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Persatuan Bolasepak Negeri (FA) officials who have been holding on to positions for too long without any significant contribution should vacate their posts and allow a flow of fresh blood into the system, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said today.

She said that since the decline of football in Malaysia was not the sole responsibility of the Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia (FAM), the state FAs should be equally blamed.

“The state FAs must look at themselves in the mirror because the Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia can set the policies but if not carried out or implemented by the states, then they are also to be blamed.

“Some state FA heads or officials have been holding on to their posts for too long without any significant contribution towards the development of football in the country and they should make way for new energetic young professionals,” Azalina told Bernama today.

Azalina was responding to Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia deputy president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah’s resignation yesterday.
Tengku Abdullah, who is the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, has been the Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia deputy president since 1994. He tendered his resignation yesterday, apparently taking responsibility for Malaysia’s lacklustre performance in the ongoing Asian Cup.

Malaysia, playing in and hosting Group C, lost their opening match 1-5 to China on July 10 and suffered another 0-5 defeat to Uzbekistan on Saturday.

Tengku Abdullah’s decision is expected to spark a number of resignations in the governing body for football in the country.

Meanwhile, Sports Commissioner Tan Sri Elyas Omar echoed a similar sentiment saying that developing football was not the sole responsibility of Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia but rather, a combined effort by everybody.

“In the past 20 years, our country has leap-frogged other countries in the Asean region as far as the development of infrastructure, economy, education and many other areas are concerned but on the other hand, these countries, who lag behind in these areas, seem to have overtaken our country in the development of football.

“If we can progress in the development of economy or other areas, I don’t see why we cannot develop football in the country. If may not be a difficult task but it needs a meticulous structure and effort from all the authorities,”

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PERFECT GIFT!
29th August 2007 – The Malaysia Under-23 team scored a perfect gift for the country’s 50th anniversary of Merdeka this year when they beat Myanmar 3-1 in the final of the 39th Merdeka Tournament tonight at the Stadium Shah Alam.

In front of more than 40,000 fans, the national Under-23 side under head coach B. Sathianathan grabbed the title with goals from Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Razak in the 12th minute, an own goal from Aung Myo Thant in the 56th minute and then from Mohd Safee Sali in the 60th minute for the well-deserved victory.

Myanmar’s only goal of the evening came off Tun Tun Win in the 73rd minute.

“I am very pleased with the players,”said Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, the president of the FA of Malaysia (FAM) who was present at the match (pic) to present the USD 10,000 prize money to the winning team.

“Sathia will remain as the coach because the boys seem to like him where today, they went all out in the game and they truly deserved to win.

“For the upcoming FAM Congress, I hope that they will make sure that the right people will be put at the right place.”

With Malaysia’s last win of the Merdeka Tournament back in 1993, the Malaysian lads were full of vigour in the opening quarter as they pressed Myanmar into their own half.

In the 12th minute off a pass from Safee, strike mate Zaquan had only Myanmar keeper to beat before slotting home to give Malaysia the lead to rapturous delight.

The score at the break was 1-0 to Malaysia.

Myanmar did not have the best of start in the second half when in an attempt to make a clearance from an effort off Safee, they conceded an own goal in the 56th minute defender Aung Myo Thant turned the ball into his own net.

Malaysia then completed their win on the night four minutes later when off a pass from Amirulhadi Zainal, Safee blasted the ball home to put Malaysia in a comfortable position.

Tun Tun Win gave Myanmar a glimmer of hope when he scored in the 73rd minute from inside Malaysia’s penalty box but by then the game was already beyond contention.

As if to add insult to injury, Kyaw Khing Win was red carded two minutes to the end in a game which saw six yellow cards being flashed.

Despite the defeat tonight, Myanmar still walked away with the USD 5,000 prize money.

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Football/Malaysis Cup: Perak aim to get even

Perak striker Khalid Jamlus (centre) fails to get past Sabah goalkeeper Irwan Jamil in their Malaysia Cup second leg semi-final encounter at the Perak Stadium on Tuesday. Perak won 2-1 to enter the final on a 3-2 aggregate. — Pic: IKHWAN MUNIR.

PERAK, who were denied the Super League title by Kedah, are determined to even the score when the two teams meet in the Malaysia Cup final at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Saturday.

Last won the Cup in 2000 beating Negri Sembilan in the final, themselves were beaten finalists the following year losing out to Terengganu.

But this year Perak have made it their mission to bring home the coveted trophy and after their impressive two-leg semi-final win over Sabah, they are looking confident.

But Darby is fully aware that Saturday’s opponents are chasing an unprecedented treble and that his Kedah counterpart Azraai Khor Abdullah will also be looking to make history by winning the Super League, FA Cup, and Malaysia Cup all in one season.

Darby was visibly pleased with Tuesday’s result and said: "It was fantastic and entertaining football by both teams, and the refereeing was excellent.
"Sabah are Super League material but it is surprising that they did not do well in the Premier League."

On Saturday’s big match, Darby added: "My players have to recover physically and mentally but they will be prepared."

And on the outcome, a guarded Darby said: "It is the two best teams in the country looking for victory."