Malaysia draws with African opponents before meeting Vietnam team

(Dan Tri) - In the friendly match between the Malaysian team and the Cape Verde team that took place on the evening of May 29, the Southeast Asian team held their African opponent to a 1-1 draw.

Cape Verde is a team from the Central African region, ranked 72nd in FIFA. This is a much higher ranking than the Malaysian team (ranked 131st in FIFA). Therefore, Cape Verde is considered stronger than the Southeast Asian team in the match taking place on the evening of May 29.

Malaysia (yellow shirt) drew with Cape Verde team (Photo: FAM).

Cape Verde opened the scoring early in the match, after Sidney Cabral scored a goal. This player fired a shot that the Malaysian goalkeeper could not save.

In the second half, Cape Verde proactively slowed down the game, giving Malaysia the opportunity to press the field and create dangerous finishing situations.

In the 79th minute, Brazilian-born naturalized player Paulo Josue scored to level the score 1-1 for the home team Malaysia. This score remained until the end of the match.

This is an encouraging draw for the Malaysian team. On June 3, Malaysia will play Cape Verde again at Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). However, the match on June 3 will be without media activities and without spectators.

Then, on June 10, the Malaysian team will host the Vietnamese team, also at Bukit Jalil Stadium, within the framework of the third qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/malaysia-hoa-doi-thu-chau-phi-truoc-khi-gap-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-20250529233114640.htm