Pahang vs Melaka, 2018 Malaysian Super League

· Malaysian Super League

Pahang

72': Patrick Dos Santos Cruz
90'+3': Faisal Halim

FT
2 - 0

Melaka

About

Pahang are hosting Melaka at Stadium Darul Makmur, Kuantan, 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.
1': Attempt missed. Fauzi Rozlan (Melaka) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jeon Woo-Young.
3': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Ashar Al Aafiz Abdullah.
3': Offside, Melaka. R. Gopninathan tries a through ball, but Jeon Woo-Young is caught offside.
7': Foul by Patrick Cruz (Pahang).
7': Nicholas Swirad (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Offside, Melaka. Tikito tries a through ball, but Egor Zubovich is caught offside.
8': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Faisal Rosli.
9': Foul by Tiago Gomes (Melaka).
9': Kogileswaran Raj (Pahang) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Attempt blocked. Faisal Rosli (Pahang) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Attempt saved. Egor Zubovich (Melaka) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tiago Gomes.
10': Foul by Egor Zubovich (Melaka).
10': Nor Azam Abdul Azih (Pahang) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Offside, Melaka. Tiago Gomes tries a through ball, but Egor Zubovich is caught offside.
16': Foul by Safuwan Baharudin (Pahang).
16': R. Gopninathan (Melaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Attempt saved. Kogileswaran Raj (Pahang) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chan Vathanaka.
18': Fauzi Rozlan (Melaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Afif Amiruddin (Pahang).
18': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Muslim Ahmad.
21': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Faisal Rosli.
21': Attempt missed. Jeon Woo-Young (Melaka) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Shahdan Sulaiman following a corner.
22': Foul by Safuwan Baharudin (Pahang).
22': Tiago Gomes (Melaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Foul by Jeon Woo-Young (Melaka).
22': Patrick Cruz (Pahang) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt saved. Nor Azam Abdul Azih (Pahang) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kogileswaran Raj.
27': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Afif Amiruddin.
28': Fauzi Rozlan (Melaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Muslim Ahmad (Pahang).
28': Attempt missed. Egor Zubovich (Melaka) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Shahdan Sulaiman with a cross following a set piece situation.
31': Attempt missed. Mohamadou Sumareh (Pahang) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashar Al Aafiz Abdullah with a cross.
31': Egor Zubovich (Melaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Afif Amiruddin (Pahang).
33': Delay in match Kogileswaran Raj (Pahang) because of an injury.
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Ashar Al Aafiz Abdullah.
36': Attempt missed. Fauzi Rozlan (Melaka) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
37': Foul by Mohamadou Sumareh (Pahang).
37': Tiago Gomes (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by R. Gopninathan (Melaka).
37': Safuwan Baharudin (Pahang) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Safuwan Baharudin (Pahang).
39': Tiago Gomes (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Safuwan Baharudin (Pahang) is shown the yellow card.
40': Attempt saved. Patrick Cruz (Pahang) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kogileswaran Raj.
41': Delay in match Faisal Rosli (Pahang) because of an injury.
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Chan Vathanaka.
45': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Afif Amiruddin.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Tiago Gomes (Melaka) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shahdan Sulaiman with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Chan Vathanaka (Pahang) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nor Azam Abdul Azih.
45'+3': First Half ends, Pahang 0, Melaka 0.
45': Second Half begins Pahang 0, Melaka 0.
46': Foul by Nicholas Swirad (Melaka).
46': Patrick Cruz (Pahang) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by R. Gopninathan (Melaka).
47': Safuwan Baharudin (Pahang) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt blocked. Kogileswaran Raj (Pahang) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Cruz.
51': Delay in match Egor Zubovich (Melaka) because of an injury.
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Attempt missed. Chan Vathanaka (Pahang) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kogileswaran Raj.
53': Fauzi Rozlan (Melaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Nor Azam Abdul Azih (Pahang).
53': Nor Azam Abdul Azih (Pahang) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt saved. Safuwan Baharudin (Pahang) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
55': Corner, Pahang. Conceded by Zamir Selamat.
56': Delay in match Zamir Selamat (Melaka) because of an injury.
56': Substitution, Melaka. Khair Jefri Jones replaces Jeon Woo-Young.
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Attempt missed. R. Gopninathan (Melaka) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shahdan Sulaiman.
58': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Afif Amiruddin.
60': Egor Zubovich (Melaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Afif Amiruddin (Pahang).
61': Attempt blocked. Tiago Gomes (Melaka) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62': Hand ball by Tiago Gomes (Melaka).
67': Attempt saved. R. Gopninathan (Melaka) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
67': Fauzi Rozlan (Melaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Faisal Rosli (Pahang).
68': Foul by Egor Zubovich (Melaka).
68': Helmi Eliza Elias (Pahang) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Pahang. Wan Zaharulnizam Wan Zakaria replaces Kogileswaran Raj.
69': Foul by Azmi Muslim (Melaka).
69': Patrick Cruz (Pahang) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Foul by Wan Zaharulnizam Wan Zakaria (Pahang).
71': Tikito (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Melaka. R. Surendran replaces Fauzi Rozlan.
72': Goal! Pahang 1, Melaka 0. Patrick Cruz (Pahang) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Safuwan Baharudin with a headed pass.
73': R. Gopninathan (Melaka) has gone down, but that's a dive.
74': R. Gopninathan (Melaka) is shown the yellow card.
77': Attempt missed. Patrick Cruz (Pahang) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ashar Al Aafiz Abdullah with a cross.
77': Delay in match Ashar Al Aafiz Abdullah (Pahang) because of an injury.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Offside, Melaka. G. Puaneswaren tries a through ball, but R. Gopninathan is caught offside.
79': Substitution, Pahang. R. Dinesh replaces Ashar Al Aafiz Abdullah because of an injury.
80': Attempt missed. Egor Zubovich (Melaka) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by R. Surendran with a cross.
81': Substitution, Melaka. Ahmad Fakri Saarani replaces Shahdan Sulaiman.
82': Hand ball by R. Surendran (Melaka).
83': Attempt missed. Mohamadou Sumareh (Pahang) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Cruz.
85': Hand ball by Safuwan Baharudin (Pahang).
86': Substitution, Pahang. Faisal Abdul Halim replaces Chan Vathanaka.
87': Attempt missed. Egor Zubovich (Melaka) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by R. Surendran following a set piece situation.
87': Offside, Melaka. Egor Zubovich tries a through ball, but Khair Jefri Jones is caught offside.
89': Foul by Tiago Gomes (Melaka).
89': Wan Zaharulnizam Wan Zakaria (Pahang) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by R. Surendran (Melaka).
90': Mohamadou Sumareh (Pahang) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Offside, Pahang. Patrick Cruz tries a through ball, but Mohamadou Sumareh is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by R. Gopninathan (Melaka).
90'+2': Nor Azam Abdul Azih (Pahang) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Offside, Pahang. Patrick Cruz tries a through ball, but Mohamadou Sumareh is caught offside.
90'+3': Goal! Pahang 2, Melaka 0. Faisal Abdul Halim (Pahang) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wan Zaharulnizam Wan Zakaria.
90'+4': Faisal Abdul Halim (Pahang) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Pahang 2, Melaka 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Pahang 2, Melaka 0.

