AFC Asian Cup: Friendly, Malaysia 1 - 3 UAE
We lost by 2 goals. I predicted for a draw but the defensive errors certainly cost too much to our national team. Perhaps I am over-optimistic.
UAE found the net from their first attempt at goal in the 8th min and added another 2 goals in the 52nd and 67th min to make a comfortable lead 3 - 0.
Mohd Ivan Yusoff
National team only goal scored by Akmal Rizal tapped in a pass from Eddy Helmi at the dying seconds of the match.
Akmal Rizal
The national team play standard is still not up to the asian level although we beat Cambodia few days ago by half dozen goals.
Problems lie with our defenders and lack of concentration. Several bad passes were made. There are still many areas which Norizan need to work on to hope for a “better performance” or at least a “respectable outing”.
Work harder, play a good football against Jamaica on 28th Jun. That’s all.