PROMOTION TO SUPER LEAGUE 2007-08

Following last night's 2-1 win over Kelantan and several other results that
were in favour of UPB-MyTeam FC, the team now has 35 points from 17 matches
and thus have gained promotion to next seasons Super League.

Prior to the match Sabah and PKNS were in the hunt for the second promotion
spot after PDRM had assured themselves of promotion. However Sabah were
beaten 1-0 by Johor Pasir Gudang while PKNS lost 1-3 to Armed Forces.

Thus with three matches remaining MyTeam have 35 points and Sabah 25 points.
PKNS have two more matches and have 26 points, thus MyTeams lead is
unassailable.

The remaining fixtures are as follows;

June 12 v Johor PG - away at Larkin Stadium

June 19 v KM Naza - away at Alor Setar

July 31 v PDRM - home at Shah Alam

On behalf of the President, Khairy Jamaluddin and the Management Team, I
wish to extend our sincere appreciation for all the assistance you have
provided the team and club over the last year. It was a team effort and we
could not have done this without contributions from all of you.

Canaries blast four goals past MyTeam

Pressure is on: Kedah’s Mohd Khyril Muhymeen tries to get past Matej Bogdanovic of UPB-MyTeam during their FA Cup match Tuesday night.

High-riding Kedah put themselves in the driver's seat for the FA Cup semi-finals after whipping UPB-MyTeam FC 4-1 in the first leg of the quarter-finals at the MBPJ Stadium in Kelana Jaya here last night. Hasmawi Hassan was the hero for the Canaries with goals in the 11th, 41st and 59th minutes. Marlon Alex James contributed the other goal in the 37th minute. MyTeam, the Premier League side, gave little resistance and managed to score against the run of play through R. Arumugam in the 40th minute. They now face an uphill task in the return leg at the Darulaman Stadium on May 29. Kedah, who are through to the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals and on course for the Super League title, were simply too good for MyTeam.

Nelson Sam Martin was outstanding in midfield and the Chilean had a hand in all the four goals. Hasmawi opened the floodgates for Kedah after only 11 minutes, stabbing home a loose ball past goalkeeper Faizal Rashidi. Then, crowd favourite James netted his 26th goal of the season when he fired home from close range after Martin put him through in the 37th minute for a 2-0 lead. Arumugam then managed to reduce the deficit for MyTeam with a 40th minute goal. MyTeam's joy was short-lived as one minute later Hasmawi scored his second goal of the night when he glanced home Martin's cross for a 3-1 lead. Kedah continued to surge forward after the breather and Hasmawi completed his hat-trick in the 59th minute when he connected Martin's cross past Faizal. In another quarter-final first leg match at the Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor edged club side PKNS 2-1. Mohd Amri Yahyah scored both the Red Giants' goals in the 20th and 22nd minutes. Fareed Shah gave PKNS a lifeline by pulling back a goal in the 82nd minute.

Polis kembali sebagai pendahulu

Polis kembali memintas UPB/MyTeam selaku pendahulu selepas meraih kemenangan mudah menewaskan ATM 3-1 dalam perlawanan bola sepak Liga Perdana di Stadium MPS, Selayang, semalam.Kemenangan itu memastikan Polis meraih 34 mata dengan kelebihan dua mata memintas UPB/MyTeam (32).

Di Stadium Bola Sepak Kuala Lumpur, gol penyamaan lewat permainan Nizaruddin Yusof menjadi penyelamat buat UPB/MyTeam mengikat Kuala Lumpur dengan keputusan seri 2-2.Pelawat membuka jaringan menerusi Haris Safwan pada minit ke-28 tetapi disamakan oleh sepakan penalti Reeshafiq Alwi pada minit ke-68.Kuala Lumpur mendahului pada minit ke-81 menerusi Jorge Armando Rodriguez tetapi jaringan Nizaruddin menjadi penyelamat.

Di Stadium Sultan Mohd. Ke-IV, Kelantan berjaya mengutip satu mata apabila seri 1-1 dengan Sabah.Keputusan tersebut tidak mengubah kedudukan Sabah yang kekal di tangga ketiga liga di belakang Polis dan UPB/MyTeam.

Di Stadium Darul Aman, Kuala Muda Naza sekadar mencatat keputusan seri 0-0 berdepan Johor Pasir Gudang. Perlawanan itu dicemari apabila tiga pemain di perintah keluar padang. Di Stadium MBPJ, PKNS pula tewas 2-0 kepada Shahzan Muda

Harris mampu bantu skuad Piala Asia: Hodak

SESETENGAH jurulatih dalam Liga Malaysia mungkin lebih gemar penyerang terbaik mereka tidak dipanggil menyertai skuad kebangsaan bagi memudahkan tugasan melaksanakan usaha membariskan kesebelasan terbaik dalam liga tempatan itu.

Tetapi bagi jurulatih UPB-Myteam, Bojan Hodak dia berharap penyerang utama, Mohd Harris Safwan Kamal diberi peluang membarisi skuad negara yang bakal menyahut cabaran dalam kancah Piala Asia, Julai ini.

Pengendali itu turut beranggapan anak buahnya itu mampu memberi saingan kepada empat penyerang kebangsaan - Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli, Safee Sali, Hairuddin Omar dan juga Azlan Ismail.

