Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 9 apiece, Sabah 2nd and Zira 4th. Per game in the league, Sabah were scoring 2.67 and conceding 0, Zira 1.5 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Zira, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
13 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sabah 4, draws 5, Zira 4, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 23% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 31% of the meetings went over two goals. The recent trend is more open — 3.2 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2 all-time.
Bank Respublika Arena, capacity 13,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Sabah led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 5-0.
Goal scorers
Sabah: Veljko Simic (7'), Joy-Lance Mickels (14'), Joy-Lance Mickels (30'), Christian Nwachukwu (50'), Joy-Lance Mickels (56')
Key stats
Possession: Sabah 50% · Zira 50% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 1-4