Malaysian CDM rips into football team after heavy defeat


The Malaysia football players are dejected after losing their group match 5-1 to Vietnam at the SEA Games in Singapore on Tuesday. S.S.KANESAN/ The STAR

SINGAPORE: Malaysian chef de mission Datuk Seri Norza Zakaria has slammed the national Under-23 football team for their 5-1 hammering by Vietnam in the SEA Games on Tuesday.

The Group B defeat for Datuk Ong Kim Swee’s men – at the Bishan Stadium – is their second heaviest loss in SEA Games history.

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