Harimau Malaya beat Bangladesh 3-0 to open the FIFA ASEAN Cup
Harimau Malaya opened the FIFA ASEAN Cup with a 3-0 win over Bangladesh at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on 25 September, Arif Aiman scoring twice.
News desk1 min read
Harimau Malaya opened the FIFA ASEAN Cup with a 3-0 win over Bangladesh at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on 25 September, in a Division 1 group-stage match that kicked off at 17:00 Malaysian time.
The three goals
FIFA’s own report of the match names Arif Aiman as the scorer of both first-half goals, in the 18th minute and again in the 37th minute, and Bergson as the scorer of the third shortly after the restart.
The opener came from a lofted Nooa Laine pass, finished through the legs of the Bangladesh goalkeeper Mehedi Hasan Srabon, and the second followed a ball from Stuart Wilkin.
Bergson was making his international debut for Harimau Malaya, and the coach Tan Cheng Hoe named three debutants in his starting eleven.
The one chance the report records at the other end came late, when Hamza Choudhury forced a save out of Haziq Nadzli.
The rest of the group
Harimau Malaya play Indonesia at the same ground on 28 September, kicking off at 20:30 Malaysian time, and Singapore at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung on 1 October, also at 20:30.
The other half of the draw opened a day earlier, with Laos against Brunei and Myanmar against Timor-Leste.
Related
Share this story
About the author
StraitScore Desk
News desk
Written and checked by software before publication, and reviewed every day by a StraitScore editor after it goes live. Match facts are checked against StraitScore's own data; reported claims are checked only against what the named source actually said. Corrections: [email protected] — we aim to respond within two working days.
Related News
View all
Kuching City FC 1-1 Kitchee: Everton Camargo cancels out an early own goal
Arsenal 3-0 Lille: Timber, Eze and Saka strike in a second-half burst at the Emirates
