With five wins from their last six matches, PKNP should have gone into the encounter at Manjung Munincipal Council Stadium against Perak with plenty of confidence but exactly the opposite happened. The home side were completely outplayed from start to finish as Perak ran away 0-4 winners.
Worse for PKNP, the defeat also meant that for the first time this season, Perak have retaken the lead over them in the league standings. The last time PKNP suffered a defeat at home, it was back in early February when Pahang dished out almost a similar result, winning 0-3 on that day.