Kuala Lumpur City FC vs Kedah, 2018 Malaysian Super League

· Malaysian Super League

Kuala Lumpur City FC

3': Zaquan Adha
62': Guillherme de Paula Lucrecio (P)
82': Paulo Josué
90'+5': Ashri Chuchu

FT
4 - 3

Kedah

10': Pablo Pallarés
50': Liridon Krasniqi
90'+1': Pablo Pallarés

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Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Rizal Ghazali (Kedah).
1': Paulo Josué (Kuala Lumpur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
2': Bobirjon Akbarov (Kuala Lumpur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Pablo Pallarés (Kedah).
3': Attempt saved. Farhan Roslan (Kedah) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sandro.
3': Goal! Kuala Lumpur 1, Kedah 0. Zaquan Adha (Kuala Lumpur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
6': Foul by Indra Putra Mahayuddin (Kuala Lumpur).
6': Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Offside, Kuala Lumpur. Paulo Josué tries a through ball, but Guilherme de Paula is caught offside.
9': Foul by Irfan Zakaria (Kuala Lumpur).
9': Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Kedah. Conceded by Achmad Jufriyanto.
10': Goal! Kuala Lumpur 1, Kedah 1. Pablo Pallarés (Kedah) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liridon Krasniqi with a cross following a corner.
12': Foul by Akram Mahinan (Kedah).
12': Irfan Zakaria (Kuala Lumpur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Zaquan Adha (Kuala Lumpur).
13': Sandro (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt missed. Sandro (Kedah) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Liridon Krasniqi.
15': Foul by Andik Vermansah (Kedah).
15': Syazwan Andik (Kuala Lumpur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt saved. Farhan Roslan (Kedah) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
20': Offside, Kedah. Liridon Krasniqi tries a through ball, but Farhan Roslan is caught offside.
21': Foul by Hisyamudin Sha'ari (Kuala Lumpur).
21': Sandro (Kedah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Attempt blocked. Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Attempt missed. Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
24': Andik Vermansah (Kedah) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Firdaus Faudzi (Kuala Lumpur).
24': Offside, Kedah. Liridon Krasniqi tries a through ball, but Pablo Pallarés is caught offside.
27': Delay in match Bobirjon Akbarov (Kuala Lumpur) because of an injury.
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Foul by Álvaro Silva (Kedah).
29': Guilherme de Paula (Kuala Lumpur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Attempt blocked. Guilherme de Paula (Kuala Lumpur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Josué.
30': Attempt missed. Farhan Roslan (Kedah) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andik Vermansah.
31': Foul by Zaquan Adha (Kuala Lumpur).
31': Álvaro Silva (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Andik Vermansah (Kedah).
32': Paulo Josué (Kuala Lumpur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Attempt missed. Paulo Josué (Kuala Lumpur) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Firdaus Faudzi.
34': Foul by Akram Mahinan (Kedah).
34': Indra Putra Mahayuddin (Kuala Lumpur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt missed. Indra Putra Mahayuddin (Kuala Lumpur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Paulo Josué.
39': Delay in match Paulo Josué (Kuala Lumpur) because of an injury.
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Foul by Álvaro Silva (Kedah).
40': Guilherme de Paula (Kuala Lumpur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Hisyamudin Sha'ari (Kuala Lumpur).
41': Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt blocked. Andik Vermansah (Kedah) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liridon Krasniqi.
42': Attempt blocked. Sandro (Kedah) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liridon Krasniqi.
43': Attempt missed. Pablo Pallarés (Kedah) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liridon Krasniqi.
43': Farhan Roslan (Kedah) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Foul by Bobirjon Akbarov (Kuala Lumpur).
44': Attempt missed. Sandro (Kedah) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Akram Mahinan.
45': Offside, Kedah. Sandro tries a through ball, but Andik Vermansah is caught offside.
45'+1': Foul by Indra Putra Mahayuddin (Kuala Lumpur).
45'+1': Álvaro Silva (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Kuala Lumpur 1, Kedah 1.
45': Second Half begins Kuala Lumpur 1, Kedah 1.
46': Foul by Zaquan Adha (Kuala Lumpur).
46': Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Zaquan Adha (Kuala Lumpur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47': Foul by Akram Mahinan (Kedah).
47': Guilherme de Paula (Kuala Lumpur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Attempt missed. Guilherme de Paula (Kuala Lumpur) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Paulo Josué with a cross following a set piece situation.
49': Andik Vermansah (Kedah) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Hisyamudin Sha'ari (Kuala Lumpur).
50': Akram Mahinan (Kedah) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.
50': Attempt missed. Rizal Ghazali (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
50': Goal! Kuala Lumpur 1, Kedah 2. Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rizal Ghazali following a set piece situation.
53': Delay in match Akram Mahinan (Kedah) because of an injury.
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Farhan Roslan (Kedah) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Bobirjon Akbarov (Kuala Lumpur).
55': Corner, Kedah. Conceded by Kamarul Effandi Abdul Rahim.
56': Attempt missed. Sandro (Kedah) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liridon Krasniqi with a headed pass.
58': Farhan Roslan (Kedah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Syazwan Andik (Kuala Lumpur).
60': Substitution, Kedah. Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik replaces Akram Mahinan.
60': Attempt blocked. Sandro (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Penalty Kuala Lumpur. Zaquan Adha draws a foul in the penalty area.
60': Penalty conceded by Khairul Helmi Johari (Kedah) after a foul in the penalty area.
61': Khairul Helmi Johari (Kedah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Delay in match Zaquan Adha (Kuala Lumpur) because of an injury.
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Goal! Kuala Lumpur 2, Kedah 2. Guilherme de Paula (Kuala Lumpur) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
64': Achmad Jufriyanto (Kuala Lumpur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Pablo Pallarés (Kedah).
66': Attempt saved. Zaquan Adha (Kuala Lumpur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Josué.
66': Attempt missed. Farhan Roslan (Kedah) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rizal Ghazali.
67': Attempt blocked. Rizal Ghazali (Kedah) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik.
67': Corner, Kedah. Conceded by Achmad Jufriyanto.
69': Attempt missed. Andik Vermansah (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arif Farhan Md Isa.
69': Corner, Kuala Lumpur. Conceded by Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik.
70': Substitution, Kedah. Akhyar Rashid replaces Farhan Roslan.
71': Corner, Kedah. Conceded by Hisyamudin Sha'ari.
71': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Silva (Kedah) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro with a cross.
71': Foul by Andik Vermansah (Kedah).
71': Guilherme de Paula (Kuala Lumpur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Akhyar Rashid (Kedah) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Foul by Syazwan Andik (Kuala Lumpur).
73': Attempt blocked. Akhyar Rashid (Kedah) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
76': Delay in match Zaquan Adha (Kuala Lumpur) because of an injury.
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Offside, Kuala Lumpur. Paulo Josué tries a through ball, but Guilherme de Paula is caught offside.
78': Delay in match Guilherme de Paula (Kuala Lumpur) because of an injury.
80': Attempt blocked. Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Akhyar Rashid.
80': Corner, Kedah. Conceded by Achmad Jufriyanto.
81': Foul by Irfan Zakaria (Kuala Lumpur).
81': Sandro (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Goal! Kuala Lumpur 3, Kedah 2. Paulo Josué (Kuala Lumpur) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Syazwan Andik.
84': Attempt missed. Andik Vermansah (Kedah) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
85': Foul by Irfan Zakaria (Kuala Lumpur).
85': Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Guilherme de Paula (Kuala Lumpur).
86': Álvaro Silva (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Kuala Lumpur. Ashri Chuchu replaces Zaquan Adha.
88': Substitution, Kuala Lumpur. Zhafri Yahya replaces Irfan Zakaria.
89': Attempt saved. Pablo Pallarés (Kedah) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rizal Ghazali with a cross.
90': Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik (Kedah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Indra Putra Mahayuddin (Kuala Lumpur).
90': Attempt saved. Sandro (Kedah) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+1': Foul by Zhafri Yahya (Kuala Lumpur).
90'+1': Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Akhyar Rashid (Kedah) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Liridon Krasniqi.
90'+1': Goal! Kuala Lumpur 3, Kedah 3. Pablo Pallarés (Kedah) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
90'+2': Foul by Arif Farhan Md Isa (Kedah).
90'+2': Zhafri Yahya (Kuala Lumpur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by Bobirjon Akbarov (Kuala Lumpur).
90'+3': Liridon Krasniqi (Kedah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Bobirjon Akbarov (Kuala Lumpur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Corner, Kuala Lumpur. Conceded by Álvaro Silva.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Zhafri Yahya (Kuala Lumpur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Guilherme de Paula (Kuala Lumpur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+5': Goal! Kuala Lumpur 4, Kedah 3. Ashri Chuchu (Kuala Lumpur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Kuala Lumpur 4, Kedah 3.
90'+6': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
90'+6': Match ends, Kuala Lumpur 4, Kedah 3.

