It will be the Red Warriors against the Deers in the final of the Malaysia Cup.
Kelantan, dubbed the Red Warriors, who are this season's FA Cup runners-up demolished Perlis 3-1 in the semifinal second leg at Stadium Utama, Kangar to march into the final with a 5-1 aggregate win.
Having won 2-0 in Kota Baharu in the first leg on Tuesday, Kelantan were in no mood for mercy and opened scoring in the 27th minute when Perlis keeper Mohd Farizal Marlias failed to stop Mohd Norfarhan Muhammad's piledriver from inside the box.
Mohd Norfarhan again put his name on the scoresheet when he netted the visitors' second goal in the 53rd minute before Perlis pulled one up through Mohd Firdaus Faudzi in 70th minute.
It was Mohd Norfarhan's night when he completed his hattrick in the 87th minute to take Kelantan into the final.
Negeri Sembilan, the Deers, confirmed their place in the final when they defeated Terengganu 3-1 in the return leg at the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium in Kuala Terengganu, leaving them with a 4-1 aggregate victory in the semifinal.
National striker Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak netted a brace for the visitors in the 9th and 18th minutes, making it an almost insurmountable task for the hosts to make the final.
Terengganu, however, were not one to cave in and managed to reduce the deficit when Khairul Izwan Khalid scored in the 35th minute.
Negeri Sembilan might be small state but their players played with big hearts and found goal number three when former Terengganu player Hairuddin Omar stamped his mark in the 45th minute.
Malaysians will be treated to a "David and Goliath" final at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil come Saturday to see who among the two will lift the prestigious Malaysia Cup this season.
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