Negeri Sembilan Antlers melepasi gemuruh awal permainan sebelum mengatasi Kelantan Warriors dalam pertembungan tiga set minggu ketujuh Emas Anuar Liga Sepak Takraw (STL) 2021/21 di Spice Arena, Pulau Pinang, hari ini.
Kedua-dua pasukan saling mengejar mata tetapi Warriors mempamerkan mampu mengekalkan prestasi untuk mendominasi set pertama 21-17.
Tetapi Warriors bangkit menguasai set kedua dengan keputusan serupa.
Bagi memastikan pisang tidak berbuah dua kali, Antlers kembali memperkemaskan permainan untuk menang 21-16, sekali gus memanjat dua anak tangga untuk menguasai tempat ketiga saingan perdana itu disusuli Penang Black Panthers.
Warriors pula semakin terperosok di tangga tercorot menjelang minggu terakhir di Ipoh.
Sementara itu, Johor Tigris dan pasukan di tangga kedua, Kuala Lumpur Thunder, kembali mendapat rentak kemenangan dengan menewaskan Putrajaya Cyborg dan Penang Black Panthers secara straigt set.
Walaupun sudah mengesahkan kejuaraan musim ini, ATM Guardians mengotakan janji untuk tidak rela maruah tercalar apabila mudah menjinakkan Perak 21-16, 21-10.
Shaiful Shamsudin
Sun Feb 27 2022


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