Negeri Sembilan's Hairuddin Omar (right) tries to get past Selangor's P. Gunalan in their Super League match at the Paroi Stadium yesterday. Selangor won 2-1. — Picture by Owee Ah Chun

Negri failed to capitalise on an early goal and a hatful of chances in the first half as Selangor ran out 2-1 winners in Paroi and inflicted a fourth defeat in five league games on Negri.

Pahang stunned leaders Kelantan 2-0 at the Darul Makmur Stadium in Kuantan when Surendran Ravindran headed in Azamuddin Akil's cross in the 43rd minute before Faizol Hussain added the second in the last minute.

Perak failed to take advantage of Kelantan's defeat when they could only draw 0-0 with T-Team in Kuala Terengganu although they closed the gap to one point.

That allowed Felda United to move into second place after a 2-0 win over Perlis in Kangar while Selangor rose to third with both teams level on 14 points with Kelantan.

Negri showed their intent early on with Hairuddin Omar going close when he rose high to head Shahurain Abu Samah's cross which went just wide of the far post in the eighth minute.

Selangor could hardly get out of their own half when disaster struck after Iqbal Suhaimi ran off his line and felled S. Kunanlan with a wild tackle to concede a penalty.

Shahurain easily sent Iqbal the wrong way in the 11th minute to put Negri ahead.

Fadzli Saari thought he had equalised for Selangor in the 26th minute when he poked in Hardi Jaafar's cross only to be called offside.

Kunanlan almost made it 2-0 seconds before the break when his cross-cum-shot had Iqbal beaten only to strike the post.

Selangor emerged after the break with renewed vigour and were level in the 61st minute when Amri dinked the ball past Farizal with the outside of his right foot after Safiq Rahim's defence-splitting pass.

Safiq Rahim punished Negri further when he rose above the strapping G. Mahathevan to direct a powerful header into the bottom corner in the 79th minute.

Radhi Mat Din celebrated his first match in charge of Kedah with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Terengganu at the Darul Aman Stadium in Alor Star.

After Reeshafiq Alwi gave Terengganu the lead in the 29th minute, Kedah turned the game around in the second half thanks to strikes by Khyril Muhymeen Zambri (63rd) and Firdaus Faudzi (67th).

Heavy rain in Kota Kinabalu forced the postponement of Sabah's home tie against Young Tigers A after the Likas Stadium pitch became water-logged.