Air raid: Kepala Batas’ Safrul Hafizzad outjumps Harimau Muda’s V. Kavichelvan during their FA Cup match at the Shah Alam Stadium, February 18, 2011. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Thwarted: Harimau Muda’s  Gary Steven Robbat (left) is pulled back by Mohamad Hisyam of Perlis during their Super League match at the Petaling Jaya  Stadium, February 15, 2011. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Taken down: Harimau Muda’s Gary Steven Robbat is tackled by Perlis’ Mohamad Rozaidi during their Super League match at the MBPJ Stadium, February 15, 2011. GLENN GUAN/ The Star

Selangor’s Mohd Saffee Sali and Kelantan’s Mohd Rizal Fahmi head for the ball during their Charity Shield match at the Shah Alam Stadium, Jannuary 29, 2011. Kelantan won 2-0. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Selangor’s Mohd Fadzli Saari and Kelantan’s Danial Fadzley Abdullah fight for the ball during their Charity Shield match at the Shah Alam Stadium, Jannuary 29, 2011. Kelantan won 2-0. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Selangor’s Mohd Iqbal Mohd Suhimi and Kelantan’s Zairul Fitree fight for the ball during their Charity Shield match at the Shah Alam Stadium, Jannuary 29, 2011. Kelantan won 2-0. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Malaysia’s Mohd Safee Sali fights for the ball with Vietnam’s Le Phuoc Tu during their AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 semi-final second leg match at the My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi, December 18, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Hanoi)

Good job, guys: The Malaysian players lifting coach K. Rajagopal after holding Vietnam to a 0-0 draw at the My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi, December 18, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Hanoi)

Malaysia’s Yeoh Ken Nee competes in the men’s 3 metres springboard finals at the 16th Asian Games, November 25, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Guangzhou)

Malaysia’s Bryan Nickson Lomas and Ooi Tze Liang execute their moves during the men’s  10 metres platform finals at the 16th Asian Games , November 22, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Malaysia’s Pandelela Rinong in action during a training session at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, November 19, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Guangzhou)

Malaysia’s Leong Mun Yee and Traisy Vivien in action during a training session at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, November 19, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Guangzhou)

Team Hong Kong in action during the 16th Asian Games men’s team pursuit finals at the Guangzhou Veledrome, November 16, 2010.  GLENN GUAN/The Star (Guangzhou)