mildly exciting first half, which offers a glimpse of the second half. Expect the match to burst to life in the second period, with Liverpool to score first.
44th Min: Chico is down on the edge of the box after an unintentional stamp from Enrique as he shielded the ball.
44th Min: Suarez dribbles through, but he tries to chip across goal and Myhill claims the ball sloppily.
43rd: Skrtel and Agger are up, but Johnson heads over yet again. He had half a yard, should have done better!
42nd Min: Routledge tried to be too clever and earn a throw-in but he loses the ball. Liverpool break and earn a corner.
40th Min: Liverpool attempt some one-twos but are stopped by Swansea who eventually claim the ball.
39th Min: Nice touch from Rodgers to instruct Sterling and Downing to act as cover. But is the pace of Sterling going to be missed by Liverpool? We shall see.
32nd Min: Chance for Suarez, but Angel Rangel blocks the shot after Myhill tries to scramble across.
30th Min: Liverpool are having to run backwards to get the ball and they lose it for a Swansea throw-in.
29th Min: Poor touch from De Guzman and Enrique claims the ball. Gerrard is cheeky and loses the ball, but De Guzman shoots well off.
28th Min: Liverpool have had twice as many goal attempts as Swansea and neither team have made too much progress, apart from Glen Johnson's golden chance.
27th Min: Hernandez tries to trick around Skrtel, and his shot curls just wide.
26th Min: Swansea had to stay alert to prevent a Liverpool chance, and Swansea counter attack. Ball is given away with a sloppy pass and Liverpool get their opportunity. Suarez's shot is blocked.
25th Min: Not too much movement from Liverpool and Swansea earn the ball back. However, they disappointingly lose the ball again.
23rd Min: The goal-kick goes nowhere, and Liverpool get the ball into Swansea's box, cleared. But Liverpool get it back in! Johnson with a chance, but out for a corner after a lucky save. Corner is pointless after a foul in the box on a Swansea player.
22nd Min: No pressure from Liverpool and Swansea's De Guzman puts it out with and overly ambitious effort.
21st Min: Swansea earn the ball back in front of their home fans, but can't do anything with it.
20th Min: Swansea have had slightly more possession for now, Liverpool trying to think of ideas.
19th Min: Hernandez and Chico play a one-two, but Agger gets his foot onto the ball and it goes out off Hernandez.
18th Min: Hernandez squeezed through Liverpool and Routledge almost found his man, only for the ball to be claimed by Reina. Suarez is almost found, but Myhill claims the ball.
17th Min: Swansea keep possession, but Liverpool steal it back. However, Sterling is muscled off the ball.
16th Min: Beautiful cross from Glen Johnson, but its too low for Enrique, who chests it out.
15th Min: Agger wins a throw in and Liverpool retain the ball.
14th Min: Allen goes back to Reina, whose clearance went to Johnson. Fouled, and the free kick is good for Enriquez, who tries to slip in the offside Suarez. Unlucky.
13th Min: Back to some probing passes from both teams, and Raheem Sterling with yet another tame shot. Saved easily.
11th Min: Pablo Hernandez finds Wayne Routledge, who's decent shot is palmed out. The corner doesn't come to much, but a half chance is created from the rebound, which is then cleared by Raheem Sterling.
10th Min: Johnson is found on the overlap, and his cross is put out for a corner. Johnson himself then heads over from the resulting corner.
9th Min: Swansea trying to keep the ball and try to release Davies, but the ball is shepherded out by Sterling.
8th Min: Suarez tries to wriggle through, the Swansea clearance falls to Sterling, but his shot is tame and comfortably saved.
7th Min: Downing thunders forward and finds Gerrard, some passing among Liverpool before Swansea claim the ball and lose it quickly. Cleared by Swansea.
6th Min: Swansea find a way through, but Enrique saves Liverpool. Throw in.
5th Min: Swansea being forced back buy a moving Red Sea of Liverpool players.
4th Min: The corner comes to nothing, Liverpool gain the ball, but Swansea work hard to earn the ball back, and they do.
3rd Min: Nice ball releases Pablo Hernandez, but Stewart Downing, who is seemingly interchanging with Jose Enrique on the left flank, clears it into touch.
2nd Min: Both teams probing each other's defenses, but not asking any questions.
1st Min: Both Liverpool and Swansea are getting to know each other, some half-successful attempts to get the ball forward.
Malaysia Cup
Tuesday, 2/10/2012
LionsXII 2-0 Pahang FA (FT)
92min- It's full-time! After a great performance tonight at the Jalan Besar Stadium, the LionsXII are through to the Malaysia Cup semi-final, leaving the painful memories of last season's cup behind. They play ATM FA, who beat Negeri Sembilan 3-2 last Friday, in the first-leg of the semi-finals at Jalan Besar.
91min- Agu Casmir receives a yellow card.
91min-
Shahril Ishak the goal scorer is replaced by Firdaus Kasman
90min- Free kick awarded to Pahang. Pahang's free-kick knocks into the wall.
