Malaysia Cup: LionsXII's double dream in tatters

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The LionsXII's bid to win the league and Cup double suffered another blow on Tuesday after they lost 0-1 to Perak.

The defeat left them bottom of Group D with just one point after three games.

The home side took the lead after just eight minutes when the LionsXII defence failed to clear a long-throw, allowing Azlan Ismail to tap in from point-blank range and send the home crowd into a frenzy.

The introduction of Faris Ramli for Syafiq Zainal sparked some life into the LionsXII attack, and the visitors finally registered their first shot on target in the 65th minute.

Despite a late rally, which saw Shahril Ishak, Baihakki Khaizan and Safuwan Baharudin all squander great chances to level the score, the LionsXII were not able to breach the Perak defence and now face an uphill task to qualify for the knockout stages of the Malaysia Cup.