Match Report
21 points for Sarawak (11th), 34 for Kedah (5th): a 13-point gap. Sarawak ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Sarawak 1.09 scored and 1.55 conceded per game, Kedah 2.05 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.55.
Kedah's unbeaten run stood at 12, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Over the last five, Sarawak had taken 3 of 15 points to Kedah's 13.
The venue was Stadium Negeri in Kuching, with room for 26,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kedah led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-2.