What a good day for me. First – Manutd advanced to Champions League final. Second – Kedah hit Hanoi 7-0.

GREAT!!

KEDAH re-ignited their hopes of reaching the AFC Cup quarter-finals by routing Vietnam’s Hanoi ACB 7-0 in a Group G match at the Darulaman Stadium yesterday.
Azrul Ahmad, a replacement for the suspended Khyril Muhymeen, blasted a hat-trick to give Kedah the overwhelming victory.

Kedah, a double treble champions, went on the offensive right from the whistle and came close to scoring on several occasions in the opening 10 minutes.

They found the breakthrough in the 13th minute when attacking midfielder Azrul opened accounts for Kedah from close range in the 13th minute.

Kedah increased their lead when Azrul turned in a cross from Faizal Abu Bakar in the 30th minute, in a match that attracted a full capacity crowd of 20,000.
Azrul turned provider three minutes later when his through ball was collected by Farizal Rozali, who guided it into goal.

In the second half, Kedah continued to dominate proceedings against the Vietnamese and registered their fourth goal through Mohd Afif Amiruddin in the 64th minute.

Sabri Abu scored Kedah’s fifth goal five minutes later before Azrul got his hat-trick when he converted a penalty in the 79th minute. Kedah struck the final blow in injury time through Shahrulnizam Mustapha.

Kedah and Hong Kong’s Eastern Athletic, who surprised group leaders Chonburi FC of Thailand 2-1 at home, are levelled on seven points but the former are second on goal difference.

Kedah need to beat Chonburi in their final group match on May 19 to qualify for the knock-out stage. Meanwhile, Johor FC suffered their fourth defeat in Group B of the competition when they lost 2-0 to V.B Sports of Maldives in Male.