SUPER LEAGUE: LEAGUE LEADERS JDT STRENGTHEN GRIP AT THE TOP, KL CITY AND DPMM REGISTER VALUABLE VICTORIES

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Super League leaders Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) continued to strengthen their grip at the top of the standings by maintaining their unbeaten record, defeating Penang FC 4-0 at the City Stadium in George Town, tonight.

The Southern Tigers needed only six minutes to open the scoring through Brazilian import Marcos Guilherme, who cleverly evaded the home side's defence before beating goalkeeper Mohd Ramdhan Ab Hamid.

The visiting team doubled their pressure and managed to add a second goal in the 34th minute through a powerful strike by Bergson Da Silva, who received a neat pass from Oscar Arribas.

As the second half resumed, Bergson again proved his clinical form by netting the third goal of the match for JDT in the 68th minute, before Arribas capped off a glorious night for JDT with a fourth goal via a long-range shot during injury time.

Meanwhile, Terengganu FC's (TFC) hopes of collecting full points at home were dashed as they suffered a narrow 0-1 defeat to Kuala Lumpur City FC (KL City FC) at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Nerus.

TFC goalkeeper Suhaimi Husin, returning to action after a long break, initially stood firm in defending the goal against early attempts by Dmytro Lytvyn and Paolo Josue.

However, a lapse in the home team's defence in the 62nd minute proved costly when Antonio Gomes unleashed a low drive that hit the back of the net, securing a valuable victory for the City boys.

In another match at the Selayang Municipal Council Stadium (MPS), Brunei representatives DPMM FC climbed to sixth in the league after defeating Kelantan The Real Warriors (TRW) 3-0.

The goals for DPMM were scored by Jordan Murray in the 12th minute, followed by Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad (23rd minute) and Jordan Rodrigues in the 69th minute.

-- BERNAMA