{"id":13949,"date":"2022-05-15T11:18:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T03:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13949"},"modified":"2022-05-15T11:18:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T03:18:03","slug":"harimau-malaya-qualifies-for-semi-finals-thanks-to-thailands-win-over-cambodia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13949","title":{"rendered":"Harimau Malaya qualifies for semi-finals thanks to Thailand’s win over Cambodia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HANOI, May 15<\/strong> — Malaysia has automatically qualified for the semi-finals of the 31st\u00a0South East Asian (SEA) Games\u00a0football tournament after Thailand downed Cambodia 5-0 in the Group B match at Thien Truong Stadium in\u00a0Nam Dinh, Vietnam tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result of the match means that the national under-23 squad under head coach Brad Maloney advances to the knockout stage as Group B champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The national team had earlier fought to a 2-2 draw against Singapore at the same venue, forcing Malaysia to wait for the results of the Thailand-Cambodia clash to see if they would advance to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Current Group B standings place Malaysia at the top with seven points after three matches, with Thailand second with six points, and only in need of a draw to join the national team in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The national squad beat Thailand 2-1 and Laos 3-1 in their first two Group B matches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malaysia last won the SEA Games gold medal in 2011 while under Datuk Ong Kim Swee. Their best showing after that was runners-up, taking the silver in Kuala Lumpur, but were eliminated in the group stage in the Philippines two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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