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Goalkeeper Muhd Haziq Nadzli made a mistake that led to Malaysia's only goal against Thailand in the second match of the 2024 ASEAN Cup group stage.
In the 57th minute, in a seemingly harmless pass back, the Malaysian goalkeeper made a mistake when he cleared the ball and it hit Suphanat. The Thai player assisted Patrik Gustavsson to comfortably finish, putting Thailand ahead.
Nadzli became the next goalkeeper to make a mistake at the ASEAN Cup 2024. Previously, fans witnessed goalkeeper Pereira of Timor Leste, Vireak Dara of Cambodia, and Dinh Trieu of the Vietnam national team making mistakes that caused their team to concede goals.
The goal came as a surprise, after nearly an hour of slow play on Rajamangala Stadium. Thailand carried out their usual attack, which was to bring the ball down the sideline and then pass it back to the second line to finish. In the 20th minute, the best chance came to the home team. Seksan Ratree received the ball in an open position, more than 10 meters from the goal, but he unfortunately sent the ball wide of the goal. However, this was also the most notable move in the first half of the "War Elephants".
On the other hand, Malaysia focused entirely on defense. Up front, Sergio Aguero alone was not enough to make a difference against the blue-shirted defenders.
After conceding a goal, Malaysia pushed their squad up to attack. In the 68th minute, the first chance came to the visitors after Endrick's decisive shot from the edge of the penalty area. The ball went quite hard but goalkeeper Khammai was able to fly and save Thailand.
After a brief lapse in concentration, the home team's defense quickly stabilized the situation. The midfielders also dropped back to support and created a solid wall in front of Khammai's goal. Malaysia was completely deadlocked, even almost conceding a second goal, after Teerasak's shot in the 90+7 minute. The ball went hard but not dangerous enough to bring the "War Elephants" a second goal.
The match at Rajamangala Stadium ended with a narrow victory for Thailand. Coach Masatada Ishii and his team won the second match to reclaim the top spot from Singapore. Meanwhile, Malaysia was pushed into a corner. They had to beat Singapore in the next match to keep their hopes of advancing alive.
