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Malaysia's Terengganu beat Chittagong Abahani to lift Sheikh Kamal Cup
Malaysia’s Terengganu FC have taken the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup crown after seeing oft a comeback bid by Chittagong Abahani.
Published : 31 Oct 2019, 02:18 PM
Updated : 31 Oct 2019, 02:51 PM
Terengganu beat the Bangladeshi side 2-1 in the final match at MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday.
Hairiey Hakim headed in from a corner to put Terengganu ahead in the 15th minute.
Terengganu doubled the lead eight minutes later in another attack from a corner when Azalinullah found the target.
Luka Rotkovic raised the hope of a comeback for Chittagong Abahani by pulling one back at the start of the second half when he slotted a Matthew Chinedu cutback into the inside of the crossbar.
It was the first overseas international tournament for Terengganu while Chittagong Abahani were the winners of the tournament’s 2015 edition.
In the semifinals this year, Chittagong Abahani staged a brilliant comeback two times from behind to sink Gokulam Kerala FC of India 3-2.
Lee Tuck scored a hat-trick in their 4-2 semifinal victory against Kolkata’s Mohun Bagan.
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