Form U23 Brunei vs U23 Malaysia
Group A is considered the group of death at the U23 Southeast Asian finals. With the participation of host Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Brunei, the competition for the top spot and the only direct ticket to the semi-finals promises to be fierce.
Compared to the other 3 opponents in the group, U23 Brunei is too weak to hope to make a difference. At the present time, Brunei football is clearly at the bottom of the region.
The team under coach Aminuddin Jumat only participated with the goal of competing and learning, instead of being determined to compete fairly.
As expected by experts, U23 Brunei had a terrible opening match. Having to face the host U23 Indonesia, who was stronger in every aspect, Syamra and his teammates quickly collapsed. After only the first 45 minutes, the away team had to accept a disadvantage of losing 0-7.
It was only thanks to the help of U23 Indonesia in the second half that U23 Brunei was able to temporarily leave the field with a loss of less than double digits. However, the 0-8 defeat and poor performance made it very difficult for coach Jumat and his team to create a few bright spots.
Also bringing surprises in the opening match, but the performance of U23 Malaysia was even more disappointing.
If the result of U23 Brunei was predicted before the match, the 0-2 loss of Harimau Muda (nickname of U23 Malaysia) to U23 Philippines surprised many people.
Despite possessing superior ball control (70%) and creating more shooting situations towards the opposite goal, U23 Malaysia was helpless against the disciplined play of the opponent who was rated lower.
The 0-2 defeat to U23 Philippines made the door to the next round very difficult for coach Nafuzi Zain and his team.
To keep their hopes alive, U23 Malaysia must definitely win all 3 points in the match against U23 Brunei, before entering the decisive match with host U23 Indonesia. The task seems too easy and the real challenge will only come to Tierney and his teammates in the final match.
The Malaysian Tigers were put in a difficult position and had to win, even win big. If they played at about 80% of their form, Harimau Muda would have more than enough to completely crush their inferior opponents.
Team information U23 Brunei vs U23 Malaysia
U23 Brunei: Full force.
U23 Malaysia: No notable names are missing. However, coach Zain will likely rotate the squad to prepare the best squad for the clash with U23 Indonesia 3 days later.
Expected lineup U23 Brunei vs U23 Malaysia
U23 Brunei: Hisyam; Andullah, Herman, Danish, Aiman, Danial, Syariee, Hilmi, Syamra, Munawwar, Sapawi
U23 Malaysia: Sharani; Danish, Shamsul, Hakimi, Yusuf, Yulsan, Tierney, Khali, H.Danish, Rosli, Basheer
Prediction: 0-7
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