87min-
Mohd Zaiza bin Zainal Abidin 
Mohd Faizol bin Hussin (Pahang substitution)86min- Lions lead 3-2 on aggregate, thanks to the away goal at Pahang the other night.
79min- Sharil Ishak grabs a brace as he scores the LionsXII's second goal! Great cross from Safirul for Sharil to head it home.
68min- Izwan Mahbud scrambles to save Shahrizan Salleh's long shot.
62min- Pahang FA's first substitution. Azamuddin Akil is replaced by R Surendran.
61min- Agu Casmir wastes another opportunity after Sharil Ishak's ball to him. The unmarked Casmir shoots it wide.
LionsXII captain Sharil Ishak got the home crowd on its feet when he received midfielder Hariss Harun's lob and headed it past Pahang's goalkeeper.
Saturday, 29/9/2012
Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea (updated 14:00 GMT)
Fernando Torres and Juan Mata extended Chelsea's lead at the top of the Premier League table with two impressive goals. Torres gave the European Champions the opening goal when he scored 20 minutes into the game. Arsenal leveled the scoreline 3 minutes from half-time through Gervinho. Arsenal started the second-half well, but Chelsea broke their momentum thanks horrible defending by the Gunners. Santi Carzola nearly created an equaliser after a great run only to see his cross denied by David Luiz.
Other Matches
Everton v Southampton, Fulham v Man City, Norwich v Liverpool, Reading v Newcastle, Stoke v Swansea, and Sunderland v Wigan kick-off! (Latest results from top to bottom)
Stoke v Swansea - Peter Crouch's header makes it this afternoon's second goal created by a corner. Glenn Whelan made the cross to Crouch.
Fulham v Man City - Fulham is up against the EPL Champions and open the scoring through a penalty conceded by Pablo Zabaleta. Mladen Petric took the shot, drilling it into the bottom right corner.
Everton v Southampton - Gaston Ramirez makes it 0-1 through a header. Southampton won a corner and Adam Lallana had crossed it perfectly to Ramirez. Everton 0-1 Southampton. Looks like the away teams are up now.
Norwich v Liverpool - Luis Suarez scores 2 minutes into the game with a right-footed shot.
Currently: Norwich 0-1 Liverpool
Sunday, 23/9/2012
Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United (Status: Full Time) updated 14:40 GMT
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96min-The final whistle is blown, after what was an emotional game for the Reds. Liverpool dominated in the 1st but lost their magic after Steven Gerrard scored only to be cancelled out but Rafael's amazing shot. United thrust forward from then on and a contoversional penalty proved deadly for Liverpool. Trying hard to chase back, the Reds' good display in this match does not give them a win. United grab three points to jump to 2nd in the table, while Liverpool are in the relegation zone, 18th-position. It's a disappointing finish for a team that played with so much desire compared to their first four games of the season, while United end their curse at Anfield.
93min- Martin Kelly twists his right knee, with time running out for the home team. The crowd continues chanting but uncertainty fills the atmosphere.
90min- 5 min of added time is added.
85min- Liverpool desperately try to grab an equaliser but their efforts are in vain.
84min-Yellow card for RVP
83min- Johnson swings a great cross towards Martin Kelly but the header is no good.
80min- Van Persie steps up to take the penalty and drives it into the lower right corner of the net. Reina almost pushed it around the post with a good effort. United 2-1 up.
Hernandez replaces Kagawa.78min- Agger is receiving treatment for an injury picked up in the build-up to the penalty. He will be stretchered of to be replaced by Jamie Carrgher.
76min- Controversy around the Mark Halsey's decision, but the referee has the last call. Van Persie waits while medics rush to Daniel Agger.
75min-Glen Johnson desperately tackles Antonio Valencia, who made a good run, but the referee sees it as a dangerous challenge and awards United a penalty. Yellow card for Reina because of protesting.
70min- Suarez and Suso do a good job of forcing United to pass backward. United managed to get the ball up front after 2 minutes but their effort only saw Robin van Persie giving the ball away.
63min- Michael Carrick finds RVP through his corner kick but the cross is too high. 2 minute later on the other side, Glen Johnson's lovely ball is played to Suarez who flicks it to Suso. The Spaniard gets a good shot and it was a close one. Sterling comes off after an impressive performance for Jordan Henderson to take over his role.
56min- Suarez and Sterling go down one after tanother but Mark Halsey sees that no penalty should be awarded. United dominating for the past five minutes, playing like the team that thumped Wigan 4-0 last week.
51min -Rafael equalises with a great curling shot. Good work by United, who seemed lacking in attacking prowess in the 1st half.
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| Rafael's curling shot. Credits: Ian Hodgson |
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| Evra and Suarez shake hands. Credits: Sky Sports |
Half Time report
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| Credits: Ian Hodgson |
Saturday, 15/9/12 17:00 GMT Updates
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