Gresik, MINA – The Indonesian U-17 national team faced Malaysia in the second match of Group A of the 2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys’ Championship or AFF U-17 Cup.
This classic duel was held at Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, on Thursday evening.
The Young Garuda entered this match with high confidence after successfully crushing Timor Leste 4-0 in their opening match.
Conversely, the Malaysia U-17 team was under immense pressure. A crushing 0-4 defeat to Vietnam U-17 in their opening match forced the team, nicknamed the Young Tigers of Malaya, to win their remaining two matches if they wanted to avoid leaving the team early.
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In the first half, the Garuda Muda pressured the Harimau Muda Malaya defense from the start.
However, a goal was never forthcoming.
Instead, Malaysia stole a goal from a set piece in the 34th minute.
Starting from a corner kick, the ball was sent across the Indonesian goal and met by a header from Malaysian defender Fareez Danial (5).
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GOAL! Fareez perfectly placed the ball into the inside of the net, beyond the reach of the Garuda Muda goalkeeper.
The score was 0-1 to Malaysia.
Indonesia had not yet responded by halftime. []
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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