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Terengganu climbed to second place of the Malaysian Super League after an early strike by Brazillian striker Gleisson Freire became the only different between them and home team Perlis. The lanky striker’s strike was his second goal in as many matches, having scored the equaliser against Kedah last week. It was a good finish to a good move and a few more of that would see him climbing up the goal-scoring charts.

Without a win in two previous away matches, Terengganu were eager to turn things around. With the Utama Stadium being a formidable fortress to the Northern Lions, Terengganu had to fight for every inch to win this match. Despite taking the lead early in the previous two away matches, Terengganu were unable to hold on to the lead. Thus, there were a lot of nail-biting among the black and white supporters before referee Krishnan blew the final whistle.

It was a physical match with both teams sharing the number of cards dished out by the man in the middle. On a sad note, Terengganu Brazillian midfielder Jocian Bento Dos Anjos had to be stretchered off after a hard tackle from a Perlis player. The extent of the injury is not yet known but many fans are hoping that he would be fit for the trip to Kuantan.

The win also saw Terengganu keeping their first clean-sheet of the season away from home. The defensive partnership of skipper Mohd Marzuki Yusof and Brazillian defender Fabio Flor managed to thwart everything the home side threw at them to ensure Mohd Sharbinee Allawee’s goal remained intact for the whole duration of the match.

The win saw Terengganu moved a place to second behind Kedah on the table who slayed the Red Giants 6-2 at the nearby Darul Aman Stadium in Alor Setar. Both teams have the same goal difference but Kedah are on top due to scoring two more goals than the Turtles.

It was good to get the first win on the road and Terengganu fans are hoping that Yunus Alif’s players would be able to sustain this momentum against Pahang at the Darul Makmur Stadium on the first day of 2008.