PAHANG BEAT JOHOR 2-0

TEMERLOH, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Pahang pushed the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF)

off the top of the Premier League table tonight after defeating Johor 2-0 at the

Temerloh Municipal Council Stadium here.

In the sole Premier League match of the evening, the rousing support of the

5,000 host fans charged the state team to control play and launched repeated

attacks at their opponents.

The attacking play paid off in the 11th minute when Azamuddin Mohd Akil put

a cross pass from Gopinathan just outside of the box into the net.

Dollah Salleh''s boys further strengthened their position with another goal

through a Nana Yaw pass to Wan Azwari before crossing it into the penalty box

for Azamuddin to slot in his second goal of the match in the 28th minute.

In the second half, the home team continued to mount pressure on Johor to

improve the scoreline but at the final whistle, the score remained Pahang 2

Johor 0.

-- BERNAMA

HSM ZAF CHW AO