Match Report
Sarawak went into the game 11th in the table on 21 points; PKNS sat 8th on 25 — a 4-point gap. Sarawak ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.09/1.55 for Sarawak and 1.5/1.73 for PKNS (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.55.
Sarawak had gone 6 games without a win.
The match was played at Stadium Negeri in Kuching (capacity 26,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.