Selangor Edge Star City 1-0 to Stay Perfect After Six Matches

What happened

Selangor FC beat Star City FC 1-0 in their sixth Unifi Malaysia Super League 2026/27 fixture, played at the MBPJ Stadium in Kelana Jaya, according to the club's own match review. The only goal came in the 15th minute and the result left the Red Giants with 18 points from six matches, a record their head coach, Kim Pan-gon, described with evident satisfaction.

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The move began with Selangor pressing early and registering several attempts on goal. Syahir Bashah then played a through ball from the middle of the pitch into the penalty area, finding Chrigor Moraes. Moraes delivered a low cross that Hugo Boumous converted, and that proved to be the decisive moment of the contest.

The match turned awkward for Selangor in the 82nd minute when Chrigor Moraes was shown a red card, an outcome the club review attributes to his reaction after being pushed by an opposing player. Reduced to ten, Selangor faced increased pressure as Star City pushed for an equaliser, but the home side defended resolutely and held their 1-0 advantage until the final whistle.

Kim Pan-gon said he was proud of his players while pointing to finishing as the area that must improve. He said Selangor started very well, showed what he called their true characteristics as a team and dominated the match, creating many chances and playing attacking football before scoring first. He stressed that the team must learn from the game that they need to score more goals, arguing that a quality and competitive side has to convert the second, third and fourth opportunities that come its way, and that the failure to do so made the night difficult. He acknowledged how hard the circumstances were and called it a challenging match, adding that he always demands good football from his players and was pleased they secured all three points. Summing up the campaign so far, he noted six matches and 18 points and repeated that he was very proud of the group.

The coach also thanked the supporters who attended despite the late kick-off, saying he believed it was a very good night for Selangor fans. He described being at the top of the league table and competing for the top position as the dream of every coach and every club, said the campaign had gone well so far and praised the players' performances even though the team received a red card, and stated the aim of making Selangor's supporters proud. The club expressed its appreciation to the 3,172 supporters who backed the team at the MBPJ Stadium.

Selangor's starting line-up was Sikh Izhan, Quentin Cheng, Arbenit Xhemajli, Nooa Laine, Hugo Boumous, Selvan Anbualagan, Jefferson Tabinas, Syahir Bashah, Adib Ra'op, Chrigor Moraes as captain and Vitor Pernambuco. The substitutions were Harith Haiqal for Syahir Bashah in the 70th minute, Peter Makrillos for Selvan Anbualagan in the 85th, Zikri Khalili for Quentin Cheng in the 86th, and Richmond Ankrah for Hugo Boumous and Kay Tejan for Vitor Pernambuco, both in the 90+4th minute.

Selangor's next fixture is the second leg of the 2026/27 FA Cup semi-final against Kuching City FC at Stadium Taha Ariffin in Kuching on 8 November at 7.45pm. The details come from the club's published match review rather than from independent match reporting, and the account of the red card rests on the club's description of events.