Jamie McAllister praises DPMM FC's defending with 10 men in the quarter-final win at Kuala Lumpur City
MFL says the coach singled out his players' defensive discipline in the 1-0 win in Cheras that took them into the Malaysia FA Cup semi-finals.
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Jamie McAllister praised the defensive discipline of his DPMM FC players, who had to play with 10 men as they beat Kuala Lumpur City to reach the semi-finals of the Malaysia FA Cup, MFL said on 13 October. In the league body’s account, he rated their performance as outstanding despite the numbers.
The second leg in Cheras on 11 October ended Kuala Lumpur City 0-1 DPMM FC. J. Murray scored in the 11th minute, and the win settled the quarter-final 4-3 on aggregate.
The first leg at Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan on 20 September had finished 3-3. J. Murray scored in that match too, in the 18th minute, and F. Izdiham added two for DPMM FC in the 54th minute and the 58th minute. Paulo Josue, from the penalty spot, B. Shamsudin and F. Sadat scored for Kuala Lumpur City.
In the Malaysia Super League, Kuala Lumpur City are sixth in the 12-team table with 6 points from 5 matches, having won 2 and lost 3, and sit 9 points behind the leaders.
Kuala Lumpur City visit Melaka FC at Hang Jebat Stadium on 17 October, with kickoff at 9pm.
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