KUALA LUMPUR: \u00a0Two goals, including a goal in the last minute by former national team striker Mohd Amri Yahya, ensured Sabah FC scored a vital\u00a02-1 victory over Melaka United FC in a Super League match played\u00a0at the Likas Stadium in Kota Kinabalu\u00a0tonight.
\nThe 41-year-old,\u00a0who was brought on as a substitute in the second half, repaid manager Datuk Ong Kim Swee’s faith in him when he scored the equaliser followed by a dramatic winner at the end of the game.
\nIn the action that took place in heavy rain and a waterlogged pitch,\u00a0the visiting team drew first blood in the 24th minute through Ifedayo Olusegun who pounced on a rebound.\u00a0
\nKim Swee\u2019s decision to bring in Mohd Amri paid dividends when the veteran striker scored in the 65th\u00a0minute with a right volley off an Alto Linus pass.\u00a0
\nJust as the match seemed destined to end in a draw,\u00a0Mohd Amri emerged Sabah\u2019s hero by scoring off\u00a0Muhammad Farhan Roslan\u2019s cross in added time of the second half.\u00a0
\nHowever, before the final whistle, the game was marred by\u00a0red cards\u00a0to Melaka player Ahmad Haziq Puad and Sabah\u2019s\u00a0Rawilson Batuil for rough play.\u00a0
\nThe three points\u00a0saw the Rhinos squad now in second position with 31 points after 14 matches played, only one point behind league\u00a0leaders Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) who have two games in hand.\u00a0
\nMeanwhile, the same happened at the Petaling Jaya City Council Stadium (MBPJ) when substitute striker Sean Eugene Selvaraj emerged as the hero of Negeri Sembilan FC which\u00a0came back from two goals down to defeat Selangor FC 3-2.
\nThe Red Giants comfortably had taken the\u00a0lead through Herlison Caion’s goal as early as the eighth minute before Yazan Al-Arab headed in the second goal in the 30th minute from a free kick.
\nNegeri Sembilan’s revival comeback began\u00a0in the 66th minute after striker Gustavo Dos Santos converted a free kick, followed by his header in the 80th minute which tied the score before Sean fired home a shot from outside the box for the winning goal in the 88th minute.
\nMeanwhile, Sarawak United FC recorded their fourth win of the season after overcoming bottom team Penang FC 3-2 at City Stadium in Georgetown.
\nThe\u00a0Premier League’s only match saw leaders Kelantan FC continue to strengthen their position at the top after defeating Kuching City FC 2-0 at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in\u00a0Kota Bharu.
\n— BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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