Johor Darul Ta'zim v Kedah Live Commentary & Result, 20/01/2017, Super League

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	DAR Johor Darul Ta'zim	22	15	4	3	50	19	+31	49	D L W L W
2	PAH Pahang	22	12	4	6	44	26	+18	40	D W W W L
3	FEL FELDA United	22	11	6	5	40	26	+14	39	W W W D W
4	KED Kedah	22	9	8	5	45	33	+12	35	D L L L W
5	PER Perak	22	9	7	6	30	31	-1	34	D W L W L
6	SEL Selangor	22	9	6	7	32	28	+4	33	W L L W L
7	SL2 Selangor II	22	6	7	9	33	38	-5	25	L D W L W
8	MEL Melaka United	22	6	6	10	33	46	-13	24	L W W W W
9	TG2 Terengganu II	22	7	5	10	30	45	-15	23	D L W L L
10	KEL Kelantan	22	7	4	11	31	39	-8	22	W D L D L
11	SRW Sarawak FA	22	5	6	11	24	34	-10	21	D W L W L
12	PUL Pulau Pinang	22	3	3	16	16	43	-27	12	L L L L W

That's all from us tonight! Congratulations to Kedah for their first victory of the season, defeating the MSL Champions JDT on penalties. Let's hope for a great season of football in 2017 and in the mean time, #SupportLocalFootball

Kedah win Sumbangsih Cup for the first time in 23 years, and collected their first three points of the season! Full time, JDT 1 (4) - (5) 1 Kedah.

Goal

GOAL! Liridon wins it for Kedah! JDT 1 (4) - (5) 1  Kedah

Goal

GOAL! Safiq scored for JDT! JDT 1 (4) - (4) 1  Kedah

Goal

GOAL! Kedah's new striker, Ken Ilso also have little trouble to beat Farizal. JDT 1 (3) - (3) 1  Kedah

Goal

GOAL! Baddrol did well. Kedah with the lead now! JDT 1 (3) - (4) 1  Kedah

MISSED! Abdul Hadi did well to save Brain Pereira's penalty. Big chance for Kedah now. JDT 1 (3) - (3) 1  Kedah

Cabrera easily scored from the spot! JDT 1 (3) - (2) 1  Kedah

Goal

Akram Mahinan calmly slotted the ball in to equalise back the scoreline. JDT 1 (2) - (2) 1  Kedah

Goal

JMarcos Antonio sent Abdul Hadi to the wrong way. JDT 1 (2) - (1) 1  Kedah

Goal

Farhan Roslan managed to squeeze the ball past Farizal!  JDT 1 (1) - 1 (1) Kedah

Goal

GOAL! No problem for the big man. JDT 1 (1) - 1 (0) Kedah

Barrales to take the first penalty of the night.

We will go to the penalty shootout to find the winner. Baddrol Bakhtiar beauty in the 2nd half canceled out Safiq Rahim's opener. After 90 minutes, its JDT 1-1 Kedah!

90' + 1' We are into three minutes of injury time. Can any team find a winner before the final whistle?

90' Amirulhadi shot from outside the box took a deflection and bounced nicely for Abdul Hadi to catch

86' We are into the final five minutes of the game + injury time. Kedah with more possesion of the ball but JDT players are not showing any signs of giving up just yet.

Substitution

84' Kedah bringinig in another player, Khairul Helmi to replace Syawal Nordin.

83' Ambitious shot by Liridon, but failed to give any problem to Farizal Marlias. Goal kick to JDT.

81' Barrales with a big chance after a fine skill to control the ball but he failed to fire his shot above Abdul Hadi.

Akram Mahinan

Yellow Card

80' Yellow card Muhammad Akram bin Mahinan

Yellow Card

80' Another yellow card, this time for Kedah's Akram Mahinan. 7th yellow card of the game so far.

78' Big shout for penalty after Ken Ilso was brought down in the middle of the box but the referee waved away the protest.

76' Great short-passing move by Kedah but Fitri Omar was offside. 

