Piala Malaysia: Skuad Penyu benam Seladang 4-3

IPOH - Terengganu Football Club 1 (TFC 1) menang tipis 4-3 ke atas skuad Perak dalam perlawanan kedua, kumpulan A saingan Piala Malaysia di Stadium Perak di sini sebentar tadi.

Skuad Penyu yang dikendalikan oleh Irfan Bakti memperoleh gol pertama seawal minit kelapan menerusi jaringan penyerang TFC 1, Mohamad Ashari Samsudin.

Jaringan tersebut terhasil selepas penyerang import TFC 1, Tchetche Herman Kipre melepaskan rembatan kencang namun, penjaga gol Perak, Muhammad Hafizul Hakim menepis sepakan itu sebelum Mohamad Ashari melakukan tendangan susulan di hadapan gawang skuad The Bos Gaurus.

TFC 1 memperoleh peluang menjarakkan kedudukan jaringan selepas Herman Kipre dijatuhkan di dalam kotak penalti pada minit ke-38.

Penyerang skuad Penyu itu mengambil sepakan penalti namun, tidak bernasib baik untuk menjaringkan gol apabila Muhammad Hafizul Hakim dapat membaca sepakan yang dilakukan ke bahagian kanan gawang.

TFC 1 bagaimanapun dapat menebus kehampaan itu apabila mereka dihadiahkan sepakan penalti kedua pada minit ke-45 selepas K.J. Partiban dijatuhkan pertahanan Perak, Amirul Azhan Aznan.

Penyerang skuad Penyu, Lee Andrew Tuck berjaya menyempurnakan sepakan penalti sekali gus menjadikan kedudukan 2-0.

TFC 1 terus menambah derita anak-anak buah Mehmed Durakovic apabila Wan Ahmad Amirzafran menjaringkan gol ketiga dengan menyentuh bola hasil sepakan percuma yang diambil oleh Lee Andrew Tuck sebelum menerjah gawang Perak.

Lee Andrew Tuck bagaimanapun dilayangkan kad merah selepas menerima layangan kad kuning kedua pada minit ke-70 apabila dia melakukan terjahan keras terhadap pemain tengah Perak, Muhammad Firdaus Saiyadi.

Meskipun bermain dengan 10 pemain, semangat TFC 1 seakan tidak luntur apabila pemain tengah skuad Penyu, Mohd. Faiz Mohd. Nasir menjaringkan gol keempat pada minit ke-81.

Ketinggalan 0-4, Perak tidak mudah mengalah dan berjaya menjaringkan gol pertama pada minit ke-85 menerusi rembatan kencang Wander Luiz.

Wander Luiz sekali lagi menambah jaringan kedua skuad The Boss Gaurus empat minit kemudian selepas dia melakukan rembatan deras dari luar kotak penalti sebelum bola menerjah gawang TFC 1.

Perak bagaimanapun terus mengasak ke gawang TFC 1 dan memperoleh sepakan penalti pada masa kecederaan apabila Leandro Dos Santos dijatuhkan di dalam kotal penalti.

Leandro berjaya menyempurnakan sepakan penalti sekali gus menjadikan kedudukam jaringan 3-4.

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Arsenal vs Manchester City: Team news, kick-off time, likely line-ups, odds and stats ahead of Premier League clash [daily mail]

• Unai Emery begins his Arsenal reign at home to Manchester City on Sunday
• He will be hoping Aaron Ramsey is fit for the mouth-watering clash at Emirates
• Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling are back in contention for City

Arsenal team news  

New Arsenal head coach Unai Emery will be hoping Aaron Ramsey is fit for his first game in charge as Premier League champions Manchester City visit the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Ramsey, whose contract expires at the end of the season, suffered a slight calf injury but has returned to training and could be fit to take his place in the Gunners side.

Sead Kolasinac (knee) and Laurent Koscielny (Achilles) are definitely out as summer arrivals Bernd Leno, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi all push to make their competitive debuts.

Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Leno, Bellerin, Lichtsteiner, Holding, Mustafi, Mavropanos, Papastathopoulos, Monreal, Nelson, Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Elneny, Torreira, Guendouzi, Ramsey, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Welbeck, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Manchester City team news  

Midfielders Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling are back in contention for Manchester City's Premier League opener at Arsenal.

The pair missed the Community Shield last week after returning to training late following the World Cup. Playmaker David Silva could also feature after sitting out at Wembley and goalkeeper Ederson will return.

Forward Riyad Mahrez could make his league debut for the club following his £60million summer move from Leicester.

Provisional squad: Ederson, Bravo, Walker, Danilo, Kompany, Stones, Laporte, Otamendi, Mendy, Danilo, Gundogan, Fernandinho, Delph, De Bruyne, D Silva, B Silva, Foden, Diaz, Sterling, Sane, Mahrez, Aguero, Jesus.

Key match stats (supplied by Opta)  

Arsenal are beginning a league season against the reigning top-flight champions for the first time since the 1970-71 campaign, when they drew 2-2 at Everton on the opening day.

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last nine opening Premier League fixtures (W8 D1), winning the last seven in a row.

Arsenal are without a victory in their last five league meetings with Manchester City (D2 L3), and have won just two of their last 12 against the Citizens (D5 L5).

At the Emirates, Arsenal have enjoyed just one win in their last six league clashes with Man City (D3 L2), courtesy of a 2-1 win in December 2015.

This will be the first time Arsenal and Man City have met on the opening day of the season since 1994-95, when the Gunners won 3-0 at Highbury under George Graham.

The reigning Premier League champions have lost their opening game in each of the last two campaigns – this has never happened in three consecutive seasons in English top-flight history.

Pep Guardiola and Unai Emery met 10 times in all competitions during their spells in Spain, with Guardiola never losing in those meetings (W6 D4 L0).

Arsenal are without a victory in their last five Premier League meetings with City

Perpindahan Pemain Paling Mahal di EPL 2018/19

EPL : Langkah Kanan MU

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho praised Paul Pogba for "putting himself forward for the team" after he captained the side and scored the opening goal in the win over Leicester City on the first day of the Premier League season.

Pogba - linked with Barcelona this summer - was a surprise starter only four days after his return to training, having won the World Cup with France just under a month ago.

The hosts made a flying start at Old Trafford, winning a penalty in the second minute when Daniel Amartey handled Alexis Sanchez's deflected shot.

Pogba stepped up and, after a typically nonchalant slow run-up, placed the ball in the top-right corner above Kasper Schmeichel.

Left-back Luke Shaw then scored the first senior goal of his career after controlling Juan Mata's aerial pass to double their lead.

Substitute Jamie Vardy headed a late consolation for Leicester after Ricardo Perreira's cross had hit a post, and Foxes goalkeeper Schmeichel came forward for an injury-time corner but his header went wide.

Pogba lasted 84 minutes before being replaced by Marouane Fellaini, but Mourinho said he did not expect the Frenchman to play for so long.

"We thought maximum 60 minutes but he managed over 80," said the United boss. "The decision belonged to Paul. I asked him and he made himself available and he was very good.

"Paul's contribution was amazing but the fuel was disappearing."

Man of the match - Paul Pogba

Pogba cannot be fully fit after no pre-season games and less than a week of training, but the French World Cup winner was still the game's key player

Leicester boss Claude Puel to BBC Sport: "It was a good game, a good performance from my team. Certainly we lacked more energy in the second half. That's normal for the first game.

Perlawanan Persahabatan : Malaysia atasi UAE di Shah Alam

SHAH ALAM: Insiden pergaduhan pemain mencemari kemenangan 2-0 skuad Bawah 23 (B-23) ke atas Emiriah Arab Bersatu pada aksi persahabatan terakhir di Stadium Shah Alam sebentar tadi.

