PETALING JAYA: Selangor assistant coach Lee Soon-seok apologised to fans and expressed pride in his players despite their semi-final heartbreak in the Malaysia Cup on Saturday.

Standing in for his fellow countryman and suspended South Korean coach Kim Pan-gon, who collected two yellow cards during the competition, Soon-seok described the 1-2 aggregate defeat against Kuching City as both painful and disappointing. Kuching City created history by reaching their first-ever Malaysia Cup final after defeating Selangor 1-0 in the second leg at the State Stadium in Kuching, thanks to Namibian playmaker Petrus Shitembi who scored the decisive goal in the 31st minute to spark celebrations among the home supporters.