Battling fatigue and low confidence, the east coast side finally got a much needed win when they edged KL Plus 1-0 at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Tuesday.
The Kelantan FA (Kafa) hopes its side will lift their play after this victory.
Prior to Tuesday's win, Kelantan were struggling to find their momentum after the FA of Malaysia (FAM) banned them from playing their home matches at the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium in Kota Baru on April 11.
The win, their first after a six-match losing streak, is timely as the players can now build on this victory before their next match against UPB-MyTeam on July 16.
Kelantan coach Peter Butler said the win is a a psychological lift for his charges.
"There's always pressure when your team are not winning, so I'm very happy my boys did well today (Tuesday)," said Butler.
"The players have been on the road for the past three weeks and are very tired. The long break will allow them to rejuvenate."
Butler added: "The past three weeks were awful and I hope the players will build from this win in order to come back stronger and meaner."
The coach dropped several regulars for Tuesday's match including skipper Mohd Badri Radzi (bench), centreback Ahmad Azlan Zainal and strikers Khalid Jamlus and Mohd Norfarhan Mohamad (bench).
"I felt these players needed to shape up. Some were getting sloppy and looked tired, probably because of the travelling. Anyway, their replacements gave a good account of themselves," he said.
Butler said his task during the break is to whip the team into a stronger unit.
"We will play a couple of friendly matches to keep the team's momentum."
Kelantan's friendly matches are against Proton FC (June 6) and Selangor (June 9).
Kedah, without their coach Azraai Khor who was sick, suffered their second straight defeat going down 1-0 to Perak in Ipoh. The double treble champions failed to take their chances after Razali Umar Kandasamy scored for Perak in the 47th minute.
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