Confirmed: Faisal Halim to miss the FIFA ASEAN Cup third-place match with a reported calf problem
Confirmed: Faisal Halim was not in the Harimau Malaya squad for the third-place play-off against Vietnam in Jakarta on 5 October. Malay Mail had reported that a calf injury ruled him out.
Since confirmed — . Faisal Halim is not in FIFA's official list of the Harimau Malaya squad for the third-place match against Vietnam in Jakarta on 5 October. See the official source
A calf injury has ruled Faisal Halim out of the third-place play-off for Harimau Malaya at the FIFA ASEAN Cup, according to Malay Mail on 2 October.
The match is against Vietnam at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on 5 October, kicking off at 5pm Malaysian time. Vietnam reached it by beating Pakistan 4-2 on 2 October.
Faisal was one of five Selangor FC players the club listed as ready to represent the national team in the third Group A match, in a post on 1 October. Harimau Malaya won that match 6-0 against Singapore in Bandung, the six-goal win that still left them short of the final.
The group ended with Harimau Malaya and Indonesia level on seven points and a +9 goal difference, and Indonesia went through on goals scored, according to FIFA. The Malaysian side beat Bangladesh 3-0 and drew 0-0 with Indonesia before the win in Bandung, so they finished the group with two wins, a draw and no goals conceded.
Thailand and Indonesia meet in the final at the same stadium later on 5 October, kicking off at 9pm Malaysian time.
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