Saturday, February 16, 2013

Selangor 2-0 Kelantan

Double header from Forkey Doe and Ramez Dayoub in the first half  were enough to secure The Red Giants a rare win against their fierce rivals Kelantan 

This match saw Ramzul Zahini Adenan meet his former club for the first time since leaving the club last December while Amri Yahyah is unavailable due to suspension. Kelantan captain Piya is a doubtful for the clash due to an illness but may still feature at any point during the match. 

Irfan Bakti retained the more traditional 4-4-2 formation while Bojan Hodak bizarrely using the unusual 3-5-2 formation.

Selangor perhaps using the height as an advantage as Kelantan struggles to put them away. Forkey Doe put an early lead for the home side with a fine header in 12th minute. Ramez Dayoub doubled the lead with a stunning header in the 26th minute and rounded off their winning display.

Kelantan wanted to turn things around by bringing in Keita Mandjou and Piya in the second half but it was all too late for the visitor as The Red Warriors defence kept losing guard on Selangor attacker while losing possession easily in the midfield and look hapless in terms of attacking ability. 

Selangor only need to continue their impressive form and if things goes their way, there always every possibilities that they might end up at the top of the table when the season ends. Kelantan capped another poor display and getting even worse with a costly error by Bojan Hodak to use unfamiliar tactics against a strong side like Selangor. Bojan may need to realise that they must do something more important than just for waiting their new import to replace Keita Mandjou.     

Man of the Match: Ramez Dayoub