Red Warriors beat Kelantan 5-0 in the Super League Regular Season on Friday. The visitors dominated from the opening minutes, with R. Saifullah putting them ahead after just seven minutes. By then the hosts looked shell-shocked, unable to respond to the early pressure.
J. Mpacko Etame doubled the advantage before half-time, scoring in the fifteenth minute. S. Rasid added another just before the break when the clock read 45 plus two. Kelantan's J. Pedro picked up a yellow card in the dying seconds before the interval, then had to come off for a substitution at the restart.
The second half brought more of the same. Etame netted his second goal in the fifty-fourth minute, and Rasid completed his brace two minutes later. Red Warriors made three changes around the hour mark, bringing on P. Shitembi and Mpacko Etame alongside N. Mulhassan for Kelantan.
And here's the thing about the result — it leaves Kelantan bottom of the table with zero points from three games. Red Warriors sit second with six points after two wins and one defeat. The hosts have now lost three straight, including that 9-0 hammering earlier this month.
To be fair, the visitors came into this fixture on the back of a 6-0 win over Kuala Lumpur City. They've shown they can spring a surprise when the opportunity arises, and Kelantan gifted them exactly that. The gap between these sides now looks considerable.