Red-carded Azam will be wiser, says skipper

Malaysian captain Faisal Halim has said that the 21-year-old defense player shouldn't feel ashamed for getting a controversial red card from Vietnam.Malaysia's hopes of making it to the knockout stages suffered setbacks when they were defeated 0-3 by host team in the Group B.

The loss is bitter to swallow since Harimau Malaya was able to take advantage of playing an extra player for a half-hour after the Vietnam's Nguyen Van Toan got dismissed in the 33rd minute,said by online casino game malaysia.

However, it was the decision to give a penalty to Vietnam to be made by Japanese officiating Ryuji Sato, for what appeared like a collision in the middle between Azam Doan Van Hau and Doan Van Hau in of the box for penalty that disrupted their rhythm. Malaysians.

The situation was made more difficult after Sato displayed the red flag to Azam. Que Ngoc Hai converted the spot-kick in the following incident to increase Vietnam's lead. Sometimes there are a few mistakes. We had the benefit of playing 11 players against 10 players, but then we lost this benefit ... and we don't have to talk about the referee. The referee performs his duties and we take care of ours, Faisal said. Faisal.

He was hoping Azam would take it all in stride and see this incident with respect and as positive lesson to learn from in the future. We must not put blame on Azam as the sole culprit in this loss. We have youngsters who must learn these things. This mistake could end up severing all of the team members, he said.

As I am captain I am not blaming my team members, but we have to provide them with encouragement. Azam is doing a impressive job. If he makes a mistake, or has a bad experience that he learns from it. It's a good experience for the player, said the player.

Faisal However, he did not conceal his disappointment that they failed to fulfill their objective of getting three points. We are very dismayed. We were determined to take the lead. When we started the match we had some great chances, but we had nothing to help us find the goal, added Faisal, who has scored three goals in the tournament thus far.