Match Report
Pahang, 5th with 45 points, sat 37 points above Kelantan (14th, 8). The last five rounds placed Pahang no better than 13th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.72 goals per team per game, Kelantan ran at 1.12 scored and 4.65 conceded, Pahang at 1.69 and 1.27.
The match was played at Stadium Sultan Mohammad IV in Kota Bharu (capacity 22,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Pahang led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-5.