Kelantan could only produce a 1-1 draw against third-tier Thai side Nara United in their pre-season friendly match on Saturday, thanks to their mixed bags of a performance in that game.
Khoiree Abdullah opened the scoring for the visitors in the 18th minute through a well-struck shot from inside the box, and the hosts were made to sweat before they could find the equaliser in the 82nd minute, Malaysia junior international Nik Akif Syahiran finishing off a sleek exchange of passes with a cheeky strike.
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The result was perhaps not what the home fans wanted considering they started the match with all four of their foreign players, but Red Warriors boss Yusry Che Lah only wanted to judge his charges by their second half play.