Huayi - Ahead of this fixture, Myjia FFC were missing two key players Kenneth and Delvin despite the return of the giant defender Sunny. His presence gave Myjia a boost in morale but was not enough to prevent Myjia falling to a narrow defeat to Western Malays with the scoreline of 4-3.
Myjia started off the first half brightly with Jackson winning a spotkick after a tackle from Western Malays stopper. With a chance to give Myjia a lead, Waimeng, who is enjoying a superb form, made no mistake in slotting the ball past the keeper for his 10 goals of the season.
Despite missing his regular partner Kenneth in midfield, Myjia manage to keep the midfield tight which resulted in large amount of possession of the first half to be kept in the middle of the park.
On the half an hour mark, a beautifully taken freekick by Waimeng was slotted in by Wilkin who thought to have gotten his 1st goal of the season. However celebrations were spoilt by the referee who disallowed the goal with a tight call which adjudged youngster Wilkin Tan to be in an offside position.
Momentum began to favour Western Malays and Myjia were then force to lay deep in their half with Western Malays launching attacks down the flanks.
On the closing moment of the first half, Western Malays got their reward for their constant attack with a lucky deflected goal. A clearance header by veteran Vincent bounced of the head of Western Malays giant striker and flew into the back of the net.
Myjia headed into the dressing room with a 1-1 scoreline.
Western Malays started of the second half brightly with 3 goals in the space of 15 minutes. However the 3 goals hardly put a dent in the confidence of Myjia instead Myjia tried to fight their way back.
On the 70th minutes, Myjia saw slight hope in crawling their way back into the match when a long ball played by Sunny from defence found chief striker Chia Junhao who dribbled past two defenders before slotting the ball at the bottom corner which gave the keeper no chance.
With an increasing confidence in the Myjia side, Myjia began to launch waves of attack. However the momentum was stopped when tenacious midfielder Waimeng fell awkwardly from a tackle by the Western Malays defender. The injury was a jittery moment for the Myjia fans as Waimeng is currently enjoying a form of his life.
In the closing moment of the match, Sunny mark his return to the side with a superbly taken header. He rose with great height and headed the ball past the helpless Western Malays keeper.
The goal came a little to late for Myjia and the match ended in 4-3 defeat. However Myjia fans have something to cheer about despite the defeat as Myjia FFC showed perseverance in their play and the return of the giant defender Sunny Rai.
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