Statistics

MEL		PAH
14	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	2
9	Corner Kicks	1
4	Saves	2
42.2	Possession	57.8
11	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
164	Accurate Passes	282
259	Passes	377
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	4
23	Crosses	11
0.1	Cross %	0.4
56	Long Balls	64
24	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	7
19	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
0	Interceptions	0
19	Effective Clearances	37
19	Clearances	37

Game Information

Competition: Malaysian Super League

Venue: Stadium Darul Makmur
Location: Kuantan, Malaysia
Attendance: 5,108

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

Pahang (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Mohd Helmi Eliza Bin Elias (GK)
19	Afif Amiruddin
24	Safiee Ahmad
14	Mohd Faisal Bin Mohd Rosli
30	Muhammad Ashar Al Aafiz Bin Abdullah
20	Azam Azih
21	Safuwan Baharudin
11	Vathanaka Chan
26	Mohamadou Sumareh
5	Patrick Dos Santos Cruz
28	Kogileswaran Raj Mohana Raj

Pahang Substitutes:

Dinesh Rajasingam, Mohd Bunyamin Bin Umar, Wan Zaharulnizam Bin Wan Zakaria, Faisal Halim, Salamon Raj Adaickalam, Zubir Azmi, Mohd Remezey Bin Che Ros.

Melaka (4-4-2)

No.	Name
15	Steven Thicot
5	Nicholas Swirad
21	Mohd Azmi Muslim
27	Puaneswaren Gunasekaran
10	Tiago Gomes
16	Shahdan Sulaiman
24	Gopinathan Ramachandra
11	Zamir Selamat
8	Jeon Woo-Young
17	Egor Zubovich
19	Fauzi Rozlan

Melaka Substitutes:

Farderin Kadir, Surendran Ravindran, Khair Jefri Jones, Faizal Muhamad, Sivanesan Shanmugam, Ahmad Fakri Saarani, Faridzuean Kamaruddin.

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