It was JDT’s fifth FA Cup trophy since the competition was rebranded in 2013.

JDT made an aggressive start tonight, opening the scoring in the eighth minute through Jonathan Silva, who headed home an Oscar Aribas free-kick.

In the 20th minute, misfortune struck Sabah again when defender Rawilson Batuil deflected the ball into his own net before JDT striker Jairo Da Silva compounded the Sang Badak’s misery with the third goal just three minutes later.

Sabah nearly reduced the deficit in the 26th minute through Ajdic Mujagic’s finish, but the goal was disallowed after a video review confirmed he was in an offside position, allowing JDT to go into the break with a 3-0 lead.

After the restart, Sabah’s woes deepened as they were reduced to 10 men when their midfield lynchpin Miguel Cifuentes was shown a red card for a foul on a JDT player.

JDT made full use of the numerical advantage to net their fourth goal through Aribas in the 64th minute. Manuel Hidalgo then capped a memorable night for JDT by scoring the fifth goal in injury time.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, congratulated JDT and expressed his appreciation for the strong support by the people of Johor and loyal supporters of the Southern Tigers squad.

The Johor state government has declared a special holiday tomorrow to mark JDT’s victory, menteri besar Onn Hafiz announced.