Destroyer: Nguyen Tien Linh broke Malaysian hearts with a goal in the 110th minute
THEY had the bigger names, the tag of favourites and the sea of red in the stadium rooting for them, yet it took hosts Vietnam 110 minutes before they could tame the young Malaysian Tigers.
Every Malaysian player fought doggedly in the semi-finals of the SEA Games football competition but it was the hosts who finally prevailed, beating Brad Maloney’s side 1-0 extra-time at the Viet Tri Stadium in Phu To yesterday.
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