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Malaysia coach Datuk K Rajagobal (back facing) thanks the fans after the game. The record has finally tarnished after the Malaysians beat Singapore 2-0 at Shah Alam with goals from Shakir Ali and Safiq Rahim (who scored another free-kick against the Lions, yet again). The writings were already on the walls in the recent times that undefeated streak since 2004 was hanging by a thread. As what Harimau coach Datuk K Rajagobal maintained since the 2-2 draw at JBS that the Malaysians deserved to win that game and finally proven it was the case when the second leg of the Causeway Challenge saw the Malaysian side triumphed over their auld enemy. Despite the recall of the talismatic evergreen Aleksandar Duric back to the fold, the Lions were outclassed by their hosts in front of their adoring fans. Not surprise if the same old excuses are given for this assessment which I should stop short in blogging what is next, since it's pointless ... PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REST O

Wisma FAM at Kelena Jaya No one would expect a country's football association to be located within a residential district, but it is where the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) housed their headquarters at in Kelana Jaya , a suburb of Petaling Jaya (commonly known as PJ to the local) which located next to the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Due to its obscure locality, it would be a mammoth task for any newcomer who would want to pay a visit to this complex which comprises of a four-storey building with other training facilities which play an instrumental part in the Malaysian football development. I was at this complex for the pre-match press conference for the following day's "Causeway Challenge"between Malaysia and Singapore, which ended in a 2-2 draw at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The venue of the press conference was held at the mini-auditorium in the main building. Malaysia coach Datuk K Rajagobal maintains his POV At the presser, Malaysian coach

Various schools of thoughts were gathered from last night's Causeway Challenge that saw the Lions drawn 2-2 against Malaysia at Jalan Besar. "Where is my support?" Agu (11) as depicted "With no disrespect to the Malaysians who we are playing them week in and out, shouldn't we go for some stronger opponents?" said a friend who opined that facing a tougher opponents would only see the Lions improve their game (as first half saw the entire lineup filled up with Lions XII players). The come about of the Causeway Challenge was part of the MOU agreed upon by both FAS and FAM last year, hence resulted the home-and-away series featuring two of the fiercest football rivalries in this region. Even "kena hamtam", must know why "kena hamtam Added on to the above-mentioned, I went on and shared with this friend of what I read from sources. "On top of that, scheduling such friendlies also one issue to look into, just like one country FA,

Agu (left) was isolated upfront The decision to field the entire national team with the Lions XII may not go down too well with some quarters of the fans who many felt players in the S .League are being overlooked by coach Raddy in this friendly fixture against Malaysia. It was thought to be game over when Malaysians scored their second With a depleted strikeforce that saw Agu Casmir upfront as the solo man, the Lions were literally struggled to break down the resilient Harimau's defence for large part of the first half, except for a few sporadic chances that were well defused at the nick of time and only to concede the lead to the visitors when Azamuddin Akil scored before the interval. Shahdan Sulaiman's 86th minute goal changed the game. Just as the game was thought to go Malaysia way after Safiq Rahim netted home the second goal in the second period of play, Shahdan Sulaiman reduced the deficit in the dying minutes under controversial circumstanc

(The entry is formulated based on the materials and information from Ministry of Football - MOF , images depicted in this entry belong to MOF )  From the people who are the prime movers of Freestyle Football in Singapore, the Ministry of Football (MOF) will initiate two tournaments in coming weeks, as the footballing world is getting ready for the Euro 2012 craze. "We, at MOF, felt obliged to organize tournaments for the community in a way for us to give back to the football community." said Mr Darryl Wang, MOF's Executive Manager, Training & Development, on the organizing of these two tournaments "With Euro2012 just days away, we hope these two tournaments can help to ease the ‘itch’ in these football lovers’ feet during this period." he added. These two tournaments are namely: "MOF U18 June Madness Tournament" U18 June Madness is meant for Under 18 players Played on a hard futsal court, this competition is one of it’s kind as it