Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) continued to assert their dominance in the FA Cup competition by retaining the title for the fourth consecutive time by thrashing Sabah FC 5-0 in the final tonight.
It was JDT’s fifth FA Cup trophy since the competition was rebranded in 2013.
JDT made an aggressive start tonight, opening the scoring in the eighth minute through Jonathan Silva, who headed home an Oscar Aribas free-kick.
In the 20th minute, misfortune struck Sabah again when defender Rawilson Batuil deflected the ball into his own net before JDT striker Jairo Da Silva compounded the Sang Badak’s misery with the third goal just three minutes later.
Sabah nearly reduced the deficit in the 26th minute through Ajdic Mujagic’s finish, but the goal was disallowed after a video review confirmed he was in an offside position, allowing…