Malaysian newspaper praises home team to the sky, calls for caution in decisive match against U.23 Vietnam

Malaysian media assessed that the victory against U.23 Laos will be a big 'boost' for the U.23 team of this country to be able to achieve favorable results in the match against U.23 Vietnam.

In the second round of Group B men's football at the 33rd SEA Games on the afternoon of December 6, U.23 Malaysia came from behind to defeat U.23 Laos 4-1. Abu Khalil, Moses, Haqimi Azim, Harry Danish were the players who scored for U.23 Malaysia in this match. Meanwhile, the only goal for U.23 Laos was scored by Xaysombath Bounphaeng.

With a resounding 4-1 victory, U.23 Malaysia rose to the top of Group B. The young Malaysian players had the same 3 points as U.23 Vietnam but ranked higher due to a better goal difference (+3 compared to +1). After the match, Bharian website emphasized that the beautiful performance of U.23 Malaysia against U.23 Laos was a warning that coach Nafuzi Zain and his team wanted to send to U.23 Vietnam.

U.23 Malaysia (yellow shirt) rose to the top of Group B after defeating U.23 Laos

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Bharian said: “Coach Nafuzi Zain's team was unexpectedly led by U.23 Laos after a quick and exemplary counter-attack. The one who scored against U.23 Malaysia was Xaysombath Bounphaeng. However, U.23 Malaysia showed no signs of wavering. Our young players played bravely, continuously attacked and soon equalized in the first half when Haykal Danish cleverly took advantage of the opponent's defense to score. Then, U.23 Malaysia continued to play extremely well, continuously showing their desire on the field and all efforts were rewarded with 3 goals in the second half, thereby having a 4-1 victory over U.23 Laos to win all 3 points.

The victory of U.23 Malaysia is a strong warning that coach Nafuzi Zain and his team want to send to U.23 Vietnam in the final match of Group B. We are in very good spirits and only need a draw for U.23 Malaysia to win the top spot in the group, thereby putting U.23 Vietnam in a difficult position."

On the New Straits Times , journalist Farah Azharie also shared the same opinion as Bharian . The Malaysian journalist commented: “U.23 Malaysia has really given a warning to U.23 Vietnam that they may have to face a very difficult match next week. Why do I say that? Look at the score of the match that just ended in Group B, you will see clearly!”.

“Malaysia U23 defeated Laos 4-1 at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok today, and Vietnam U23 could only overcome Laos 2-1 in the previous match. In terms of the game, Malaysia U23 was even more superior than Laos U23, a far cry from the difficulties that Vietnam U23 had experienced. Today's resounding victory has given the young Malaysian players reason to believe that they can compete for the top spot in Group B,” said journalist Farah Azharie.

Malaysian media also said that the U.23 team must immediately return to the ground and carefully calculate the match against U.23 Vietnam.

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"U.23 Malaysia must be careful"

Meanwhile, on Kosmo , journalist Suhaimi also highly appreciated the victory of U.23 Malaysia against U.23 Laos. However, Mr. Suhaimi also called on U.23 Malaysia to keep their feet on the ground, preparing for the match against U.23 Vietnam.

Journalist Suhaimi commented: “Coach Nafuzi Zain and his team had a smooth start at the 33rd SEA Games. Although they encountered some difficulties in the beginning, the young Malaysian players showed their ability to adapt to the match very quickly and made an impressive comeback. These 3 points are very important for U.23 Malaysia, helping us take the lead.

However, U.23 Vietnam will still be a huge challenge that U.23 Malaysia needs to overcome. U.23 Vietnam is far superior to U.23 Laos in every aspect, from squad quality to tactical organization. Therefore, U.23 Malaysia needs to be very careful and return to training soon, carefully calculating for the final match of Group B."

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