Pos Malaysia get timely lift from Lee, Fernandez

11/08/1997

LEE Sien Lam and Conrad Roy Fernandez played a pivotal role in Pos
Malaysia's win over a fighting DeTas at the Bukit Jalil Stadium yesterday.
In another match at the adjacent field, Maybank hammered Perak SEDC 3-0
to finish fifth in the standings.
Arul Selvaraj (15th), Suhairi Saidi (52nd) and Chairil Anwar (60th)
scored the goals for Maybank.
Pos Malaysia took the lead in the 17th minute when Mohamed Firdaus
hammered home from a penalty corner setpiece.
The goal spurred Pos Malaysia and they pinned DeTas in their own
semicircle for most of the first half.
In the 20th minute, Firdaus received a pass from Lee but his shot missed
the goamouth by inches. In a counterattack, veteran Lim Chiow Chuan came
face-to-face with national goalkeeper Nasihin Nubli but failed to score.
After the breather, Lee and Fernandez received the marching order for
rough play and DeTas sudddenly found more space to manouvre their move.
In the 52nd minute, Azman Ariffin sounded the board for the equaliser.
The match turned robust after that and Pos' Daniel Kassim was stretched
out. With 10 minutes to go on the clock, the umpire called back Lee and
Conrad who turned the match in favour of Pos.
Lee, who combined well with Balbir Singh, took charge of the team and
made a few solo runs to send DeTas backpedalling with the help of Conrad.
In the 61st minute, Lee finished off a short corner setpiece to seal the
match for Pos Malaysia.
Fixtures - Aug 13: Kuala Langat v Segambut (Bukit Jalil Stadium, 5.30).
Aug 14: Kuala Langat v BBMB (Bukit Jalil, 5.0).
Aug 16: Tenaga v EME (BJ, 5); BSN v Perak SEDC (5.30), Segambut v PJMC
(7.45, all matches at Bukit Jalil Stadium).
Aug 17: Kuala Langat v Detas (5.0, Petaling Jaya Stadium); Pos Malaysia
v BBMB (5.30, Bukit Jalil Stadium); RMR v Maybank (7.45, Bukit Jalil
Stadium).
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