Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Kuching FA (2nd, 53 pts) and Terengganu (5th, 36 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Kuching FA 1.88 scored and 0.58 conceded per game, Terengganu 1.63 and 1.42, with the league averaging 1.65.
Defeat had not touched Kuching FA in 7 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Kuching FA, 3 draws and 1 for Terengganu, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Stadium Negeri, with room for 26,000 spectators. Terengganu led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Kuching FA: R. Ngah (64'), Jerome Mpacko Etame (80') · Terengganu: Shervoni Mabatshoev (12')
Key stats
Possession: Kuching FA 53% · Terengganu 47% · Total shots: 17-8 · On target: 11-2 · Corners: 7-3