Selangor secured a 4-1 victory over Kelantan Red Warriors in the opening round of the Super League regular season on August 22nd. The visitors, already sitting third in the table with a perfect record from two matches, made life look straightforward at the home ground. Kelantan, meanwhile, remain rooted to the bottom with zero points from three games.
The hosts took an early shock lead when Chrigor Moraes found the net in the eighteenth minute. Selangor responded quickly through F. Halim, who equalised six minutes later. The half grew tense with three yellow cards — A. Khussyairi, H. Boumous and A. Selvan all booked between forty-first and forty-seventh minutes.
By then Selangor had seized control. Halim struck again in the forty-ninth minute, and P. D. Musa added a fourth in the sixtieth. Kelantan pulled one back through Moraes in the seventy-fifth, but the damage was done. The visitors made several substitutions, bringing on J. Tabinas, Q. Cheng and others as they closed the game out.
And here's the thing about this result — it tells you exactly what kind of season Kelantan are facing. They have lost all three matches, with recent results showing draws against DPMM and defeats to Penang. Selangor's form tells a different story entirely, with five wins in their last five outings including a 6-0 demolition of PDRM.
The gap between the sides is now seven points, with Selangor looking like proper title contenders while Kelantan sit bottom without a single point to their name. The visitors will make life awkward for everyone this season, but for now they are simply two points clear of second place.