Melaka vs Kedah, 2018 Malaysian Super League

· Malaysian Super League

Melaka

34': Khair Jefri Jones
38': Gopinathan Ramachandra
62': Gopinathan Ramachandra
84': Ifedayo Omosuyi

FT
4 - 1

Kedah

52': Paulo Rangel Do Nascimento Gomes (P)

About

Melaka are hosting Kedah at Stadium Hang Jebat, Melaka, 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': Foul by Abdul Halim Saari (Kedah).
1': Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Akram Mahinan (Kedah).
4': Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Syawal Nordin.
6': Corner, Kedah. Conceded by Steven Thicot.
7': Attempt missed. Paulo Rangel (Kedah) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Baddrol Bakhtiar with a cross following a corner.
8': Corner, Kedah. Conceded by Nicholas Swirad.
8': Corner, Kedah. Conceded by Ifedayo Olusegun.
9': Paulo Rangel (Kedah) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andik Vermansah with a cross following a corner.
14': Hand ball by Abdul Halim Saari (Kedah).
15': Attempt missed. Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Nicholas Swirad.
16': Attempt missed. Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by S. Chanthuru with a cross.
20': Foul by Norfiqrie Abdul Talib (Kedah).
20': S. Chanthuru (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Syawal Nordin (Kedah).
21': Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Delay in match Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) because of an injury.
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Attempt blocked. Andik Vermansah (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Syazwan Zainon.
25': Andik Vermansah (Kedah) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Foul by Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka).
26': Attempt missed. Paulo Rangel (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Akram Mahinan.
27': Delay in match (Kedah).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Attempt missed. Paulo Rangel (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Akram Mahinan.
32': Foul by Rizal Ghazali (Kedah).
32': S. Chanthuru (Melaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Goal! Melaka 1, Kedah 0. Khair Jefri Jones (Melaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ifedayo Olusegun.
35': Attempt missed. Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Paulo Rangel.
37': Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by S. Veenod (Melaka).
38': Goal! Melaka 2, Kedah 0. R. Gopinathan (Melaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ifedayo Olusegun with a through ball following a fast break.
40': Foul by Syawal Nordin (Kedah).
40': Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Syawal Nordin (Kedah) is shown the yellow card.
41': Hand ball by Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah).
44': Attempt blocked. Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Rangel.
45'+1': Foul by Nicholas Swirad (Melaka).
45'+1': Paulo Rangel (Kedah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
45'+3': Delay in match Lee Chang-Hun (Melaka) because of an injury.
45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+5': First Half ends, Melaka 2, Kedah 0.
45': Second Half begins Melaka 2, Kedah 0.
45': Substitution, Melaka. Yahor Zubovich replaces Lee Chang-Hun because of an injury.
52': Penalty Kedah. Paulo Rangel draws a foul in the penalty area.
52': Penalty conceded by Khair Jefri Jones (Melaka) after a foul in the penalty area.
52': Goal! Melaka 2, Kedah 1. Paulo Rangel (Kedah) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
53': Attempt missed. Syazwan Zainon (Kedah) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
54': Attempt missed. Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
56': Foul by Abdul Halim Saari (Kedah).
56': Ifedayo Olusegun (Melaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Abdul Halim Saari (Kedah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Foul by Yahor Zubovich (Melaka).
57': Paulo Rangel (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt saved. Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Rangel.
62': Goal! Melaka 3, Kedah 1. R. Gopinathan (Melaka) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ifedayo Olusegun with a through ball.
65': Corner, Kedah. Conceded by Faris Shah Rosli.
66': Offside, Melaka. Faris Shah Rosli tries a through ball, but S. Chanthuru is caught offside.
67': Foul by Ifedayo Olusegun (Melaka).
67': Syazwan Zainon (Kedah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt missed. Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
68': Delay in match Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Melaka) because of an injury.
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Attempt missed. Ifedayo Olusegun (Melaka) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by R. Gopinathan.
72': Hand ball by Yahor Zubovich (Melaka).
73': Attempt saved. Yahor Zubovich (Melaka) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Faris Shah Rosli.
73': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Ramdhan Ab Hamid.
74': Substitution, Kedah. Syazwan Tajudin replaces Norfiqrie Abdul Talib.
74': Substitution, Kedah. Sandro replaces Paulo Rangel.
74': Attempt missed. R. Gopinathan (Melaka) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by S. Chanthuru following a corner.
76': Attempt blocked. S. Veenod (Melaka) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ifedayo Olusegun.
76': Corner, Melaka. Conceded by Syawal Nordin.
77': Attempt missed. S. Chanthuru (Melaka) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
79': Attempt saved. Andik Vermansah (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Syazwan Zainon.
79': Corner, Kedah. Conceded by Khairul Fahmi Che Mat.
79': Andik Vermansah (Kedah) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Foul by S. Chanthuru (Melaka).
80': Attempt saved. Andik Vermansah (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
80': Corner, Kedah. Conceded by Khairul Fahmi Che Mat.
81': Attempt saved. Sandro (Kedah) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Halim Saari.
83': Faris Shah Rosli (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Andik Vermansah (Kedah).
84': Offside, Melaka. Ifedayo Olusegun tries a through ball, but Yahor Zubovich is caught offside.
84': Goal! Melaka 4, Kedah 1. Ifedayo Olusegun (Melaka) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yahor Zubovich.
85': Substitution, Melaka. S. Sivanesan replaces S. Chanthuru.
87': Foul by Abdul Halim Saari (Kedah).
87': R. Gopinathan (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Melaka. Syahrul Azwari replaces Faris Shah Rosli.
89': Foul by Syawal Nordin (Kedah).
89': Khair Jefri Jones (Melaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Andik Vermansah (Kedah) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdul Halim Saari.
90'+1': Corner, Kedah. Conceded by Nicholas Swirad.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Sandro (Kedah) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Syazwan Zainon.
90'+3': Foul by Shahdan Sulaiman (Melaka).
90'+3': Syazwan Zainon (Kedah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Shahdan Sulaiman (Melaka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Sandro (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Sandro (Kedah) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Melaka 4, Kedah 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Melaka 4, Kedah 1.

