Kuala Lumpur City Edges Petaling Jaya City in Tight Super League Match
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (Interstat) — Substitute Yanis Eisschill scored in the 63rd minute to lift Kuala Lumpur City to a 1-0 victory over Petaling Jaya City in a Malaysia Super League match Monday at Stadium Petaling Jaya.
The decisive goal came against the run of play after Petaling Jaya City’s Darren Yee Deng Lok had a 41st-minute strike disallowed. The narrow result defied a pregame statistical projection of a draw.
The match was a physical affair, featuring nine yellow cards. The win improves Kuala Lumpur City’s Super League record to 13 wins, 7 losses and 7 draws. Petaling Jaya City’s league mark falls to 2 wins, 1 loss and 5 draws.