Published on: Saturday, June 05, 2021
By: Bernama
Malaysia’s Muhamadou Sumareh controls the ball during the match.
Kuala Lumpur: The national football team’s trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ended with a dismal defeat again as The Whites trounced the Harimau Malaya 4-0 in their Group G second-round 2022 World Cup/2023 Asian Cup qualifying match in Dubai early Friday morning.
At least it wasn’t as humiliating as the 10-0 defeat they suffered at the hands of the same opponents in Abu Dhabi back in 2015.
Malaysia had no answer to the lethal attacking partnership of Ali Mabkhout and Fabio De Lima, who notched two goals each for the UAE at the Zabeel Stadium in Dubai for their second win over the Harimau Malaya in this qualifying campaign.
FOOTBALL: Thailand and already-eliminated Indonesia ended in a 2-2 draw in the remaining World Cup qualifiers in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, yesterday (June 3).