Experts and international media were somewhat surprised when the Vietnamese team lost 0-4 to Malaysia .

At Bukit Jalil Stadium, in front of more than 61,000 enthusiastic spectators, all four of Malaysia's goals were scored in the second half.

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Vietnam team collapsed in the second half. Photo: FAM

“ Vietnam cannot resist Malaysia in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers,” wrote Thai Rath about the match.

Thai Rath commented: "The Vietnamese players could not resist Malaysia and suffered a heavy defeat in the second match of Group F."

Siam Sport, Thailand's leading sports newspaper, wrote: " Malaysia exploded in attack in the second half, crushing Vietnam 4-0 .

This is the second consecutive victory of the Golden Tigers and they have won all 6 points, thereby leading Group F of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers .

Siam Sport mentioned the match progress: “ Malaysia started with an effort to control the ball and attack, but they could not score any goals until the break.

Joao Figueiredo scored to give Malaysia the lead at the start of the second half . Then, in the 58th minute, another new signing, Rodrigo Holgado , doubled the lead for the home team.

Next, Corbin-Ong and Dion Cools scored, helping Malaysia win with a big 4-0 margin .

The Vietnamese team collapsed and could not keep up with the speed of the Malaysian players in the second half. The excellence of goalkeeper Nguyen Filip helped coach Kim Sang Sik's team not concede more goals.

Indonesia's Bola believes the emergence of a wave of naturalized players is the factor that created the difference between Malaysia and Vietnam, helping the Golden Tigers end 11 years without a win.

“The Malaysian team won an overwhelming victory over Vietnam with a score of 4-0, in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers,” Bola wrote.

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Corbin-Ong, of English descent, played for Canada, along with Figueiredo, of Brazilian descent. Photo: FAM

The newspaper commented: “The presence of new naturalized players has clearly had a positive impact on Malaysia.

All the goals that Harimau Malaya scored against Vietnam were thanks to the outstanding performance of naturalized players.

Brazilian-born striker Joao Figueiredo broke the deadlock in the 49th minute. Malaysia doubled their lead a few minutes later through Rodrigo Holgado, a player of Argentine origin.

Vietnam’s team struggled to develop their playing style. From there, defender Corbin-Ong – a player of British origin who played for Canada – and Dion Cools – who grew up in Belgium, added two more goals for Malaysia .

For the Vietnamese team, this was the heaviest defeat under coach Kim Sang Sik. This defeat seriously threatened the defending ASEAN Cup champion's chance to participate in the 2027 Asian Cup.

Source: VTV

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