Malaysia beat Timor Leste 3-0 for first win of the year


Malaysia's Ahmad Bakri (blue) try to fight the ball with Timor Leste's Diogo Santos Rangel at AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers Play -Off at Larkin Stadium, Johor Baru on June 2, 2016. Pic by ABDUL RAHMAN EMBONG/The Star.

JOHOR BARU: The national team finally got their act right to secure their first win of the year.

National coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee can finally breathe a huge sigh of relief when they ended their three-match winless and goalless run with a 3-0 win over Timor Leste in the first leg of the 2019 Asian Cup playoff at the Larkin Stadium here on Thursday.

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