Malaysia 20 years wait for gold in football at the SEA Games finally came through when Vietnam’s defender scored their own goal last night. The final result was 1-0.
The last time Malaysia has won was in 1989 in Kuala Lumpur SEA Games after defeating Singapore 1-0 at Merdeka Stadium. Malaysia went to final last night after winning the semi final against Thailand 2-1. Singapore successfully ranked no. 3 after defeating Laos 3-1.
Well done and congratulations to the All Under 23 ‘Harimau Malaya’ squad and coach K. Rajagopal for successfully make Malaysia proud!
The ‘winning’ came courtesy of an own goal by Vietnam’s Mai Xuan Hop’s in the 84th minute of a toughly-fought final. Match remained intense until the end of 6 mins extra time when many experimental thrill of Vietnam to score goals were successfully being thwarted or deviated on their own.
Harimau Malaya squad successful bid for gold began with 11-0 win against Timor Leste, 1-3 lost to Vietnam, 4-0 win against Cambodia and then beating Thailand 2-1.
The football gold medal was also Malaysia’s 40th gold medal in the 25th. SEA Games, Vientiane, Laos. The victory was all the more sweeter as the Malaysians had lost 1-3 to Vietnam in a group match on Dec 6.
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