From: edward@iti.gov.sg (Edward Lim)
Subject: Soccer #22: Semi Pro League: Div 2 Results
Originator: edward@hermes.iti.gov.sg
Organization: Information Technology Institute, National Computer Board, Singapore
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 03:59:35 GMT


Here goes some results of the Div 2 matches...

Martin Vana nets Forces' winner
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Martin Vana, brother of Singapore's Czech star Michal, scored the 72nd-minute
winner as Armed Forces beat Penang 1-0 in a match played at KL last night.


Other results
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Brunei  1 Kedah    2
Malacca 2 Police   3
Perlis  0 Kelantan 0

Tonight's matches
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Perak     v Negri Sembilan
KL        v Terengganu
Johor     v Sarawak
Pahang    v Sabah
Singapore v Selangor

Preview: Singapore v Selangor - D-Day for both teams
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Both teams are fighting against the greatest humiliation of their existence -
relegation for the first time in history.  As the late Liverpool manager Bill
Shankly once said: "Football is not just a matter of life and death.  It is more
than that."  Well, for former M'sia Cup giants Singapore and Selangor, tonight's
match at the National Stadium may just transcend their bitter rivalry for the
last 50 years.  Today is D-Day.

For victory may mean life in the top-flight next season.  Defeat would spell
near-certain condemnation to the Second Division and a loss of revenue and
talent.  Selangor's coach Mazlan Harun and his assistant M. Chandran have already
paid the price for the fall of Selangor.  Both were sacked a fortnight ago, with
Englishman Ken Shellito brought in as the new tactician.  But is this enough?

Singapore has to call in much-acclaimed Geylang Int'l official Patrick Ang to
serve as the General Manager of the Singapore team three weeks ago to arrest the
slide.  But thus far, it has been all talk and no action.

Ken Shellito: "Both teams need to win this badly.  There is a lot of prestige in
matches between Selangor and Singapore and the pressure out there will be
intense.  But I know that we can win it and go on to survive."  Much of his
belief falls on the broad shoulders of his 1.93-metre tall Australian striker
Ross Greer.  Greer and his dimunitive compatriot Tim Bredbury were a constant
menance to the Singapore defence in the Lions' 2-1 away loss in May and
Shellito's tactical assault is pivoted on the duo.

But Sivaji (S'pore's coach) and Ang seem ready for Shellito's moves.  Lanky
stoppers Lim Tong Hai and Amin Nasir, both over 1.80m tall, will be asked to blot
out Greer while newly-recruited midfielder Kadir Yahya (from Geylang Int'l) will
be marked Bredbury.  Razali Saad, who is expected to replace injured skipper T.
Pathmanathan (out with a strained calf) as the last line of cover, will again
wear the captain's armband.  Up front will be the combination (so far impotent)
of Czech Michal Vana and V. Sundaramoorthy.  Hopefully, the industry of
midfielders Hasnim Haron, Nazri Nasir, Malek Awab and Syed Farouk will carve out
plenty of chances for the striking duo.  Farouk, also from Ang's Geylang
Int'l, will be playing his first match this season.


Postscript
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There have been a number of requests for me to post the results of matches and
table standings of Division 2.  Unfortunately, the results are seldom published
in the local papers in Singapore.  So, may I request any s.c.a. reader with ready
access to this information to post them?  Perhaps someone in the .my domain?
-- 
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