Selangor scrape into FA Cup semi-finals despite second-half collapse

Kuala Lumpur - Last year's FA Cup finalists Selangor secured a shock 6-4 aggregate victory over Star City on Sunday, despite suffering a 3-2 defeat in the second leg. The match began with Selangor leading 4-1 from the first leg, won at Kangar on September 19, giving them a comfortable 6-1 advantage on aggregate. However, the tide turned when Star City midfielder Moses Atede committed a foul on Zikri Khalili five minutes before halftime, resulting in only a yellow card despite severe injury.

This allowed the red giants to mount a significant comeback, with Atede scoring a goal in the 61st minute and Pedro Santos equalizing in the 75th minute. With Selangor reeling, Ramon Machado sealed the win in the 90th minute, resulting in a 3-2 victory for Star City. Selangor's first-leg advantage allowed them to progress to the semi-finals, but it wasn't a smooth journey.

2023 finalists KL City were eliminated in the quarter-finals at the KLFA Stadium following a 3-3 draw in the first leg in Bandar Seri Begawan. KL City took the lead in Cheras with a goal from Australian striker Jordan Murray in the 11th minute, leading 1-0 and 4-3 on aggregate. Despite DPMM defender Tommy Mawat being sent off for a high boot that struck Fazrul Amir, the Bruneian team couldn't capitalize on the numerical advantage, failing to find an equalizer and ultimately falling 4-3 down on aggregate.