Five talking points from Penang v Kuantan FA Cup tie


Pulau Pinang player Mohd Faiz Subri (blue) fighting for the ball against Kuantan FA player Liuba Baranin (yellow) during FA Cup football match at city stadium Penang. Pix by GARY CHEN/The Star/20 February 2016.

Premier League side Kuantan FA pulled off a sensational 4-2 win after extra time in the FA Cup second round over fancied Penang at the City Stadium.

The scores were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time after Kuantan striker Dao Bakary’s 89th minute header had cancelled out Mathias Cordoba’s 80th minute goal for Penang. Four goals were scored in the extra period – Nakata Keshunsake (104th), Abdul Malik Arif (109th) and Bakary (113rd) for Kuantan, and Cordoba again (111st) for Penang.

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