The home side was the early aggressor with their Tobagan player, Hughton Hector coming close in the opening stage to put his team ahead after just five minutes but could not keep his header down after cleverly sneaking behind the Terengganu defence.
The match then turned into a midfield battle with neither team managed to gain control of the ball for long. Five minutes before the interval, Francis Doe tested the Song Lam goalkeeper, Tran Nguyen Manh with a dipping shot which forced him to tip the ball over the bar.
Then five minutes after the restart Doe saw the run made by Manaf and found him with a wonderful pass. The striker kept his composure and managed to slot the ball past Nguyen Manh and the Terengganu bench jumped with joy.
Terengganu goalkeeper, Sharbinee Allawee did not have much to do but showed he was equal to anything the home side threw at him. After denying Pham Van Quyem in the first half from a free-kick, he also kept out another attempt from a dead ball situation which was going in until his intervention.
The Turtles also had their chance to increase the lead when Manaf was freed with just Nguyen Manh to beat but the goalkeeper dived bravely at the striker's feet to deny him a second goal.
Song Lam was presented with a chance to level the score when Muslim misread a high ball into the box leaving Hector with a clear route on goal with just Sharbinee to beat. Fortunately for the defender, the Tobagan striker could not hit the target with his effort.
In the end Terengganu held on to register a win on a historical day.
In another Group F match, Hong Kong League champions, Kitchee SC defeated Tampines Rovers FC 3-1 at home with goals coming from Liang Zi-cheng's brace and another one from Jordi. Mohamad Ali levelled the score briefly for The Stags.
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