DPMM FC advance to FA Cup semis » Borneo Bulletin Online
DPMM FC secured a place in the Malaysia Super League FA Cup semi-finals after defeating Kuala Lumpur City FC 1-0 (4-3 aggregate) in the quarter-final second leg match at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium in Cheras, Malaysia, on Sunday night.
The achievement marks the first time DPMM FC have reached the semi-finals of the cup tournament. The team will face defending champion Johor Darul Ta’zim FC.
DPMM FC’s top scorer Jordan Murray netted the decisive goal in the 11th minute after the ball deflected off a defender from a cross delivered by Tommy Mawat Bada, which fell kindly into his path, allowing him to slot it home from close range.
Kuala Lumpur City FC’s Paulo Josue Sturmer Dos Reis nearly leveled the score for his team in the 40th minute, but his header was saved by DPMM FC goalkeeper Samuel Jacob Somerville.
In desperate search for an equaliser, Mohamad Fazrul Amir Md Zaman of Kuala Lumpur City hit a low drive just outside the penalty box that was saved by Somerville.
DPMM FC were reduced to 10 men just two minutes into the second half when Tommy Mawat Bada was given a straight red card for a hard foul on Mohamad Fazrul Amir Md Zaman.
Despite playing at a disadvantage, DPMM FC almost doubled their lead in the 59th minute from a strike by Muhammad Farris Izdiham Awang Kechik, after collecting the back kneel pass from Dalberto Luan Belo, but it was well blocked.
Kuala Lumpur City FC’s Giancarlo Gallifuoco had a chance in the dying seconds of the match, however his header sailed over the crossbar.
SOURCE/AUTHOR : BORNEO BULLETIN/JAMES KON
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