Selangor Edges 10-Man Pulau Pinang in Late Malaysian League Drama

GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia (Interstat) — Selangor secured a 1-0 away victory over Pulau Pinang in a contentious Super League match Friday despite playing most of the game with 10 men. Selangor’s Mohd Nor Hakim bin Hassan scored the decisive goal in the 36th minute, just five minutes after Pulau Pinang’s Rafael Vitor Santos de Freitas had a 31st-minute goal disallowed. Selangor played a man down from the 29th minute after Sharul Nazeem Zulpakar received a red card. Substitute Valentin Ferstl, who assisted the winner, later received a yellow card in stoppage time. The match, played at Stadium Bandar Raya Pulau Pinang, was the Week 22 fixture of Malaysia’s top flight. Selangor improved its league record to 1-0-0, while Pulau Pinang fell to 0-0-1.