Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sabah (3rd, 42 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Selangor United (11th, 17 pts). Sabah ranked just 7th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Sabah ran at 1.64 scored and 1.18 conceded, Selangor United at 0.86 and 2.27.
Sabah had won five straight. Over the last five, Sabah had taken 15 of 15 points to Selangor United's 4.
Stadium Likas in Kota Kinablu staged the fixture, a ground that holds 35,000. With 15 matches recorded and 1.4 yellow cards per game, L. S was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.