Malaysia eliminated from AFF U-23 Championship after second defeat to Laos

Malaysia have suffered a shock group-stage elimination from the AFF U-23 Championship, after a 2-0 loss to Laos noticed them end behind their opponents within the two-team Group B.

Having already fallen to an surprising 2-1 defeat to the Laotians on Friday, Malaysia knew they wanted a victory at Morodok Techo Nationwide Stadium in Phnom Penh in an effort to advance to the final 4 of the event.

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As a substitute, it was Laos who rose to the event as they opened the scoring two minutes earlier than the break by a Bounphachan Bounkong effort, earlier than Souksakhone Bouaphaivanh added a second to place the outcome past doubt.

Though the event was initially to be contested by 11 groups throughout three teams, Group B turned out to be an outright two-team battle following the withdrawals of defending champions Indonesia and Myanmar attributable to a bunch of optimistic coronavirus instances within the respective groups.

The 2022 AFF U-23 Championship is popping out to be one for the underdogs, after conventional minnows Timor-Leste additionally booked their place within the semis on Sunday as a 1-0 win over hosts Cambodia noticed them end in Group A.

The group stage of the competitors concludes on Tuesday with Vietnam and Thailand battling for prime spot in Group C, with the dropping workforce nonetheless an opportunity to qualify to advance as they’ll vie for the most effective runners-up spot with the Cambodians.