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Selangor vs Star City: Boumous Seals 1-0 Win as Red Giants Go Six From Six
By ExFunCity News Desk · 4 Nov 2026
TL;DR — Selangor vs Star City ended 1-0 as Hugo Boumous scored. The Red Giants won their sixth straight Super League match and drew level with JDT on 18 points.
Selangor vs Star City ended in a 1-0 home win for the Red Giants in Kelana Jaya on 1 November 2026. French midfielder Hugo Boumous scored the only goal in the 17th minute, securing Selangor’s sixth straight Malaysia Super League victory. The result took them to 18 points, level with Johor Darul Ta’zim. www.bernama.com
Match result: Boumous scores the only goal
Selangor had the lead inside the first 20 minutes, but the score stayed close for the rest of the match. With no second goal to give the home side a cushion, Boumous’s early strike remained the difference at full-time.
The result followed a 3-1 win over Penang FC in Selangor’s previous league outing. This time, the Red Giants needed just one goal to take all three points, and they finished with a clean sheet. www.bernama.com
League table: Why JDT remain ahead
The Selangor vs Star City result kept the Red Giants level on points with JDT, with both sides winning their first six league fixtures. JDT retained first place on goal difference, sitting at +28 compared with Selangor’s +13.
Selangor have scored 17 goals and conceded four across those six games. Their perfect points return keeps the pressure on JDT, but the gap in goal difference explains why they remain second despite matching the leaders’ results. www.fotmob.com
Match context: Two wins with different scorelines
Selangor’s last two league outings show how differently three points can be won. They scored three against Penang. Against Star City, they went ahead early and kept the visitors from scoring an equaliser. Both results counted the same in the points column, though their winning margins contributed differently to goal difference. That distinction matters while the top two are level on points. selangorfc.com
What’s next: A one-goal advantage in the FA Cup
After Selangor vs Star City, the Red Giants switch to the Malaysia FA Cup. They are scheduled to visit Kuching City FC on 8 November for the second leg of their semi-final. Selangor won the first leg 2-1 at home and will therefore start the return match with a one-goal aggregate lead. Their next challenge is to protect or extend that advantage and book a place in the final. selangorfc.com
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