Ten-man Selangor FC hold off Melaka FC 3-2 to stay perfect
Selangor FC lost a player before half-time, were pegged back twice and still won 3-2 at MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, keeping a perfect start to the Malaysia Super League season.
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Selangor FC lost a man just before half-time, gave up a two-goal lead in the second half, and still walked out of MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya with three points. The 3-2 win over Melaka FC on 6 September was their third in three Malaysia Super League matches this season.
An hour with ten men
Chrigor Moraes headed the hosts in front in the 11th minute, from a Jefferson Tabinas corner.
The night turned in the 44th minute, when Kay Tejan was sent off and the hosts were left to play out the rest of the match a man short.
Moraes made it two in the 51st minute, running clear on to a Hugo Boumous pass.
Then the cushion went. Abdul Rashid pulled one back for Melaka FC in the 59th minute and Do Dong-Hyeon levelled in the 75th minute, before Tabinas struck the winner deep in stoppage time.
The table after three rounds
The result leaves Selangor FC with three wins from three, nine points, ten goals scored and three conceded. They sit third of the twelve clubs in the Malaysia Super League table, three points off the top.
Melaka FC stay eighth on three points, with four scored and seven conceded in three matches. Half of their goals this season came in this one game, and they were level with a quarter of an hour to play.
What comes next
Selangor FC are home again on 13 September, when Kuala Lumpur City visit MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya. Melaka FC are on the road the night before, at Kuching City FC on 12 September.
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