Cheng Hoe tells players not to fall for provocation tactics

Surrounded: Malaysia’s Norshahrul Idlan Talaha (No. 9) trying to dribble through the Vietnam defence in the first-leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup final at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on Tuesday. — AFP

PETALING JAYA: National coach Tan Cheng Hoe has warned his team not to allow provocation from Vietnam players to upset their rhythm in the second leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup final at the MyDinh Stadium in Hanoi on Saturday.

In the first leg on Tuesday, Malaysian players were caught off guard several times by Vietnam’s aggressive play. They were riding roughshod over the Malaysians who had to be restrained from retaliating.