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Substitute Fergus Tierney strike ends Malaysia’s Vietnam drought, seals Fifa Asean Cup third place

JAKARTA, Oct 5 — Malaysia secured third place in the Fifa Asean Cup 2026 after edging Vietnam 1-0 in their third-place playoff at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium here,...

Malay MailMalay Mail2026-10-05 19:43查看原文 ↗

替补球员弗格斯·蒂尔尼的进球终结了马来西亚在越南的连败纪录，并锁定东盟杯第三名。

Malaysia secured third place in the Fifa Asean Cup 2026 by defeating Vietnam 1-0, with Fergus Tierney scoring the decisive goal.

Interim head coach Tan Cheng Hoe's side managed to keep a clean sheet, thanks to a diligent defence and goalkeeper Ahmad Syihan Hazmi's efforts.

The win marked Malaysia's first victory over Vietnam in over a decade, with their last win occurring in the 2014 AFF Cup semi-finals.

JAKARTA, Oct 5 — Malaysia secured third place in the Fifa Asean Cup 2026 after edging Vietnam 1-0 in their third-place playoff at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium here, today.

Substitute Fergus Tierney emerged the hero for Harimau Malaya, scoring the only goal in the 62nd minute to hand interim head coach Tan Cheng Hoe’s side a winning finish to their campaign.

Cheng Hoe made three changes to his starting line-up, resting defensive mainstay Brad Tapp and sensational winger Arif Aiman Mohd Hanapi, while captain Dion Cools was unavailable after leaving the national camp due to urgent family matters.

Vietnam looked the more threatening side in the opening half, repeatedly probing Malaysia’s defence with attacking moves and high crosses that kept the backline and goalkeeper Ahmad Syihan Hazmi busy.

Malaysia, however, came closest to breaking the deadlock in the 39th minute when naturalised striker Bergson da Silva produced a skilful dribbling manoeuvre to beat a Vietnam defender, but his effort was saved by goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang.

Vietnam under head coach Kim Sang-sik responded four minutes later through Nguyen Hai Long, whose close-range free-kick was comfortably gathered by Ahmad Syihan.

In first-half stoppage time, Ngo Dang Khoa tried his luck from outside the penalty area but his effort drifted narrowly wide of Ahmad Syihan’s right post.

Vietnam continued to threaten after the restart, with Williams Minh Hoang firing a low effort narrowly wide of the left post in the 57th minute.

Malaysia responded two minutes later when Bergson beat the offside trap, but his powerful strike went wide of the right post.

However, Tierney made an immediate impact after replacing Bergson, receiving Manuel Hidalgo’s pass before turning sharply and unleashing a powerful shot past Le Giang to give Malaysia the lead.

Ahmad Syihan and the defence then worked tirelessly to protect their lead, including denying Le Pham Thanh Long’s effort in the closing stages to complete the tournament without conceding a single goal.

The victory allowed Malaysia to end the tournament on a positive note after narrowly missing out on a place in the final on goals scored, despite finishing level with hosts Indonesia on points and goal difference in Division 1 Group A.

The victory also ended Malaysia’s more than a decade-long winless run against Vietnam, with their last victory over the regional rivals coming in the second leg of the 2014 AFF Cup semi-finals. — Bernama

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马来西亚在 2026 年 FIFA 东盟杯中以 1-0 战胜越南，获得季军，弗格斯·蒂尔尼打入制胜球。

临时主教练陈清和率领的球队凭借顽强的防守和门将艾哈迈德·西汉·哈兹米的努力，成功保持零封。

这场胜利标志着马来西亚十多年来首次战胜越南，他们上一次战胜越南是在 2014 年东南亚足球锦标赛半决赛。

雅加达，10 月 5 日——马来西亚今天在格罗拉蓬卡诺体育场 (GBK) 举行的 2026 年 FIFA 东盟杯季军争夺战中以 1-0 险胜越南，获得季军。

替补球员弗格斯·蒂尔尼成为马来亚队的英雄，他在第62分钟打入全场唯一进球，帮助临时主教练陈清和的球队以一场胜利结束了他们的征程。

郑和对首发阵容进行了三处调整，让防守主力布拉德·塔普和出色的边锋阿里夫·艾曼·莫哈末·哈纳皮轮休，而队长迪翁·库尔斯因紧急家庭事务离开国家队，无法出战。