Ubaidullah calls on teammates to plug the gaps after penalty blunders

Clock’s ticking: Ubaidullah Shamsul Fazili (second from right) says the Under-23 squad are working hard to improve over the next three days before the opening Group D match against Uzbekistan on Thursday. — FAM

PETALING JAYA: Conceding three penalties in two friendly matches is a cause for concern.

And national defender Ubaidullah Shamsul Fazili wants the Under-23 team’s porous defence dilemma to be addressed quickly before the start of the AFC Under-23 Asian Cup from tomorrow to May 3 in Doha, Qatar.