Match Report
2 points and 4 places separated them: Sabah 4th with 6, Pulau Pinang 8th with 4. Per game in the league, Sabah were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.25, Pulau Pinang 0.75 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.78 goals per team per game.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Sabah, 0 by Pulau Pinang, 2 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more.
Stadium Likas, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. M. Mad Sallih officiated: 21 games logged, averaging 1.1 yellow cards each. Sabah led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sabah: Gonzalo Di Renzo (40'), Hanafie Tokyo (53')
Key stats
Possession: Sabah 53% · Pulau Pinang 47% · Total shots: 11-16 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 10-6