Khairul Helmi Johari

Syawal Nordin

73' Substitution Mohamad Syawal bin Nordin Khairul Helmi bin Johari

73' JDT are now pressing to find the lead once again. Can they do it with only 10 men on the pitch?

Yellow Card

70' Meanwhile, Liridon also received a yellow card for a rough tackle on Safiq Rahim earlier.

Substitution

69' Kedah with another subtitution, bringing in Fitri Omar to replace Asri Marzuki

69' Baddrol once again fired a shot but this time straight to Farizal's hand.

Safiq Rahim

Yellow Card

68' Yellow card Mohd Safiq bin Rahim

Substitution

66' Meanwhile, Sandro Da Silva was brought off and comes in Farhan Roslan to replace him. less than 30 minutes to go, JDT 1-1 Kedah.

Marcos António

Yellow Card

65' Yellow card Marcos António Elias Santos

Farhan Roslan

Sandro

65' Substitution Sandro da Silva Mendonça Mohd Farhan bin Roslan

Yellow Card

65' Marcos Antonio received a yellow card for a foul on Sandro Da Silva. Kedah are more confident with their movements now.

Fitri Omar

Asri Mardzuki

64' Substitution Mohd Asri bin Mardzuki Mohd Fitri bin Omar

Goal

64' GOAL! Baddrol Bakthiar levels it for Kedah! Kedah's captain scored a beauty from outside the box and it is now 1-1! 

Baddrol Bakhtiar

Goal

63' Goal Baddrol bin Bakhtiar

62' The referee stops the game as Liridon seems to have a problem with his knee

59' A totally different game in the 2nd half, whereby Kedah have the control of the ball more compared to JDT. Still JDT 1-0 Kedah.

58' Liridon fired one from outside but was nowhere near the goal. 

58' Liridon failed to lift the ball over the wall. Big relief for JDT. 

55' Antonio fouled Fakri Saarani just outside the penalty box. Another great chance for Kedah. 

Fadhli Mohd Shas

Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak

52' Substitution Mohd Aidil Zafuan bin Abdul Razak Mohd Fadhli bin Mohd Shas

52' Another great chance for Kedah but Ken Ilso's shot was blocked by JDT players. Kedah are piling on the pressure on JDT now.

50' Baddrol's corner easily dealt by JDT's defenders. 

48' Great ball by Liridon to find Baddrol by JDT defender Aidil did well to block his shot. Corner for Kedah.

Azrif Nasrulhaq Badrul Hisham

Azammuddin Akil

46' Substitution Mohd Azamuddin bin Mohd Akil Mohd Azrif Nasrulhaq bin Badrul Hisham

46' Can Kedah use this chance to find an equaliser, or can JDT hold on for a win?

45' Second half begins, with JDT making one change, bringing out Azamuddin Akil and Azrif Nasrulhaq replacing him. 

And that's the end of the first half. What a dramatic end for the 1st half of Sumbangsih Cup, JDT are down with 10 men but they are still leading courtesy of Safiq Rahim's goal. JDT 1-0 Kedah

45' + 7' Great freekick by Sandro but Farial Marlias was on hand to punch away the ball.

45' + 5' It was just outside the box so Kedah have to settle with a freekick. Great chance to level the score.

Yellow 2nd/RC

45' + 4' S. Kunanlan received his second yellow of the night after a late tackle on Fakri Saarani in the dying seconds of the first half! JDT are now down with 10 men! 

Sandro

Yellow Card

45' + 3' Yellow card Sandro da Silva Mendonça

S. Kunanlan

Yellow 2nd/RC

45' + 3' Yellow 2nd/RC Kunanlan a/l Subramaniam

Yellow Card

45' + 3' Sandro Da Silva received a yellow card for a foul on Safiq Rahim

45' + 1' We are into three minutes of added time.

J. Barrales

Ahmad Hazwan Bakri

43' Substitution Ahmad Hazwan bin Bakri Jerónimo Barrales

Substitution

43' Benjamin Mora made his first substitution of the night, taking out Hazwan Bakri and bringing in another new signing, Jeronimo Barrales

Goal

41' GOAL! Too easy for Safiq Rahim. JDT took the lead, five minutes before halftime. JDT 1-0 Kedah!

