Nine-man Kelantan lose to Ninh Binh in AFC Cup

Kelantan Shakir Ali (on his knees) gets his marching orders in the AFC Cup match against Ninh Binh FC of Vietnam. Ninh Binh won 3-2. – Bernama Photo

PETALING JAYA: How Kelantan must have wished they had all 11 men on the field against Ninh Binh FC of Vietnam.

Already depleted by the absence of six regulars, the Red Warriors were reduced to just nine men en route to being edged 3-2 by the Vietnamese team in a dramatic AFC Cup Group G match at the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium in Kota Baru on Tuesday night.