Statistics

KED		MEL
12	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	6
73.4	Possession	26.6
20	SHOTS	11
7	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
638	Accurate Passes	179
706	Passes	252
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	2
26	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.2
41	Long Balls	62
27	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	0
14	Effective Tackles	12
18	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	13
7	Effective Clearances	26
7	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: Malaysian Super League

Venue: Stadium Hang Jebat
Location: Melaka, Malaysia
Attendance: 920

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#	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

Melaka (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
20	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (GK)
15	Steven Thicot
5	Nicholas Swirad
26	Khair Jefri Jones
30	Veenod Subramaniam
16	Shahdan Sulaiman
8	Faris Shah Rosli
24	Gopinathan Ramachandra
23	Suppiah Chanturu
10	Ifedayo Omosuyi
29	Chang-Hun Lee

Melaka Substitutes:

Fauzi Rozlan, Egor Zubovich, Faizal Muhamad, Syahrul Azwari Ibrahim, Zamir Selamat, Sivanesan Shanmugam, Mohd Azmi Muslim.

Kedah (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
60	Ramdhan Ab Hamid (GK)
13	Khairul Helmi
2	Syawal Nordin
5	Norfiqrie Talib
15	Rizal Ghazali
7	Baddrol Bakhtiar
18	Abdul Halim Saari
14	Akram Mahinan
9	Paulo Rangel Do Nascimento Gomes
22	Syazwan Zainon
30	Andik Vermansyah

Kedah Substitutes:

Sandro Da Silva Mendonça, Zulfahamzie Tarmizi, Hanif Mat Dzahir, Álvaro Silva, Syazwan Tajuddin, Amirul Hisyam, Muhamad Asri.

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