The Red Giants are confident they can “come back from the dead” a second time.
Selangor were nearly knocked out in the group stage of the Malaysia Cup competition before staging an amazing turnaround.
Now they face themselves staring at the exit a second time – after losing 2-0 to Terengganu in the semi-final, first-leg tie at the Shah Alam Stadium on Tuesday.
But the Red Giants have warned the Turtles not to write them off, yet.
Selangor will travel to the Sultan Ismail Stadium in Kuala Terengganu for the return leg tomorrow.
“We came back from the dead (group stage) once and we can do it again. Selangor are no ordinary side … we have all the ingredients in place to claim a spot in the final. I am counting on the boys to bounce back and overturn the two-goal deficit in Kuala Terengganu. I believe we can pull it off,” said Selangor assistant manager Datuk S. Sivasundaram yesterday.
The Malaysia Cup is Selangor’s last hope of getting a silverware after failing to defend the Super League crown and exiting the FA Cup in the semi-finals.
“We have said before that our target is to win the Malaysia Cup for the 33rd time. Coach P. Maniam has done well since taking over from K. Devan,” said Sivasundaram.
“The defeat to Terengganu in Shah Alam was a close one. We had our chances at goal, too. It could have been 1-2 or even 2-2. But that’s football. Terengganu were the better team that night. But there is another 90 minutes for us to change that.”
Selangor will again start without injured skipper Mohd Amri Yahyah and it will be to attacking players Safiq Rahim, Azidan Saruddin, Mohd Amirulhadi Zainal and Rudie Ramli to get the goals.
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