Kuching City beat DPMM 3-1 in Saturday’s Malaysia Cup quarter-final, first-leg match at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Brunei. - Pic from Malaysian Football LeagueKUALA LUMPUR: Kuching City took a huge step towards the Malaysia Cup semi-finals after a 3-1 quarter-final first-leg win over DPMM FC at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Brunei on Saturday. The Sarawak side struck first in the 39th minute when Jerome Mpacko Etame finished clinically to stun the home crowd. DPMM hit back five minutes after the restart, but only through fortune, as James Okwuosa inadvertently turned the ball into his own net to make it 1-1. Kuching now head into the return leg in Sarawak on Feb 14 firmly in control, while DPMM face a tough task if they are to overturn the two-goal deficit and keep their Malaysia Cup hopes alive.

Source: New Strait Times February 07, 2026 14:59 UTC