Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Negeri Sembilan (4th, 41 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Selangor United (11th, 17 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Negeri Sembilan 1.5 scored and 1.18 conceded per game, Selangor United 0.86 and 2.27, with the league averaging 1.47.
Negeri Sembilan arrived on a run of three straight wins. Over the last five, Negeri Sembilan had taken 11 of 15 points to Selangor United's 4.
The venue was Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Seremban, with room for 25,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.