KUALA LUMPUR: Sri Pahang FC head coach Fandi Ahmad said that the 2024/2025 Malaysia Cup semi-final clash against Sabah FC was in many ways, their true “final.”

The former Pahang and Singapore striker added that his team celebrated reaching the final as they believed luck might not be on their side in the ultimate showdown.

Ironically, in the final the Elephants lost 1-2 to Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil here, last night.