SHAH ALAM: Malaysia started their campaign in the Pre-Olympic (Asian qualifiers) football competition on a winning note by beating 10-man Pakistan 2-0 in a fairly lop-sided match at the Shah Alam Stadium yesterday.
Hopes were high on Ong Kim Swee’s charges to ride on the recent success of the senior team who won the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup to run away with a big victory.
And right from the start the Under-21 side went on the attack and three minutes after the whistle went Malaysia were one goal up.
Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria pounced on the loose ball which the Pakistan defence failed to clear and whipped in a shot from just outside the penalty box for the opening goal.
A continuous flow of attack from the Harimau Muda ‘A’ side soon followed as they seek a comfortable lead but the Pakistan defence was up to the task. Malaysia could have been 2-0 up in the 16th minute after the referee awarded a freekick outside Pakistan’s penalty box but Gurusamy’s shot was denied by the crossbar.
Pakistan suffered a huge blow when striker Ansar Abbas was shown the red card for kicking goalkeeper Khairul Fahmi Che Mat in a goalmouth melee just before half-time.
And Malaysia later doubled their efforts for another goal and the 10-man Pakistan team was punished once again after failing to clear the ball in their own penalty box. This time Mohd Irfan Fazail shot past goalkeeper Yousuf Ejaz Butt in the dying minutes of the first half to make it 2-0.
In the second half, Pakistan’s coach Tariq Lufti brought on another forward to bolster their attack but Malaysia’s defence, with Mohd Fadhli Shas and Mohd Muslim Ahmad, were up to the task to neutralise their moves.
Malaysia could have gone 3-0 up in the 57th minute after Ahmad Fakri burst through the middle of the Pakistan defence only to see his shot kept out by a fingertip from substitute goalkeeper Muhammad Umer.
THE TEAMS
Malaysia: Khairul Fahmi Che Mat, Mahalli Jasuli, Mohd Muslim Ahmad, Mohd Fadhli Shas, Mohd Affize Faisal Mamat, Mohd Fandi Othman (Mohd Ferris Danial), K. Gurusamy, Mohd Irfan Fazail, Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria (Wan Zack Haikal), Ahmad Shakir Ali (S. Sivanesan), Ahmad Fakhri Saarani.
Pakistan: Yousuf Ejaz Butt (Muhammad Umer), Manzoor Ahmad, Ahsanullah, Alamgir Khan, Muhammad Adil, Faisal Iqbal, Muhammad Toussef, Pathan Jadeed Khan (Saddam Hussain), Ansar Abbas (red carded), Kaleemullah (Fahadullah Khan), Muhammad Rizwan Asif.
Hopes were high on Ong Kim Swee’s charges to ride on the recent success of the senior team who won the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup to run away with a big victory.
And right from the start the Under-21 side went on the attack and three minutes after the whistle went Malaysia were one goal up.
Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria pounced on the loose ball which the Pakistan defence failed to clear and whipped in a shot from just outside the penalty box for the opening goal.
A continuous flow of attack from the Harimau Muda ‘A’ side soon followed as they seek a comfortable lead but the Pakistan defence was up to the task. Malaysia could have been 2-0 up in the 16th minute after the referee awarded a freekick outside Pakistan’s penalty box but Gurusamy’s shot was denied by the crossbar.
Pakistan suffered a huge blow when striker Ansar Abbas was shown the red card for kicking goalkeeper Khairul Fahmi Che Mat in a goalmouth melee just before half-time.
And Malaysia later doubled their efforts for another goal and the 10-man Pakistan team was punished once again after failing to clear the ball in their own penalty box. This time Mohd Irfan Fazail shot past goalkeeper Yousuf Ejaz Butt in the dying minutes of the first half to make it 2-0.
In the second half, Pakistan’s coach Tariq Lufti brought on another forward to bolster their attack but Malaysia’s defence, with Mohd Fadhli Shas and Mohd Muslim Ahmad, were up to the task to neutralise their moves.
Malaysia could have gone 3-0 up in the 57th minute after Ahmad Fakri burst through the middle of the Pakistan defence only to see his shot kept out by a fingertip from substitute goalkeeper Muhammad Umer.
THE TEAMS
Malaysia: Khairul Fahmi Che Mat, Mahalli Jasuli, Mohd Muslim Ahmad, Mohd Fadhli Shas, Mohd Affize Faisal Mamat, Mohd Fandi Othman (Mohd Ferris Danial), K. Gurusamy, Mohd Irfan Fazail, Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria (Wan Zack Haikal), Ahmad Shakir Ali (S. Sivanesan), Ahmad Fakhri Saarani.
Pakistan: Yousuf Ejaz Butt (Muhammad Umer), Manzoor Ahmad, Ahsanullah, Alamgir Khan, Muhammad Adil, Faisal Iqbal, Muhammad Toussef, Pathan Jadeed Khan (Saddam Hussain), Ansar Abbas (red carded), Kaleemullah (Fahadullah Khan), Muhammad Rizwan Asif.
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