The 2021 Malaysia Cup final was a football match played on 30 November 2021, and determined the champion of the 2021 Malaysia Cup. It was the final of the 95th edition of the Malaysia Cup, a competition organised by the Football Association of Malaysia.
It was played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur between Kuala Lumpur City and Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Kuala Lumpur City won the match 2–0 and clinched their fourth title. They have also qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup.
Format The final was played as a single match. If the game would be tied at the end of regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winning team.
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. (H: home; A: away) Kuala Lumpur CityRoundJohor Darul Ta'zimOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultSri Pahang3–1 (H)Matchday 1Kelantan2–0 (H)Penang1–1 (A)Matchday 2Petaling Jaya City1–0 (H)Sarawak United4–0 (H)Matchday 3Sabah2–0 (A)Sarawak United2–2 (A)Matchday 4Sabah3–0 (H)Penang1–0 (H)Matchday 5Petaling Jaya City2–1 (A)Sri Pahang1–0 (A)Matchday 6Kelantan4–0 (A)Group A winnersFinal standingsGroup D winnersOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legSelangor3–02–0 (A)1–0 (H)Quarter-finalsKedah Darul Aman1–00–0 (A)1–0 (H)Melaka United2–2 1–1 (H)1–1 (A)Semi-finalsTerengganu4–11–1 (A)3–0 (H)
Match Details
GK 1 Kevin Ray MendozaRB 4 Kamal AziziCB 9 Giancarlo GallifuocoCB 21 Kenny Pallraj LB 3 Daniel TingRM 8 Zhafri Yahya CM 6 Ryan LambertCM 14 Akram Mahinan LM 19 J. Partiban CF 7 Romel MoralesCF 28 Paulo Josué (c)Substitutes:GK 22 Khatul AnuarDF 2 Wan AmirzafranDF 25 Anwar IbrahimMF 12 Shukor Adan MF 27 Hadin Azman MF 29 Arif Shaqirin MF 30 Fakrul AimanFW 23 Indra PutraFW 10 Safee SaliManager: Bojan Hodak GK 1 Farizal Marlias (c)RB 2 Matthew DaviesCB 14 Shane LowryCB 33 MaurícioLB 12 S. Kunanlan DM 4 Afiq Fazail CM 10 Leandro VelázquezCM 30 Natxo Insa LW 29 Safawi Rasid CF 9 BergsonRW 42 Arif Aiman Substitutions:GK 26 Haziq NadzliDF 7 Aidil ZafuanDF 22 Corbin-Ong DF 32 Shahrul SaadMF 13 Mohamadou Sumareh MF 16 Danial AmierMF 21 Nazmi Faiz FW 18 Hazwan BakriFW 28 Syafiq Ahmad Manager: Benjamin Mora
Officials Assistant referees: Yusri Mohammad Mu'azi Zainal Abidin Fourth official: Azman Ismail Additional assistant referees: Suhaizi Shukri Ku Alauddin Ku MuhammadMatch Rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes.
Statistics +OverallStatistic Kuala Lumpur City Johor Darul Ta'zimGoals scored20Total shots313Shots on target23Ball possession45%55%Corner kicks16Offsides12Yellow cards21Red cards00
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