Underdogs KL beat giants JDT to end 32-year wait for Cup title


Getting intense: KL’s Zhafri Yahya (front) in action against JDT’s Bergson Da Silva during the Malaysia Cup final. — S.S. KANESAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The odds were against Kuala Lumpur but they rose to the occasion to prove everyone wrong.

In a battle between David and Goliath, KL lifted the Malaysia Cup title for the fourth time after beating Super League champions and fancied Johor Darul Ta’zim 2-0 in the final at the National Stadium here yesterday.

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