Hidalgo double fires JDT to 4-1 FA Cup first-leg win over UM-Damansara
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — FA Cup defending champions Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) are as good as through to the nex...
In the first-leg FA Cup match at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, defending champions Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) secured a commanding 4-1 victory over UM-Damansara United. The Southern Tigers scored early with a penalty converted by Jairo Da Silva, adding two more goals in the second half to make it 3-0. Manuel Hidalgo ultimately sealed the win with a goal in the 53rd minute, bringing the total to 4-0.
UM-Damansara managed a consolation goal late in the match. The teams will face each other again at the same venue on September 8. Elsewhere, Perak FA suffered a 1-0 defeat to Kuala Lumpur City FC at the Manjung Municipal Council Stadium, despite being the home team, after Perak was reduced to 10 men due to a red card. KL City will visit Perak in the return leg on September 9.
Kelantan Red Warrior and Kuching City FC played to a goalless draw at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Bharu, with both teams set to meet in the return match in Kuching, Sarawak, on September 8. Lastly, the DPMM FC-Terengganu FA Cup match was postponed in Brunei due to poor air quality conditions, with a new date to be announced soon.
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