Terengganu sent defending champions Kelantan crashing out of the Malaysia Cup as Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Kuala Terengganu T-Team all registered second leg victories to book their places in the semi-finals yesterday.
After the first leg matches saw six red cards flashed, including five in Kuala Terengganu, the second leg was tame by comparison as Ashaari Samsuddin scored twice for FA Cup champions Terengganu to claim a 2-2 draw with Kelantan in Kota Baru yesterday for a 5-3 aggregate success.
M. Karathu's dream of retaining the Malaysia Cup was dashed in the first half when Terengganu took advantage of overzealous play by Super League champions Kelantan to take a 2-0 lead at half-time.
M. Karathu's dream of retaining the Malaysia Cup was dashed in the first half when Terengganu took advantage of overzealous play by Super League champions Kelantan to take a 2-0 lead at half-time.
Manaf Mamat latched on a poor clearance by Kelantan defender S. Subramaniam before sending the ball to Ashaari who in turn lobbed goalkeeper Khairul Fahmi Che Mat in the 18th minute for the opener.
Five minutes from half-time, Ashaari stabbed the ball past Khairul again before Azamuddin Akil, who had a goal ruled out for offside in the first-half, reduced the deficit for Kelantan following a mistake by Terengganu goalkeeper Shabinee Allawee Ramli, who allowed the ball to slip through his hands, for the striker to slot the ball into an empty net in the 54th minute.
Badhri Radzi scored a penalty in the 70th minute after referee Suhaizi Sukri pointed to the spot for a handball by Terengganu captain Marzuki Yusoff but the visitors held on to claim victory on aggregate.
Badhri Radzi scored a penalty in the 70th minute after referee Suhaizi Sukri pointed to the spot for a handball by Terengganu captain Marzuki Yusoff but the visitors held on to claim victory on aggregate.
Selangor's renaissance under interim coach P. Maniam continued after Rudie Ramli scored in a 1-0 win over Perak in the second leg at the Perak Stadium in Ipoh for a 4-1 aggregate victory.
Perak had few goalscoring chances despite having the majority of possession and were punished five minutes into the second half when Rudie, who came off the bench to replace the injured Amri Yahyah midway through the first half, headed into an empty net.
The goal resulted from a free-kick taken by Safiq Rahim, who scored twice from set-piece play in the first leg, which could only be pushed high up by goalkeeper Nasril Nourdin as Rudie followed up with an opportunistic header for his second goal of the tournament.
T-Team extended their fairy-tale run through the competition to the last four after repeating their 2-1 first leg win in Kota Kinabalu to defeat Sabah 4-2 on aggregate at the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium in Kuala Terengganu.
Fitri Omar put T-Team ahead when he scored off a pass from Norfarhan Mohamad in the 28th minute with a grounder which had Sabah goalkeeper Syed Adney Syed Hussain well beaten.
Zairo Anuar Zailani unleashed an unstoppable shot from just outside the penalty box in the 67th minute to double T-Team's lead before Mafri Balang scored a consolation for Sabah four minutes from time.
Negri needed extra-time to overcome a 1-0 first leg deficit against Felda United but advanced after Idris Karim and Hairuddin Omar scored in the additional period for a 3-0 win on the night at the Paroi Stadium.
Hairuddin cancelled Felda's first-leg advantage in the 17th minute when he knocked in Shahurain Abu Samah's pass before bagging another in the 112th minute to take his Malaysia Cup tally to five goals, either side of a strike by Idris in the 100th minute.
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