MPFL: Pahang Rangers Edge Into Final, Defeat JDT
Pahang Rangers FC took a commanding step toward the Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL) final with a 4-2 victory over Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) in the first semi-final leg at the SUKPA Indoor Stadium in Kuantan on…
Source: MakanBola · Facebook · September 27, 2026 at 7:32 AM · AI-assisted report
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KUANTAN, 27 SEPTEMBER 2026 —
Pahang Rangers FC took a commanding step toward the Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL) final with a 4-2 victory over Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) in the first semi-final leg at the SUKPA Indoor Stadium in Kuantan on Saturday.
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The win gives the hosts a two-goal aggregate advantage heading into the return fixture at Pasir Gudang on October 10.
League top scorer Felipe de Souza opened the scoring for Pahang before Andres Prieto levelled for JDT in the 26th minute. De Souza restored the lead shortly after, Tuah Eizlan Aminuddin added a third, and although Awalluddin Mat Nawi pulled one back during a JDT power play, Rodrigo Galvao de Silva exploited an empty net to seal a 4-2 final scoreline.
The result reverses a narrow 5-4 defeat Pahang suffered against the same opponents in Kuantan last August.
The match marked the first of two legs deciding a finalist in the domestic futsal championship. Pahang’s victory was built on clinical finishing from their Brazilian contingent, with de Souza and Galvao de Silva combining for three goals. JDT’s tactical shift to a power-play formation late in the second half yielded a goal but left them exposed at the back, allowing the decisive fourth.
JDT will now rely on home-court advantage at the Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium to overturn the deficit. The Southern Tigers must win by at least three goals to progress directly, or by two to force extra time, while Pahang can afford a one-goal loss and still reach the final on aggregate.
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