Pahang have one foot in FA Cup semis

Terengganu's Ahmad Azlan denies Perak's Charles Souza Chad from scoring during their FA Cup quarter-final first leg match in Kuala Terengganu on Tuesday. - ZABIDI TUSIN/the STAR

PETALING JAYA: Pahang are in the driver’s seat for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals.

The defending champions were too good for Premier League side Penang, winning 2-0 in the first leg of the quarter-finals at the Darul Makmur Stadium on Tuesday night.