Terengganu, Penang, Kelantan and PDRM shared mixed results between them. Kedah on the other hand, recovered from opening day defeat to Felda by collecting seven points against Terengganu, Perak and Kelantan. Felda's current standing is largely contributed by the performances from Zah Rahan Krangar, Hadin Azman and Lutfulla Turaev who have scored six goals between them. They were followed by Felda who, other than the JDT defeat, have done well by picking up 9 points against Kedah, Sarawak and T-Team. Despite the results, The Southern Tigers have yet to impress the media and fans particularly in a game against Felda, how they have ultimately failed to break Felda's attacking movement as well as defensive line before the Fighters unable to hang on to the lead after going down to 10 men. The defending league champions, JDT have no trouble so far, winning three consecutive games with 2-0 win against T-Team, 2-0 win against Terengganu and 2-1 win over Felda United. Patrick Wleh has finally showcase his talent that Selangor fans has been waiting for and currently the league top goalscorer with 5 goals. PS: It would be nice to see Malaysia Cup final hosted by some other stadiums next time, I'm just sick of Shah Alam Stadium.Īfter a 1-1 stalemate with JDT in the first game of the season, Selangor have picked themselves very well by winning three games in a row: 1-0 win against Perak, 3-1 win against Pahang and 4-2 win over Sarawak. The fact that this year's final has the same finalists like last year, coupled with semi-finals involving teams that simply lack of fans, something needs to be done to restore the glory of Malaysia Cup.įinal of 2016 is a final hope to see a real quality football in Malaysia, something that Malaysian football has been lacking throughout this year. The most depressing thing is, how league champion JDT appear to be reluctant to play with a full-strength team and ended up knocked out of competition, since they have made it clear, only a competition that provides continental football matters to them. It failed to capture the excitement that it should be, particularly treating the competition as second fiddle and regard the matches as 'not important'. Last year's decision by FMLLP to kick-off the competition much earlier, basically before the league ends, is a wise move indeed.īut this year's Malaysia Cup is, to be completely honest, is a failure which is disappointing to say the least. When the FA Cup was introduced, plus offering a continental place, Malaysia Cup went down the pecking order.Īnd nothing much has been done to save the competition. When the league was introduced, it has lost the purpose. It used to be a platform for the national team. What became a problem is that, as years goes by, the world has to change to accommodate to the present time. Most importantly, it's from Malaysia Cup that football fans exist in the country. It's from Malaysia Cup that football lives in this country. It's from Malaysia Cup that the country found countless number of legends and talents. Sorry to say, people forget how Malaysia Cup shaped the culture of football in the country. There are people who want to change the current format, making it a knock-out competition and scrapped FA Cup.Īnd there are people who simply didn't care and support their team in the competition regardless of the relevance or not. There are people who doesn't want Malaysia Cup to exist anymore. Hence, people are questioning the relevance of having the competition in the first place. In fact, it doesn't offer anything much except short-term enjoyment. The biggest sin of Malaysia Cup at the moment is that it doesn't offer a place in the continental competition. But has it been treated the way it should be? It's been 95 years since Malaysia Cup exists on Earth.
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