Friday 29 June 2007

Taken from The Star
Disappointing Malaysia booed off the pitch

By ERIC SAMUEL
PETALING JAYA: The national football team lost 0-2 to Jamaica in a lethargic display that saw them booed off the pitch barely 10 days before the Asian Cup Finals.

The game at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Thursday night was their final test match., The Jamaicans, on a team re-building process under former Chinese World Cup coach Bora Milutinuvic, began their tour of Asia losing to Indonesia (1-2) and Vietnam (0-3), but managed to get their act together against an erratic Malaysian side.

The disorganised Malaysians were booed off by 3, 000-odd fans after the final whistle, leaving a big question mark over their overall preparations before their opening game against China on July 10. National coach Norizan Bakar, however, put up a brave front at the post-match conference and claimed they were headed in the right direction. He said they would have time to work on their weaknesses before the Asian Cup.

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