Match Report
The table read 9th (Sabah, 23 pts) against 7th (Negeri Sembilan, 29 pts), 6 points apart. The last five rounds placed Sabah 5th in the league for form — higher than their 9th in the standings. Per game in the league, Sabah were scoring 1.21 and conceding 1.83, Negeri Sembilan 1.63 and 1.46, against a competition average of 1.65 goals per team per game.
Sabah had gone 5 games without a win. Negeri Sembilan had lost four in a row.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Sabah, 0 draws and 2 for Negeri Sembilan, at 2.25 goals per meeting.
The venue was Stadium Likas, with room for 35,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Negeri Sembilan led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Sabah: Kumaahran Sathasivam (69') · Negeri Sembilan: Jovan Motika (33')
Key stats
Possession: Sabah 56% · Negeri Sembilan 44% · Total shots: 6-3 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 6-4