A smooth- sailing day Malaysia beat Kyrgyzstan in opener


That’s mine: Malaysia’s Baddrol Bakhtiar (left) vying for the ball with Kyrgyzstan’s Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov during the Asian Games Group E match at the Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung yesterday. — AP

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia got off to a flying start in the Asian Games football competition.

Datuk Ong Kim Swee’s men played well to beat Kyrgyzstan 3-1 in the Group E match at the Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung yesterday.

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