KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia produced a scintillating display of attacking football and tigerish pressing to trounce Singapore 4-1 and qualify for the semi-finals of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2022 at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil today.
The Harimau Malaya players, cheered on by a vociferous 65,147 crowd, turned on the style right from the first whistle of their Group B match and their relentless pressure paid dividends as goals by Daren Lok (35th minute), Stuart Wilkin (50th minute, 54th minute) and Sergio Aguero (88th minute) helped seal a memorable win in this Causeway derby.
The win, which sees Malaysia finish as runners-up in Group B behind Vietnam, helped the Harimau Malaya make amends for crashing out in the group stage in the previous edition as well as end their winless run against the Lions since November 2014 after losing twice and drawing once in three meetings.
Singapore scored a consolation goal through Faris Ramli in the 85th minute but their game was littered with mistakes, making it easy for Malaysia to breach their defence time and again and, had it not been for poor finishing, the Harimau Malaya could - and should - have won by a bigger margin.
The main culprits in the first half were nippy winger Mohamad Faisal Abdul Halim, who wasted a handful of chances, and fullback V. Ruventhiran. - Bernama
The Harimau Malaya players, cheered on by a vociferous 65,147 crowd, turned on the style right from the first whistle of their Group B match and their relentless pressure paid dividends as goals by Daren Lok (35th minute), Stuart Wilkin (50th minute, 54th minute) and Sergio Aguero (88th minute) helped seal a memorable win in this Causeway derby.
The win, which sees Malaysia finish as runners-up in Group B behind Vietnam, helped the Harimau Malaya make amends for crashing out in the group stage in the previous edition as well as end their winless run against the Lions since November 2014 after losing twice and drawing once in three meetings.
Singapore scored a consolation goal through Faris Ramli in the 85th minute but their game was littered with mistakes, making it easy for Malaysia to breach their defence time and again and, had it not been for poor finishing, the Harimau Malaya could - and should - have won by a bigger margin.
The main culprits in the first half were nippy winger Mohamad Faisal Abdul Halim, who wasted a handful of chances, and fullback V. Ruventhiran. - Bernama