Malaysia coach: "We are dreaming about the 2027 Asian Cup finals"

Appearing in the post-match press conference, coach Peter Cklamovski shared: "Our players were motivated to play today because of the tragedy of 15 students who died after the bus collision. The players all wanted to win for the families who lost their loved ones.

I am very proud of the players' efforts. The whole team is dreaming of the 2027 Asian Cup and is committed to achieving the goal of participating in this tournament. From the first day of training on May 19, we showed that we are a team hungry for victory. Tonight they proved the results of their training."

HLV Malaysia: Chúng tôi đang mơ về vòng chung kết Asian Cup 2027 - 1 — Coach Peter Cklamovski highly appreciated the efforts of the Malaysian players (Photo: Malaysia NT).

"Malaysia won big but we still have many things to improve, such as physicality. Before the match, many predictions said we could not run more than the Vietnamese team. In fact, the Malaysian players tried their best for the entire 97 minutes."

I would like to thank the fans for creating a special atmosphere at Bukit Jalil. We played like this to unite everyone and inspire Malaysians.

I would like to thank the fans who came to fill the empty seats and make the match special. It was a good message, I hope the performance tonight and what is being built will unite and inspire football here," the Australian strategist could not hide his excitement.

Coach Peter Cklamovski further analyzed the match: "In the first half, we created some chances and could have scored early. The most important factor in the second half was discipline and thanks to that we won a big victory. The players did very well in terms of positional discipline, discipline in formation, in both attack and defense.

I have heard complaints about Malaysia having too many naturalised players. I am fed up with that and have said it many times in interviews. Hopefully today's result will unify our views on football. The team is developing quality, but I still have a lot of work to do."

HLV Malaysia: Chúng tôi đang mơ về vòng chung kết Asian Cup 2027 - 2 — Malaysia defeated the Vietnamese team thanks to the superiority of its naturalized players (Photo: VFF).

Traveling to Bukit Jalil Stadium, coach Kim Sang Sik was missing many key players due to injuries. As the match progressed, the Vietnamese team suffered consecutive losses as Bui Tien Dung and Thanh Chung left the field one after another.

The red team was forced to play on the field and Nguyen Filip continuously made excellent saves, helping the Vietnamese team maintain a 0-0 draw after the first half. 4 minutes into the second half, Joao Figueiredo took the ball from Ngoc Quang, rushed down, shot the ball and hit Duy Manh's foot, the ball jumped over Nguyen Filip's head and into the net, helping Malaysia lead 1-0.

10 minutes later, Xuan Manh slipped and the Malaysian players easily approached the Vietnamese team's goal, Holgado passed Nguyen Filip and shot the ball into the net from a narrow angle, doubling the gap. In the 67th minute, Arif Aiman assisted Lawrence Corbin-Ong to easily score near the left post, helping Malaysia easily lead 3-0.

The Vietnamese team tried hard to find an equalizer, but Tien Linh and Tuan Hai both failed to score. In the 89th minute, Endrick crossed the ball from the right wing, Dion Cools jumped high and headed the ball unmarked, leaving Nguyen Filip helpless, sealing a 4-0 victory for Malaysia.

With a squad of naturalized players from Europe and South America, Malaysia completely dominated the game at Bukit Jalil Stadium and this victory helped them gain 6 points, rising to the top of Group F of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. The Vietnamese team fell to second with 3 points and must make efforts in the remaining 4 matches to compete for the top spot in the group.