This was the third match in a week which had already saw Pahang held Johor Darul Ta'zim in the previous match and played well to stay in the FA Cup after a narrow first leg defeat away to Terengganu FC. But all the hard work of keeping pace with JDT in the league is fast coming undone after dropping all three points at Petaling Jaya Municipal Council Stadium.
Going into the Round 12 of the league season, Pahang were already two points behind reigning champions JDT and knew that they could ill afford to not win against a PJ City side who are third from bottom in the league standings.