Insiden itu berlaku di tengah padang selepas terdapat pemain UAE tidak berpuas hati dengan pemain negara sebelum ia merebak keseluruh pemain termasuk di bangku simpanan.

Bagaimanapun, sepanjang perlawanan, ada petanda positif yang dijelmakan pemain Datuk Ong Kim Swee sebelum ke Indonesia Isnin ini bagi menghadapi Sukan Asia.

Tidak hanya kemenangan yang jadi topik utama, daripada aksi yang dipamerkan anak buah Datuk Ong Kim Swee wajar mendapat pujian ketika langsung tidak menunjukkan rasa gerun terhadap lawan yang memiliki nama lebih gah di pentas bola sepak Asia.

Sebelum ini, Kim Swee kehilangan beberapa nama seperti Matthew Davies, Nor Azam Azih, Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak dan juga Jafri Firdaus Chew.

Jika prestasi sama mampu dijelmakan dalam perlawanan sebenar, tidak mustahil kejutan mampu dilakar skuad B-23 seperti dilakukan pada Kejuaraan Konfederasi Bola Sepak Asia B-23 di China awal tahun lalu apabila lakar kejayaan mara ke suku akhir.

Terdahulu, skuad Datuk Ong Kim Swee tampil selesa dengan menguasai permainan namun terpaksa menunggu sehingga minit ke-27 untuk memperoleh gol pendahuluan menerusi Safawi Rasid.

Minit ke-39, skuad negara berdepan situasi cemas apabila penjaga gol, Mohd Ifwat Akmal Chek Kassim keluar daripada posisinya dan gagal mengeluarkan bola dengan baik namun penyerang UAE, Zayadel Ameri gagal memanfaatkan peluang terhidang dengan baik.

Selang seminit selepas itu, Safawi meraih peluang terbaik menambah jaringan tetapi pertahanan lawan, Ismael Khalid Khamis nyata lebih pantas untuk mengeluarkan bola dari kawasan bahaya.

Bersambung babak kedua, UAE tampil lebih baik berbanding 45 minit pertama apabila dilihat lebih tersusun dalam setiap gerakan yang diatur sebaliknya benteng negara lebih berdisiplin mengekang serangan diatur lawan.

Minit ke-64, tonggak negara, gerakan solo menarik Mohammad Akhyar Abdul Rashid sekali lagi menceriakan kem negara apabila tenang melakukan sentuhan penyudah untuk menggegar gawang UAE buat kali kedua.

Ketika aksi hampir tamat, pergaduhan tercetus dalam masa kecederaan membabitkan pemain kedua-dua pasukan.

EPL : Ramalan Pakar BBC Sport memilih MAN CITY & LIVERPOOL utk menjuarai EPL musim 2018/19 ni

Premier League 2018-19: BBC Sport pundits pick champions and top four

No team has managed a successful defence of the Premier League title since Manchester United in 2009 - but will this season be different?

That is the aim of Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, a winner of three consecutive league titles in both Spain (Barcelona, 2008-11) and Germany (Bayern Munich, 2013-16), who saw his side finish 19 points clear of the pack last time out.

But who will challenge them in 2018-19? Can big-spending Liverpool mount a serious challenge? Will Manchester United narrow the gap? Can Tottenham improve? And are Chelsea and Arsenal contenders after changing their managers in the summer?

We asked 24 BBC TV and radio pundits to pick their top four with explanations for their selections.

The predictions were made on the basis of how each squad shaped up on Wednesday, 8 August, before the opening weekend of the season, but two days before the deadline for incoming transfers and with the potential for players to leave up until the transfer window shuts in the rest of Europe at the end of August.

