Malaysia U23 put one foot in the semi-finals after winning against U23 Laos

Malaysia U23 is facing a great opportunity to win a ticket to the semi-finals at SEA Games 31 after a 3-1 victory over Laos U23.

Going through the match, U23 Laos is a team that entered the game with more confidence when it pushed the squad to compete from the very beginning. However, after only 20 minutes, the order was restored when Malaysia U23 showed the position of the top team, with very coherent lines of ball deployment.

In the 36th minute, taking advantage of the mistake of the Laos U23 defense, striker Hakim Shamsudin had a simple finish to open the score. A few minutes later, midfielder Bashah doubled the lead with a dangerous long shot, thereby ending the first half with a score of 2-0.

Entering the second half, the game is not much different from the first half, Malaysia U23 owns 70% of the time to control the ball and continuously bombard the goal of goalkeeper Keo Oudone.

In the 68th minute, whatever comes must come, striker Hakim Shamsudin completed his double, after a close-range finish to raise the score to 3-0.

However, it must also be said that the legs of U23 Malaysia proved to be very sloppy and personal in finishing situations. If you make good use of the opportunity, the number of goals has not stopped at 3.

As for Laos U23, the physical foundation is the main reason why they cannot create surprises in this match. In the last minutes, after many efforts, Laos U23 also got an honorable goal after a beautiful finish with the left foot of striker Visith.

That goal made Thien Truong Stadium lively again. This is also a meaningful gift that the Laos U23 players want to give to the fans who have accompanied them throughout the tournament.

Losing the second match in a row, Laos U23’s chance to continue seems to have ended, when in the last match they will have to meet the strongest team in the group, U23 Thailand. The team is also winning every point after the footfall on the opening day.