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April 10, 2012 7:45 PM SGT
Jalan Besar Stadium — Singapore
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Malaysia Super League Preview: LionsXII vs Perak FA

Top of the table Lions will be looking to maintain their stay by claiming another league double over the Seladangs

By Bhas Kunju

LionsXII vs Terengganu, MSL
Zeng Liwei
A slip-up for Kelantan over the weekend at Sarawak meant Kelantan now trail league leaders LionsXII by three points, though they still have two games in hand.

LionsXII meanwhile had ensured that they were the ones keeping the pace with a hard-fought 1-0 win over neighbours Johor.

On Tuesday night they will be playing hosts to Norizan Bakar's Perak at Jalan Besar Stadium.

A 2-1 win earlier in the season at Perak Stadium against a side that looked to be challenging for the title and was labelled the best team in the league by V.Sundramoorthy, had strengthened the credentials of the fledgling team.

For Perak, the defeat set off a run of four matches without a win, including three consecutive defeats, that only ended last weekend with a 2-1 win against a weak Kuala Lumpur side.

The poor form of forward Lazar Popovic has also been of concern with the Serbian looking likely to get the boot by the end of the transfer window.

The striker woes of LionsXII meanwhile look to have ended despite a string of untimely injuries.

Khairul Nizam's second strike in as many games on Saturday was the winning goal at Pasir Gudang Stadium, and the forward has quickly eased into the target man cum poacher role.

An injury setback earlier in the season had robbed the former Courts Young Lions player of the opportunity to make an impact sooner but since returning and replacing the injured Sufian Anuar, Khairul has looked perfectly in sync with his team-mates.

V.Sundramoorthy will be hoping to keep up the good form of his players with another win and extend their lead at the top of the Malaysian Super League table, though defending champions Kelantan would by then have three matches in hand.

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Odds
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Available Squads
18Hyrulnizam JumaatGoalkeeper
2Shakir HamzahDefender
21Safuwan BaharudinDefender
19Shevki Sha'abanDefender
22Shaiful EsahDefender
19Irwan ShahDefender
-Firdaus KasmanMidfielder
20Shahdan SulaimanMidfielder
14Hariss HarunMidfielder
10Yasir HanapiMidfielder
20Khairul NizamStriker
4Isa HalimMidfielder
11Taufiq RahmatMidfielder
11Agu CasmirStriker
17Shahril IshakMidfielder
-Pravin GuanasagaranMidfielder
-Al-FaizGoalkeeper
Probable Lineups
Hyrulnizam Jumaat 18
Shakir Hamzah 2
Safuwan Baharudin 21
Shevki Sha'aban 19
Shaiful Esah 22
Irwan Shah 19
Firdaus Kasman 0
Shahdan Sulaiman 20
Hariss Harun 14
Yasir Hanapi 10
Khairul Nizam 20
Khairul Amri bin Salehuddin 22
Muhammad Shahrom bin Abdul Kalam 5
K. Nanthakumar 25
Mohd Syazwan bin Mohd Roslan 6
Michal Kubala 20
Shahrulnizam bin Mustapa 8
Mohd Noor Hazrul bin Mohd Mustafa 19
Mohd Rafiuddin bin Roddin 20
Akmal Rizal bin Ahmad Rakhli 0
Fahrul Razi bin Kamaruddin 0
Lazar Popović 0
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Marlon Alex James Marlon Alex James
Striker
ATM
14 2
Patrick Ronaldinho Wleh Patrick Ronaldinho Wleh
Striker
PKNS
9 1
F. Roslan F. Roslan
Striker
Pahang
8 0
Shahril Ishak Shahril Ishak
Midfielder
LionsXII
7 1
Idlan Talaha Idlan Talaha
Midfielder
Darul Takzim
7 0