NORSHAHRUL Idlan Talaha popped up with a late goal to salvage a point for Kelantan in a 1-1 draw with Kedah at the Darul Aman Stadium in Alor Star yesterday as the reigning Malaysia Cup champions extended their lead to three points in the Super League.
Kelantan were trailing to an Azlan Ismail goal when Norshahrul shook off two defenders before blasting Nizad Ayub's cross into goal in the 79th minute.
The game seemed to be slipping away from Kelantan when Azlan sent the home crowd into raptures in the 58th minute after stabbing home's Baddrol Bakhtiar a cross behind the static Kelantan defence.
Kelantan had the better of the exchanges in the first half as Nurul Azuan Roya saw his speculative effort strike the bar in the eighth minute but it was all Kedah in the second half while Azmi Muslim will rue a missed opportunity when Khairul Fahmi Che Mat pulled off a fine diving save in the 67th minute.
Terengganu took advantage of playing an away fixture on home ground at the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium with a 2-0 win over 10-man Kuala Lumpur.
They could even afford to miss a penalty when Ashaari Samsudin hit the post in the 25th minute and although he slotted in the rebound, the goal was disallowed because no other player had touched the ball.
Ashaari made amends in the 38th minute when he set up Hadi Yahya for Terengganu's opener before netting the second in the 52nd minute after a slalom past three defenders.
KL were reduced to 10 men in the 65th minute when Ahmad Jihad Ismail, who had given away the penalty, was dismissed for his second booking before Yong Kuong Yong headed in a consolation for KL in the 83rd minute.
Premier League leading scorer Bobby Gonzales took his tally to six goals with a brace late in the first half in Sarawak's 5-1 demolition of Pos Malaysia at the Selayang Stadium.
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