ALOR SETAR, Jan 21 -- Kedah thrashed Hong Kong’s Tai Po FC 5-1 at Stadium Darul Aman here tonight to qualify for the third round of the Asian Champions League (ACL) qualifying play-offs.
Kedah’s imported striker Kipre Tchetche was the hero of the team for scoring a hattrick.
Kipre opened account for the hosts in the 3rd minute when he beat Tai Po FC goalkeeper Ho Yui.
Kipre combined well with Kpah Sean Sherman to create problems for the Tai Po FC defence, and in the 21st minute Kipre scored again when he pounced on a ball which Ho Yui failed to field clean from Mohd Rizal Ghazali’s attempt.
The visitors stepped up their attacks in search of goals but lost a player when Sun Ming Him was shown the red card for pulling Kipre from behind in the 33rd minute.
After the interval, Kedah scored their third goal when Muhammad Hadin Azman found the net with a powerful shot in the 46th minute.
Muhammad Hadin scored another goal to put Kedah four up in the 66th minute before Tai Po FC reduced the deficit through Chan Man Fai’s effort a minute later.
In the 92nd minute of added time play, Kipre notched another goal before referee Saodh Ali Hj Al-Adba of Qatar blew the final whistle.
Kedah will next face FC Seoul in South Korea on Jan 28.
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