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Mora retains faith in Safawi despite early substitution

Safawi Rasid had a bad day in the office against PKNS but should be in-line to play against Boeung Ket on Wednesday

Having not made the starting line-up of the match between Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) and Kelantan last midweek, Safawi Rasid was surprisingly included in the first XI when JDT took on PKNS FC on Saturday.

However, his joy quite quickly turned very sour when the former T-Team FC player only lasted 23 minutes before he was substituted for Brian Ferreira in the first half of JDT's 2-1 win. It's a big hit on the youngster as players that are substituted without being injured this early in the match only means one thing - that they didn't perform.