Wleh Outshines Grand Pa

Unstoppable: Sime Darby striker Patrick ‘Ronaldinho’ Wleh (centre) reels off in delight after scoring against Harimau Muda B during their Premier League match at the MBPJ Stadium on Monday. Sime Darby won 3-0. – Bernama



By Wleh Bedell
bedellblessing@yahoo.com


Young enterprising striker Patrick ‘Ronaldinho’ Wleh may be learning his trade as the likes of his senior compatriot Francis ‘Grand Pa’ Doe lead the way, but the lad seems unperturbed un intimidated by their status as he has surprisingly outshined his senior compatriot in the Malaysian league cup.

Sime Darby the club of the Liberian duo Patrick Wleh and Sengbeh Kennedy got the better of their senior compatriot Francis Doe when they eliminated top flight side Terangganu on a 2-1 goal aggregate to move to the next round of the Malaysian cup.

In the first match played in the back yard of Doe’s club on April 21, the technically gifted Wleh scored one of the two goals in his side 2-1 win and even won the man of the match award, and in the second leg on May 1, at home they were able to sail through as they ended the contest blank to eliminate Grand pa and Co to the surprise of followers of football in the part of the world.