Defending FA Cup champions Pahang and 2017 winners Kedah have reached the penultimate stage of this year's competition, when they both recorded favourable results at home in their second leg quarter-final encounters on Friday.
The return of Nigerian striker Dickson Nwakaeme from injury inspired Pahang to overturn a 2-1 first leg defeat, with a commanding 4-0 victory over East Coast rivals Terengganu FC, thanks to a brace by Nwakaeme.
Needing to hit the ground running in front of their own fans, the Elephants opened the scoring as early as the seventh minute through Faisal Halim's goal, after the youngster pounced first on a rebound.