Kaka of Malaysian football wants to ‘revenge’ the shock defeats against Laos U.23

Muhammad Nur Azfar, who is affectionately called Kaka by Malaysian fans, is eagerly waiting Cambodia/’ title=”Cambodia” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Cambodia-sea-games-31-co-hoi-ghi-diem-crab-xu-trieu-elephant-post1454462.html” target=” _blank”> clash with U.23 Laos on Thien Truong Stadium (Nam Dinh) with determination to win. According to midfielder Terengganu FC II, defeating Laos U.23 will “avenge” him and their teammates before the opponent eliminated them from the group stage of the 2022 AFF U23 Championship in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) in February.

Muhammad Nur Azfar Fikri Azhar (No. 13) scored the winning goal against Thailand U.23 DUC TIEN DAT

“We will meet Laos U.23, in the Southeast Asian tournament we have lost to Laos twice. Therefore, we have a duty to avenge in the rematch this time, because when the games were lost in Cambodia let us down a lot,” Muhammad Nur Azfar told the news agency Bernama.

Malaysia U.23 team has started SEA Games 31 smoothly after coming back to create a 2-1 victory over Thailand U.23 in the opening match of Group B on May 7. In this match, Malaysia’s Kaka was brought into the field as a substitute when the match had about 10 minutes left (at the time of a 1-1 draw), before becoming a hero with a goal in the 90+4 minute, bringing home the victory. win for the home team.

U.23 Malaysia has a smooth start in SEA Games 31 DUC TIEN DAT

The match between Malaysia U.23 and Laos U.23 tonight This is the 4th meeting of the 2 teams in the U.23 age tournament arena within 7 months, in which the opponent won the last 2/3 matches. The victories of Laos U.23 were in the 2022 AFF U.23 Championship, causing U.23 Malaysia to be eliminated from the group stage.

Previously, U.23 Malaysia had a tight 1-0 victory over Laos U.23 in the framework of Group J of the 2022 AFC U23 Championship qualifier at Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) last October, the match. witnessed Kaka also emerge as a hero as he was the scorer.

Talking about the possibility of being dropped from the starting line-up in the match against Laos U.23, Muhammad Nur Azfar said he always respects the decision of the coaching staff and “if I am put on the field in the second half, I will still try my best. Do whatever it takes to win.”

Laos U.23 (right) will fight Malaysia to maintain hope of reaching the semifinals DUC TIEN DAT

In Group B, U.23 Thailand is at the top of the table after having 4 points after 2 matches while U.23 Cambodia and U.23 Malaysia have only played 1 match and have 3 points together, so they are in 2nd place and 2nd place respectively. 3rd, while U.23 Laos and U.23 Singapore Only got 1 point after 2 matches.

After meeting Laos U.23, coach Brad Maloney’s students will respectively meet Singapore U.23 on May 14 and Cambodia U.23 (May 16) with the determination to compete for tickets to the semi-finals.