JOHOR BAHRU, 22 Oct 2017:
Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) entered the Malaysia Cup final after beating Perak 3-0 in the second leg semifinal match at Tan Sri Hassan Yunos Larkin Stadium, here last night.
JDT made it to the final on a 4-1 aggregate. Perak held JDT to a 1-1 draw in the first leg semifinal match at Perak Stadium in Ipoh last Sunday.
In last night’s match, JDT was the more aggressive side in the first half and made several raids on the Perak goal mouth.
The first clear chance fell to Ignacio Bohigues in the 30th minutre but his shot from midfield was pushed out by Perak goalkeeper Muhammad Hafizul Hakim.
JDT got another chance ten minutes later but Mohd Fadhli Mohd Shas was denied a goal by Perak goalkeeper Muhammad Hafizul after he connected a fine pass from Safiq Rahim.
After the break, JDT finally broke the duck when Gonzalo Cabrera opened the score in the 57th minute with a goal.
Gabriel Guerra made it 2-0 in the 74th minutes to break the heart of the travelling fans of the Bos Gaurus squad.
Cabrera wrapped the match 3-0 when he scored a goal in the 80th minute.
JDT will meet Kedah in the Malaysia Cup final at Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor on Nov 4.
Kedah advanced after beating Felda United 2-0 (aggregate 3-1) in the second leg of the semifinals at Stadium Darul Aman, also last night.
The Kedah goal was scored by imported player Sandro Da Silva Mendonca in the second half of the match in the 71st and 85th minutes.
Kedah’s first goal came about from a beautiful move on the left flank which frequently sent the ball up before Sandro fired the ball sizzling past Felda United’s goalkeeper Mohd Farizal Harun.
Inspired by the goal, the Kedah team redoubled their efforts to break the opponent’s defence.
This resulted in Sandro breaking past the Felda United defence line and beating Mohd Farizal again in the 85th minute to score the second goal for Kedah and sending the team’s supporters into a frenzy.
– Bernama