Pan-gon Wants Selangor Sharper in Front of Goal After Sixth Straight Win

What happened

Selangor maintained their pursuit of Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) in the Liga Super title race with a narrow 1-0 win over Star City FC at the Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) Stadium, according to Flash Sukan. The result was Selangor's sixth consecutive victory, keeping the Gergasi Merah unbeaten in the league with 18 points from six matches, and leaving them trailing JDT, who have also recorded a perfect winning record.

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Hugo Boumous scored the decisive goal in the seventh minute, which proved enough for Selangor to take all three points. However, the match ended under pressure for the visitors after striker Chrigor Moraes was sent off in the 83rd minute. Selangor coach Kim Pan-gon admitted he was relieved his side secured the important three points despite the late pressure, saying after the match that the team's progress had been good and the players had performed well, and that they still managed to get the three points even after receiving the red card.

The South Korean coach acknowledged that being at the top of the league and competing for the championship is every team's target, but he is aware the journey to achieve that goal is not easy. He stressed that Selangor want to continue developing as a competitive team and provide maximum competition, while ensuring existing weaknesses are corrected over time. He said he knows the struggle is not easy but that they want to give maximum challenge, adding that he knows there are still many shortcomings in the team and they will keep working to improve them, because he wants Selangor supporters to feel proud of the team.

Pan-gon also felt his side should have won more comfortably had they converted the chances they created. He reminded his players to learn from that situation, because failing to take opportunities can land a team in difficulty, as happened against Star City in a previous FA Cup meeting. He recalled that in that FA Cup match Selangor led 2-0 and had chances to make it 3-0 or 4-0, but failed to score and ultimately had to face difficulty and were punished for that failure. He said that aspect needs improvement because if they want to be a quality and competitive team, they must fix their weaknesses.

So despite Selangor's continued positive results, Pan-gon wants his players to sharpen their finishing in front of goal to ensure they can maintain momentum in their effort to challenge JDT's dominance this season.