Pan-gon vows to get wounded Tigers going against Bangladesh

High flyer: Mohamadou Sumareh jumps for the ball as Darren Lok looks on during the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers against Bahrain. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Disappointment and distress were written on the faces of the Malaysian players and coach Kim Pan-gon as they rued the lapses in focus that cost them dearly in their 2-1 loss to Bahrain.

Under the gloomy sky and a pitch akin to a paddy field on Saturday night, the Harimau Malaya fought valiantly but to no avail in the Group E match of the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.