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8 Interesting Facts Of The Selangor And Selangor 2 Main Teams In The M League This Season


Last week saw the final match of the league for the Selangor and Selangor 2 teams which recorded interesting facts that were successfully created this season.

The league competition that took place in a one-round format due to the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic was clearly a very challenging season and will be engraved in the memory of the Red Giants players and fans.

The Red Giants closed the CIMB Super League curtain in 5th place with 17 points accumulated as a result of four wins, five draws, and two defeats. Meanwhile, 13 points accumulated in the 7th position with four wins, one draw, and six defeats for the Selangor 2 team in the 2020 Premier League competition.

Selangor team standings here.

Standings Selangor 2 here.

Here are 8 interesting facts about the 2020 season that you need to know:

1. 5 New Red Giant Faces

A total of 5 Selangor main team players have managed to make their first appearance for this season, namely Brendan Gan, Safuwan Baharudin, Rodney Celvin, Nicholas Swirad, and Tauffiq Ar-Rashid.

Check out this post here.


2. 2 Important Players Return From Injury

The return of Wan Zack Haikal and Spanish striker Rufino Segovia has made a huge impact in planning the attack of the team that has helped Selangor in very challenging league competition. Rufino who has played in every match this season also contributed 2 goals and 2 assists.

Read the article: Wan Zack On The Best Track Of Recovery

 

3. Total Goals This Season

In 11 matches, the Selangor main team has managed to score 26 goals of which 16 of them resulted in the last three matches of the league. Meanwhile, Selangor 2 has produced 17 goals for the first time competing in the 2020 Premier League.

 

4. Biggest Victory

The best performance of the Red Giants' main team this season through the biggest victory came as the visiting team against PDRM FA on October 3 with a result of 7-0. Meanwhile, Selangor 2 managed to defeat Kuching FA in Sarawak with a 4-1 victory.

Watch highlights here.


5. Selangor Has Explosive Strikers

Both Selangor and Selangor 2 main team strikers Ifedayo Olusegun and Danial Asri have been listed in the Top 5 Scorers of the 2020 season with 12 and 7 goals in their respective league competitions.

 

6. Ifedayo Hat-trick Helps Him Embrace Gold Shoe Award 2020.

Ifedayo managed to collect 12 goals by scoring a hat-trick in the CIMB Super League 2020 final against Felda United last week. The hat-trick has made him the Gold Shoe 2020 award holder and will only have to wait for the league to end this weekend to confirm his victory.

Read the article REVIEW OF THE MATCH here.

Watch the Ifedayo hat-trick here.

 

7. Danial Asri Top Local Scorer in the 2020 Premier League.

Selangor development player who is also a native-born in this state, Danial Asri is the only local player listed in the 5 Top Scorers in the Premier League this season.

Read Get to Know Selangor Players - Ahmad Danial Ahmad Asri

 

8. Young Squad Players Absorbed Into The Main Squad

6 young players have been given the opportunity to play in the CIMB Super League 2020 competition with the Selangor main team under B. Satiananthan and Michael Feichtenbeiner namely Azrin Rusmini (18 years old), Zikri Khalili (18 years old), Mukhairi Ajmal (19 years old), Aliff Haiqal Lau (20 years old), Anwar Ibrahim (21 years old), and Zahril Zabri (21 years old).

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The Selangor main team will continue the 2020 campaign by preparing the team for the Malaysia Cup which is expected to take place at the end of October. Keep fighting, Selangorku!