With the win, the Red Giants, who had also defeated NSFC 4-0 in a Super League clash at the end of last month, are through to the two-leg quarter-finals, where they will meet Kuching City FC, who stunned Kuala Lumpur City FC 3-2 yesterday.

In today’s match, Selangor took just six minutes to break the deadlock when midfielder Yohandry Orozco cleverly lifted the ball over NSFC goalkeeper Syahmi Adib Haikal Shukri from close range.

Orozco was on target again eight minutes later when he pounced on a mistake by NSFC defender Aliyu Abu Bakar to put Selangor 2-0 up.

Import striker Alvin Fortes made it 3-0 in the final seconds of the first half when he curled in a shot from close range for his first competitive goal for Selangor.

The Dutchman then notched his second goal – and Selangor’s fourth – in the 67th minute after teammate Ronnie Fernandez saw his penalty saved by Syahmi a minute earlier.

The penalty was awarded following a VAR check after Aliyu was deemed to have fouled Fernandez.

Faisal gave the Red Giants a huge boost when he turned up at the stadium with his wife and son to support them.

The winger, whose nickname is Mickey, smiled and waved at the cheering Selangor fans.

Last Thursday, the 26-year-old made his first public appearance at a media conference at the Selangor FC training centre in Shah Alam since he was splashed with acid by an unknown assailant at a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya.