On the afternoon of July 18, the U.23 Malaysia team faced U.23 Brunei in the second match of Group A - U.23 Southeast Asia 2025 tournament. In this match, the "Malaysian Tigers" must win to keep their hopes of advancing to the semi-finals alive. Previously, U.23 Malaysia suffered a shocking 0-2 defeat to U.23 Philippines in the opening match on July 15.
Haykal Danish (10) and Haqimi Azim (7) were two of the players who scored for Malaysia U.23.
PHOTO: DONG NGUYEN KHANG
U.23 Malaysia entered the match with great determination. In the first half, U.23 Malaysia often controlled the ball 3 or even 4 times more than their opponents. Before the match went into halftime, coach Nafuzi Zain's team led U.23 Brunei by 4 goals.
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In the 3rd minute, after a cross from his teammate, Danish Syamer chose the right position and headed the ball into the opponent's net, opening the score for U.23 Malaysia. Just 1 minute later, the "Malaysian Tiger" doubled the gap. Shafizan Arshad (U.23 Malaysia) accelerated on the left wing and crossed into the penalty area, causing Nazry Azaman to fumble and score an own goal. The score was 2-0 for U.23 Malaysia.
The U.23 Malaysia team hopes to win a ticket to the semi-finals, after winning against U.23 Brunei.
PHOTO: DONG NGUYEN KHANG
In the 32nd minute, Haykal Danish controlled the ball neatly at the edge of the penalty area and then finished gently, deepening the gap to 3-0 for U.23 Malaysia. In the 42nd minute, Haqimi Azim started a high-speed pass with his teammate, then the striker wearing the number 7 shirt successfully finished, raising the score to 4-0 for U.23 Malaysia.
In the 74th minute, the efforts of the Brunei U.23 players were finally rewarded. Syamra was the one who tried his best and finished with a tricky shot to reduce the score to 1-5 for Brunei U.23. This was also the first goal of Brunei U.23 since the beginning of the tournament.
In the 76th minute, Fergus Tierney escaped from a through ball from his teammate and needed 2 consecutive shots to raise the score to 6-1 for U.23 Malaysia. In the 89th minute, Haqimi Azim scored the winning goal for U.23 Malaysia against U.23 Brunei 7-1.
With this victory, U.23 Malaysia now has 3 points and a goal difference of +4 after 2 matches. Coach Nafuzi Zain's team still has a chance to win a ticket to the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian U.23 Championship.
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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/u23-malaysia-thang-cuc-dam-thap-lai-hy-vong-vao-ban-ket-dong-nam-a-185250718181305411.htm
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