From left: James Wong, Hassan Sani, Santokh Singh and Soh Chin Aun after beating South Korea 2-1 at Stadium Merdeka on April 6, 1980. - Filepic
The director has said that the film is just inspired by true events, but Sabahans are hotly debating the plot and the casting.
“SO it was actually James Wong who scored the winning goal,” said a 50-something woman from Peninsular Malaysia.
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