Mora! Mora! Mora!


On the double: JDT’s Bergson Da Silva (right) goes for the ball during the Malaysia Cup semi-final second-leg match against Terengganu. Below: Safiq Rahim was sent off for head-butting Terengganu’s Faisal Halim. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: A tactical masterclass from Johor Darul Ta’zim coach Benjamin Mora proved the key to the Southern Tigers reaching the Malaysia Cup final for the second time in a row.

So sound was the Mexican’s game plan that the holders still prevailed in the semi-final second leg against Terengganu despite being a man down after only 15 minutes when veteran midfielder Safiq Rahim was sent off for headbutting winger Faisal Halim in an off-the-ball incident.

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