Statistics

KED		KLC
14	Fouls	20
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	5
66.1	Possession	33.9
27	SHOTS	11
8	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
343	Accurate Passes	130
423	Passes	218
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
5	Accurate Crosses	2
22	Crosses	8
0.2	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	69
35	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
8	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	16
19	Tackles	25
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	15
16	Effective Clearances	27
16	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: Malaysian Super League

Venue: Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Attendance: 6,554

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

Kuala Lumpur City FC (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Kamarul Kamarul Abdul Rahim (GK)
24	Hisyamudin Sha'ari
16	Achmad Jufriyanto
12	Boburjon Akbarov
28	Paulo Josué
23	Indra Putra Mahayuddin
17	Irfan Zakaria
6	Syazwan Andik
19	Firdaus Faudzi
10	Guillherme de Paula Lucrecio
8	Zaquan Adha

Kuala Lumpur City FC Substitutes:

Saifulnizam Miswan, Zhafri Yahya, Ashri Chuchu, Ahmad Solehin Mamat, Juninho Souza, Hafiz Johar, Azmeer Yusof.

Kedah (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Ifwat Akmal (GK)
13	Khairul Helmi
4	Álvaro Silva
27	Ariff Farhan Isa
15	Rizal Ghazali
10	Sandro Da Silva Mendonça
8	Liridon Krasniqi
14	Akram Mahinan
9	Pablo Pallarés
19	Farhan Roslan
30	Andik Vermansyah

Kedah Substitutes:

Muhamad Asri, Syazwan Zainon, Amirul Hisyam, Norfiqrie Talib, Akhyar Rashid, Abdul Halim Saari, Syawal Nordin.

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