Malaysiakini logo
This article is 3 years old

Malaysia Cup final: Night of underdogs as city slickers tame southern tigers

Kuala Lumpur (KL) City FC produced a scintillating brand of counter-attacking football to stun favourites and defending champions Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) 2-0 in the final of the prestigious Malaysia Cup, ending their 32-year title drought at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil tonight.

After absorbing everything thrown at them by the star-studded JDT, the city slickers tore the formbook to shreds when Zhafri Yahya and skipper Paulo Josue struck in the 66th and 74th minutes respectively to make sure of victory on a historic night...

Verifying user