It's confirmed, Kedah will be without key defender Renan Alves for the showpiece FA Cup final against Perak at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on Saturday after Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) upheld his one-match ban following his red card against Felda United in last Sunday's Super League action.
In a normal case, the red card will mean suspension for Alves in the next Super League match but seeing as the league season has ended, the suspension will then take place in Kedah's next official match, which in this case in the FA Cup final.