Empat penyerang skuad kebangsaan ketika ini menjalani latihan di Australia dan jika Safwan dipanggil dia mampu memberi lebih banyak pilihan kepada Norizan kerana bekas pemain MPPJ Selangor itu juga berupaya beraksi sebagai pemain sayap

“Jika anda lihat pada senarai penjaring Liga Perdana musim ini, Harris adalah penjaring tempatan terbanyak dengan tujuh gol dan dia juga antara pemain terbaik kami musim ini.

“Harris melalui musim yang baik tahun ini. Bagi saya mungkin jurulatih kebangsaan (Norizan Bakar) wajar memberi peluang kepada pemain ini dalam skuad kebangsaan.

“Kami beraksi tanpa penyerang import kami, Dejan (Miljanic) pada perlawanan dengan Kuala Lumpur semalam (kelmarin) tetapi ketiadaannya tidak dirasai kerana Harris beraksi cukup cemerlang, ” kata Bojan.

Bagi Harris, sejak musim ini bermula dia sudah memasang impian mewakili skuad senior negara, apatah lagi beraksi di kejohanan besar seperti Piala Asia di tempat sendiri.

“Sasaran saya sebelum musim ini bermula adalah untuk beraksi bersama skuad negara, saya belum pernah mendapat peluang mewakili skuad senior walaupun pernah bersama skuad Olimpik 2004 dan skuad bawah 23 tahun di Sukan Sea 2003, Vietnam.

“Selepas sekian lama tidak beraksi di saingan antarabangsa, saya berasa rindu untuk mengerah kudrat mewakili negara, ” kata Harris yang juga penuntut tahun akhir jurusan Sains Sukan di Universiti Malaya.

UPB - MyTeam rampas kembali takhta

UPB MyTeam merampas kembali takhta pendahulu Liga Perdana daripada Polis selepas melakar kemenangan 3-1 ke atas Tentera dalam pertentangan di Stadium Kuala Lumpur, malam tadi.

UPB MyTeam kini memiliki jumlah 38 mata selepas 15 perlawanan, sama dengan Polis, tetapi memiliki beza jaringan lebih baik. Tetapi Polis menghimpun jumlah mata berkenaan menerusi hanya 13 perlawanan.

Dalam aksi semalam, UPB MyTeam mendahului menerusi Mohd Haris Safwan Kamal yang mudah menolak masuk bola lolos hasil kesilapan penjaga gol, Zaidi Zainal yang gagal menangkap kemas pada minit ke-33.

Mohd Aminuddin Hassan bagaimanapun mengikat kedudukan untuk Tentera pada minit ke-63 apabila meledakkan rembatan daripada luar kawasan penalti menewaskan penjaga gol, Mohd Faizal Rashid.

Barisan bimbingan Bojan Hodak kembali mendahului menerusi gol kedua Haris 10 minit kemudiannya apabila penyerang itu memperdaya dua pertahanan Tentera sebelum merembat kencang ke sasaran.

Marin Mikac mengesahkan kemenangan selesa dengan gol ketiga untuk UPB MyTeam pada minit ke-75 apabila meloloskan diri daripada kekangan benteng lawan sebelum mudah merembat masuk.

TOP NEWS

Premier League leaders Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) continued their superb
run and collected another three points to remain on top of the table with
31 points.

They were closely followed by UPB-MyTeam who accumulated 28 points after
tonight's match.

In their 13th match at the Selayang Municipal Council Stadium tonight,
PDRM beat Kuala Lumpur 2-1 despite trailing a goal behind after an attempt
by their defender Mohd Fadly Hassim to stop a shot by Kuala Lumpur striker
John Armando Rodriques landed in the net in the 45th minute.

PDRM equalised in the 64th minute through Michael Barasa.

Four minutes later, Hillary Echesa made it 2-1 after receiving a pass from
Wan Zaman Wan Mustapha.

At the Shah Alam Stadium, UPB-MyTeam FC defeated Selangor PKNS 2-1.

Selangor PKNS scored first in the 30th minute through Sapian Abd Wahid but
the opponents won the match through Marin Mikac in the 68th and 80th.

Selangor PKNS lost a man in final minutes after Azrin Shah Zainal was
shown the red card for roughing up R. Arumugan.

At the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium in Cheras, KL Plus FC surprised
Kelantan with a 2-1 win while at the Larkin Stadium in Johor Baharu, Johor
Pasir Gudang beat Malaysian Defence Forces (ATM) 2-0.

Johor Pasir Gudang scored through Mohd Shukri Ismail and Azlie Kidam in
the 82nd and 90th minute respectively after ATM lost a player when Ragu
Sinnakuppan was sent off in the 67th minute.

With the win, they climbed up two notches to the eighth place.

At the Likas Stadium in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah failed to take advantage of
playing before 5,000 home supporters when they only managed a scoreless
draw with Kuala Muda Naza.

In the 78th minute, the crowd went wild after a Kuala Muda Naza player
kicked the ball that was still in the arms of Sabah keeper Irwan Jamil.

They threw objects like bottles into the pitch and tried to push down the
fence, forcing referee M. Alagurajan to suspend the match for about 20
minutes and the deployment the Federal Reserve Unit personnel who came in
two trucks to restore order.