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JOHOR WIN MEN'S CROWN; MAKSAK TAKE WOMEN'S TITLE
Shah Alam, 12 August 2007; Johor prevented an all-Maksak win at the National Futsal Championship Felda-FAM 2007 when they beat the men's team 3-2 in the penalty shootout in the final which was played at the Stadium Malawati.
The score at the end of regulation was 2-2 with goals coming off Mohd Fuad Yusof (4th minute) and Abdul Halim Hadi (20 th minute) for Johor and Mohd Hadi Yusof (2nd minute) and K. Thayalan (27th minute) scoring for Maksak.
But in the shootout, Johor maintained their composure for Lukman Tajuddn to provide the winner for the southerners.
Incidentally, Lukman was also chosen as the men's player of the tournament.
"I studied our game well after our loss to Terengganu yesterday," said head coach Lahat Dadok Sulik, whose team won not only the RM50,000 prize money but also the award as the best men's team in the competition.
"We knew that if we can hold them to penalties, then we will have a chance of winning the title."
However, the Maksak women's team salvaged some measure of pride when they had to fight tooth and nail before they were able to beat PDRM 1-0 in the final.
Following a first-half deadlock, a single penalty conversion off Mariam Alias in the 12th minute allowed Maksak to win the RM 50,000 prize money.
PDRM should not have to feel too bad about the defeat as they went home with the RM 30,000.
"The players worked hard and they deserved the win," said Yazid.
"We lost one match to Proton yesterday but the players picked up their game and they were a lot better in the final today."
The Maksak women's team was chosen as the best women's team in the competition while Nurul Aisha Mohd Nor from Kelantan won the award as the best women's player of the championship. |
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