KUALA LUMPUR: Kedah goalkeeper Farhan Abu Bakar proved a stumbling block for Johor Darul Ta'zim as the champions were prevented from reclaiming top spot in the Super League following a 1-1 draw in Alor Star tonight.
Farhan single-handedly provided the heroics to earn Kedah a point while Darul Ta'zim could only draw level with leaders Felda United on 21 points but trail on goal difference and having played a game more.
Farhan denied Darul Ta'zim forwards Juan Martin Lucero and Jorge Pereyra Diaz on at least six occassions after Baddrol Bakhtiar put the home team ahead in the second minute.
But Farhan was beaten from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time by Lucero after Diaz was felled in the box by defender Bang Seung-hyun.
Felda have an opportunity to put some distance on Darul Ta'zim when they play Perak in Ipoh on Sunday.
Kelantan deepened Terengganu coach Mike Mulvey's problems after winning 3-0 in the East Coast derby in Kota Baru.
Wan Zack Haikal Wan Nor slammed home from Nik Shahrul Azim Halim's cut-back in the 14th minute and then turned provider for Wan Zaharulnizam Wan Zakaria to double the lead in the 63rd.
Rookie forward Fakhrul Zaman Wan Abdullah Zawawi completed the scoring a minute before time with his first senior goal.
Selangor clung on to third spot with 15 points after a 0-0 draw with Police in Malacca despite having Nazmi Faiz Mansor sent off.
Sarawak remain rooted to the bottom of the table despite K. Rajagobal's side holding Pahang 1-1 at an empty State Stadium in Kuching.
With Sarawak serving the second of a two-match stadium ban for crowd violence, there was nobody to celebrate Junior Aparecido's opener for the home side in the 29th minute before Dalibor Volas equalised in the 55th with his fifth goal in Pahang's last three matches.