Ian Wright -(1)Liverpool (2)Man City (3)Man Utd (4)Arsenal

Ruud Gullit (1)Liverpool (2)Man City (3)Chelsea (4)Man Utd

Martin Keown-Liverpool-Man City-Tottenham-Man Utd

Dion Dublin -Man City-Man Utd-Liverpool-Tottenham

Joleon Lescott-Man City-Liverpool-Man Utd-Arsenal

Matthew Upson-Man City-Liverpool-Man Utd-Arsenal

Alan Shearer-(1)Man City (2)Liverpool (3)Man Utd (4)Tottenham

Charlie Adam-Man City-Liverpool-Man Utd-Tottenham

Paul Ince-Man City-Liverpool-Chelsea-Man Utd

Jermaine Jenas-Man City-Liverpool-Tottenham-Man Utd

Chris Sutton-Man City-Liverpool-Tottenham-Man Utd

Leon Osman-Man City-Liverpool-Tottenham-Arsenal

6 teams feature in the forecasted top 4, and only Manchester City and Liverpool nampak sebagai peberet.

Overall predicted ranking, using all BBC predictions
(using system of 4 pts for a 1st place, 3 pts for 2nd, 2 pts for 3rd and 1 pt for 4th)  Alan Shearer: It has been a long time since anyone won back-to-back titles but I think City will win the Premier League again because of Pep - he won't want their standards slipping. He will play exactly the same way and they are going to be very hard to stop, although I think Liverpool and United will both be a lot closer to them this time. Paul Ince: Guardiola is a serial winner - you can see that from the way he rants and raves on the touchline demanding more even when his team are two or 3-0 up. That is his mentality, and his players buy into it. Ian Wright: I want this season's title race to be more spicy and I think it will be. If Liverpool can get some impetus, then we don't know how Manchester City will react under pressure if a team can stay close to them at the end of the season. You also have to consider that Liverpool are City's Kryptonite. That's why I am backing Jurgen Klopp's side to pip them to the title.
1. Man City	2. Liverpool	3. Man Utd	4. Tottenham	5. Chelsea	6. Arsenal
93 pts	74 pts	34 pts	18 pts	15 pts	6 pts

EPL : Arrizabalaga pecah rekod Alisson

LONDON – Chelsea sah memecah rekod dunia bagi pembelian pemain di posisi penjaga gol selepas menandatangani Kepa Arrizabalaga dari Athletic Bilbao dengan nilai perpi­ndahan sebanyak £71.6 juta (RM375.4 juta) semalam.

Keputusan tersebut sekali gus mengatasi rekod yang dilakukan oleh Liverpool yang membeli penjaga gol antarabangsa Brazil, Alisson Becker dengan nilai £67 juta (RM351 juta) dari AS Roma bulan lalu

Chelsea yang terdesak untuk mencari penjaga gol baharu selepas Thibaut Courtois berhijrah ke Real Madrid telah menawarkan kontrak selama tujuh tahun kepada Arrizabalaga dan pemain berusia 23 tahun itu dijangka melakukan penampilan pertama dalam aksi pembukaan Liga Perdana England minggu ini.

“Saya akui ini adalah keputusan paling penting dalam karier bola sepak saya dan saya tidak sabar untuk bertemu dengan rakan-rakan sepasukan pada sesi latihan.

“Banyak perkara yang membuatkan saya tertarik dengan Chelsea kerana ini antara kelab terbesar di England dan telah menjua­rai pelbagai trofi domestik dan Eropah.

“Malah, pemain yang mereka juga memiliki berkelas dunia. Justeru, saya percaya keputusan untuk berhijrah ke sini sangat tepat,” kata­nya.

Arrizabalaga merupakan pemain antarabangsa Sepanyol keenam berada dalam skuad Chelsea selepas Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso, Cesc Fabregas, Pedro dan Alvaro Morata.

Sementara itu, Pengarah Sukan Chelsea, Marina Granovskaia mengakui pelaburan yang dibuat untuk membawa Arrizabalaga ke Stamford Bridge sangat berbaloi kerana penjaga gol itu masih muda dan berpotensi untuk menjadi pemain berkelas dunia. 
– Agensi