Safiq Rahim

Penalty Goal

40' Penalty Goal Mohd Safiq bin Rahim

40' Penalty! The referee awarded JDT a penalty after Cabrera was brought down by Syawal. Safiq to take it.

39' Less than 10 minutes to go in the first half. JDT are in control of the ball. Can they find a breakthrough before the half ends?

34' Marcos Antonio collided with Ken Ilso, and now receiving treatment from the physios. He looks okay to resume the game

31' Great save! Baddrol Bakhtiar fired a free kick from far out but Farizal managed to tip it away

29' Great play between Fakri and Asri to stop Azammudin from going forward. Throw in for JDT.

S. Kunanlan

Yellow Card

28' Yellow card Kunanlan a/l Subramaniam

Yellow Card

28' Another yellow card, this time for JDT's fullback S.Kunanlan. Three yellow cards in the first 30 minutes

Yellow Card

27' Brian Ferreira receives a yellow card for his foul on Liridon

B. Ferreira

Yellow Card

26' Yellow card Brian Federico Ferreira

26' Liridon is clearly showing his dissapointment towards the referee after he was once again fouled by JDT player

23' Azamuddin has been really key for JDT so far with his forward runs on the right side. Asri needs to be careful 

21' Safiq whoops in another great cross but no JDT players manage to connect with the ball.

18' Zac anderson almost finds himself in trouble after his back pass is too short for Abdul Hadi, but luckily the referee whiste for a freekick to Kedah

16' First 15 minutes of the game, JDT are clearly in control while Kedah are struggling to get into the game.

14' It was Hazwan who took it, but his freekick hit the wall.

13' It's all JDT for now. Brian was fouled at the edge of the penalty box. Big chance for Safiq Rahim.

12' Cabrera once again missed a big chance to open the scoring after Azamuddin has made a great run down the right side. JDT are getting closer to find the net.

11' Great skill and control by Cabrera to create some space for him but his shot skewed away from the goal. First big chance for the home team!

Asri Mardzuki

Yellow Card

10' Yellow card Mohd Asri bin Mardzuki

Yellow Card

10' First yellow of the game. Mohd Asri fouled Azammudin Akil and received the first caution of the night.

9' Safiq's corner found Antonio but the whistle was blown first. Freekick for Kedah.

9' Kunanlan delivered a fine cross but was dealt with Kedah's defenders. Corner for JDT.

8' Ken Ilso managed to get a free header from Baddrol's corner but he failed to direct it towards the goal. 

5' This time it was Baddrol who made a harsh tackle on JDT's fullback S. Kunanlan. Both teams are being quite aggresive in the first five minutes here.

3' Safiq made a hard tackle on Liridon. No card for the JDT captain. 

3' Safiq's freekick found Alex but his cross was blocked by Anderson. First corner of the game to JDT

1' And here we go! Ken Ilso starts the game for Kedah.

It is interesting to see how the two new strikers for each team will perform tonight. Ken Ilso for Kedah and Hazwan Bakri for JDT.

Players are in! We are minutes away from the first game of the season. Which team will start the season with a win? 

Kedah also put up  a strong lineup, with new striker Ken Ilso will lead the line for the Eagles: Abdul Hadi (GK), Asri, Anderson, Syawal, Rizal, Akram, Liridon, Baddrol, Sandro, Fakri, Ken Ilso

Let's take a look at Benjamin Mora's first starting eleven as he look to start his record with JDT with a win: Farizal (GK), Fazly, Marcos, Aidil, Kunanlan, Amirulhadi, Safiq, Azzamudin, Pereira, Cabrera, Hazwan

Hello everyone! Good to see you again as we kick off 2017 M-League with a mouth-watering Sumbangsih Cup clash between Malaysia Super League champions, JDT going up against Malaysia Cup holders, Kedah.

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Kedah Live Commentary, 20/01/2017

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