Injury Time Goal, Malayan Tigers Beat 10 War Elephant Players

KOMPAS.com – U23 National Team Malaysia dramatic 2-1 win over Thailand in the inaugural match of Group B SEA Games 2021.

Duel Thailand vs Malaysia was held at the Thien Truong Stadium, Vietnam, on Saturday (7/5/2022) evening WIB.

In the first half, Thailand opened the scoring first through Patrik Gustavsson’s action in the 32nd minute.

However, the team nicknamed the War Elephant had a nightmare before halftime.

Defender Jonathan Khemdee’s descent was shown a straight red card after committing professional foul by drawing Syahir Bashah.

Thailand must continue the match with 10 players. Alexandre Polking’s troops also struggled in the second half.

Malaysia took advantage of this situation, then Danial Asri managed to equalize in the 61st minute.

Malaysia then won a dramatic victory after Nur Azfar scored in injury time (90+4′).

The game Thailand vs Malaysia

Thailand, which is seeded, had a hard time at the start of the first half. The war elephant team tends to be under more pressure from Malaysia

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