Selangor FC beat Kelantan TRW 2-1 in the Malaysia Cup round of 16 after a last-minute winner from striker Muhammad Faisal Abdul Halim.
SELANGOR FC secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over Kelantan The Real Warriors FC in their Malaysia Cup round-of-16 first leg.
The match was decided by a last-gasp injury-time winner from Selangor’s sensational striker Muhammad Faisal Abdul Halim.
Kelantan TRW had taken an early lead at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium through Alexander Lyngbo in the 25th minute.
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Muhammad Faisal levelled the score for the visitors with a goal in the 60th minute of the second half.
He then completed his brace and secured the win with a decisive goal deep into added time.
The result gives Selangor a slight advantage ahead of the second leg at Petaling Jaya City Council Stadium on Jan 23.
In another Malaysia Cup fixture, Terengganu FC defeated UM-Damansara United 2-0 at UM Arena Stadium.
Brazilian striker Careca opened the scoring for TFC after just five minutes.
The second goal came in the 78th minute from an unfortunate own goal by the UM-Damansara United captain.
He deflected a Terengganu free-kick into his own net to confirm the 2-0 win for the visitors.
The second leg for that tie will be played at Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium this Friday. – Bernama
