{"id":111638,"date":"2024-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malaysiantribune.com\/?guid=9d14805058e62a95a28ab4f68856e120"},"modified":"2024-04-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T00:00:00","slug":"2024-u-23-asian-cup-harimau-muda-fall-to-qatar-in-final-tune-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malaysiantribune.com\/2024-u-23-asian-cup-harimau-muda-fall-to-qatar-in-final-tune-up\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 U-23 ASIAN CUP: HARIMAU MUDA FALL TO QATAR IN FINAL TUNE-UP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n KUALA LUMPUR, The national under-23 (U-23) squad endured another setback as they went down narrowly 0-1 to Qatar in their final closed international friendly match ahead of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup campaign, last night.<\/p>\n

The penalty converted by centre-forward Ahmed Al-Rawi in the injury time of the first half proved decisive for the home side to secure victory over Harimau Muda.<\/p>\n

This defeat marked Juan Torres Garrido’s side second consecutive loss, following a 1-2 loss to China in another friendly match last Thursday in Doha.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the match, coach Juan Torres Garrido conceded that Ilidio Vale’s team displayed superior pace and physicality.<\/p>\n

‘We struggled during the first half to match the rhythm and pace of the opponent but in second half the the team reacted well.<\/p>\n

‘Overall, I think this game was very useful to prepare the team and be ready in one week,’ he said in a video shared by Football Association of Malaysia with media, today.<\/p>\n

In the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup campaign, Malaysia, who were drawn
\nin Group D, will begin with a match against Uzbekistan on April 17, followed by Vietnam (April 20) and Kuwait (April 23) with the mission to advance to at least the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Only the top two teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals and have the opportunity to continue the challenge of grabbing three automatic slots to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, while the fourth-best team of the tournament will play a play-off match against Guinea in Paris this May.<\/p>\n

Source: BERNAMA News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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