Kedah vs Melaka, 2018 Malaysian Super League

· Malaysian Super League

Kedah

FT
0 - 2

Melaka

42': Egor Zubovich
90': Chang-Hun Lee

About

Kedah are hosting Melaka at Stadium Darul Aman, Alor Setar, Malaysia, starting on . The match is a part of the Malaysian Super League.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
4': Foul by Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah).
4': Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Sandro.
5': Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Yahor Zubovich (Melaka).
6': Offside, Melaka. Shahdan Sulaiman tries a through ball, but Yahor Zubovich is caught offside.
7': Ahmad Fakri Saarani (Melaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah).
10': Offside, Melaka. Azmi Muslim tries a through ball, but Ahmad Fakri Saarani is caught offside.
12': Foul by Paulo Rangel (Kedah).
12': Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Delay in match Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Melaka) because of an injury.
13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14': Foul by Yahor Zubovich (Melaka).
14': Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Ahmad Fakri Saarani (Melaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yahor Zubovich.
19': Delay in match Yahor Zubovich (Melaka) because of an injury.
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Foul by Syawal Nordin (Kedah).
20': Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Foul by Yahor Zubovich (Melaka).
21': Álvaro Silva (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andik Vermansah.
24': Foul by Álvaro Silva (Kedah).
24': Yahor Zubovich (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Yahor Zubovich (Melaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeon Woo-Young.
25': Attempt missed. Syahrul Azwari (Melaka) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
26': Attempt saved. Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Syahrul Azwari.
27': Attempt saved. Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yahor Zubovich.
28': Attempt missed. Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yahor Zubovich with a through ball.
29': Andik Vermansah (Kedah) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Azmi Muslim (Melaka).
31': Attempt missed. Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Baddrol Bakhtiar.
33': Offside, Kedah. Syazwan Tajudin tries a through ball, but Paulo Rangel is caught offside.
34': Attempt missed. Yahor Zubovich (Melaka) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jeon Woo-Young with a cross.
35': Attempt blocked. Paulo Rangel (Kedah) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro.
35': Attempt missed. Sandro (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andik Vermansah.
36': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Asri Mardzuki.
38': Attempt missed. Jeon Woo-Young (Melaka) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yahor Zubovich.
39': Attempt saved. Andik Vermansah (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro.
42': Goal! Kedah 0, Melaka 1. Yahor Zubovich (Melaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Chang-Hun.
44': Attempt blocked. Sandro (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liridon Krasniqi.
45': Foul by Sandro (Kedah).
45': Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Kedah 0, Melaka 1.
45': Second Half begins Kedah 0, Melaka 1.
45': Substitution, Kedah. Akhyar Rashid replaces Andik Vermansah.
45': Substitution, Kedah. Akram Mahinan replaces Sandro.
46': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Syawal Nordin.
47': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Paulo Rangel.
47': Foul by Khair Jefri Jones (Melaka).
47': Syawal Nordin (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt missed. Ahmad Fakri Saarani (Melaka) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
51': Foul by Álvaro Silva (Kedah).
51': Yahor Zubovich (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt saved. Paulo Rangel (Kedah) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akhyar Rashid with a cross.
53': Attempt saved. Akhyar Rashid (Kedah) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liridon Krasniqi.
54': Attempt missed. Yahor Zubovich (Melaka) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
56': Foul by Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah).
56': Jeon Woo-Young (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Delay in match Jeon Woo-Young (Melaka) because of an injury.
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Akhyar Rashid (Kedah) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Foul by Syahrul Azwari (Melaka).
71': Substitution, Kedah. Syazwan Zainon replaces Rizal Ghazali.
72': Attempt missed. Paulo Rangel (Kedah) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Asri Mardzuki with a cross.
72': Substitution, Melaka. Fauzi Rozlan replaces Syahrul Azwari.
62': Substitution, Melaka. S. Chanthuru replaces Ahmad Fakri Saarani.
74': Attempt missed. Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Rangel.
74': Attempt blocked. Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74': Attempt blocked. Akram Mahinan (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74': Attempt missed. Akhyar Rashid (Kedah) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Akram Mahinan.
75': Attempt blocked. Jeon Woo-Young (Melaka) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Foul by Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka).
76': Álvaro Silva (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt blocked. Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
81': Foul by Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah).
81': Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Delay in match Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Melaka) because of an injury.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Offside, Kedah. Akram Mahinan tries a through ball, but Paulo Rangel is caught offside.
86': Substitution, Melaka. Nurshamil Abd Ghani replaces Yahor Zubovich.
86': Akram Mahinan (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Jeon Woo-Young (Melaka).
86': Jeon Woo-Young (Melaka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Attempt saved. Nurshamil Abd Ghani (Melaka) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shahdan Sulaiman.
88': Foul by Paulo Rangel (Kedah).
88': Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Goal! Kedah 0, Melaka 2. Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
90'+3': Offside, Melaka. Shahdan Sulaiman tries a through ball, but Nurshamil Abd Ghani is caught offside.
81': Lee Chang-Hun went off injured after Melaka had used all subs.
90'+3': Offside, Kedah. Akram Mahinan tries a through ball, but Paulo Rangel is caught offside.
90'+4': Hand ball by S. Chanthuru (Melaka).
90'+4': Foul by Steven Thicot (Melaka).
90'+4': Paulo Rangel (Kedah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Kedah 0, Melaka 2.
84': Match ends, Kedah 0, Melaka 2.

Statistics

MEL		KED
10	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	0
3	Saves	3
40	Possession	60
14	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
265	Accurate Passes	430
331	Passes	500
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.2
53	Long Balls	33
26	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	6
8	Effective Tackles	15
8	Tackles	22
1.0	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	11
16	Effective Clearances	12
16	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: Malaysian Super League

Venue: Stadium Darul Aman
Location: Alor Setar, Malaysia
Attendance: 3,920

Malaysian Super League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	24	+107	70
2	Kuching City	24	+31	53
3	Selangor FC	24	+39	52
4	Kuala Lumpur City FC	24	+11	43

Full Table

Line-Ups

Kedah (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Ifwat Akmal (GK)
2	Syawal Nordin
4	Álvaro Silva
24	Asri Mardzuki
15	Rizal Ghazali
10	Sandro Da Silva Mendonça
8	Liridon Krasniqi
17	Syazwan Tajuddin
9	Paulo Rangel Do Nascimento Gomes
30	Andik Vermansyah
7	Baddrol Bakhtiar

Kedah Substitutes:

Amirul Hisyam, Syazwan Zainon, Akram Mahinan, Norfiqrie Talib, Akhyar Rashid, Khairul Helmi, Muhamad Asri.

Melaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (GK)
26	Khair Jefri Jones
15	Steven Thicot
21	Mohd Azmi Muslim
30	Veenod Subramaniam
29	Chang-Hun Lee
16	Shahdan Sulaiman
8	Jeon Woo-Young
17	Egor Zubovich
13	Ahmad Fakri Saarani
12	Syahrul Azwari Ibrahim

Melaka Substitutes:

Suppiah Chanturu, Zamir Selamat, Nurshamil Abd Ghani, Faizal Muhamad, Nicholas Swirad, Fauzi Rozlan, Shazlan Alias.

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