KUALA LUMPUR: Coach Nidzam Jamil could not hide his disappointment after Selangor failed to kill off Police in Saturday's 1-1 draw in a Super League match at Selayang Stadium.
He blamed it on their failure to convert their chances before being punished with a late goal by the Cops.
"We should have killed off the game much earlier. We had clear chances but did not convert them," said Nidzam after the match.
"If you don't take your chances, then, minute by minute, the tempo changes… then again, one point is better than nothing.
"But we are also not so happy to have conceded in the last seconds of the game."
Substitute Aremu Timothy Oluwaseun's equaliser late into added time in the second half denied Selangor all three points after Alvin Fortes had given the Red Giants an early 16th-minute lead.
"I hope they learn things like killing off the game, getting the goals, how to protect the lead and so on.
"It is not just about playing well, getting a good pattern and having good gameplay - no, it's always about the result first.
"It is something we must improve on."
Selangor now occupy second spot in the Super League with 26 points from 12 matches — five behind leaders Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT), who have played 11 games.
Selangor will next take on South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC in their third
Asian Champions League 2 (ACL 2) Group H match at MBPJ Stadium on Wednesday.
Then, four days later, Nidzam's men will welcome JDT in a top-of-the-table Super League clash at the same venue on Sunday. – BERNAMA