Striker rises to the occasion to send Malaysia into final


A THUNDERING header by N. Thanabalan was all it needed for Malaysia to set up a repeat of the 2001 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games final between Malaysia and Thai­land at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Tuesday.

Thanabalan rose majestically to nod home an 85th-minute goal to help Malaysia beat Indonesia 1-0 in the semi-finals at the Shah Alam Stadium last night.

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