Malaysia vs Laos commentary: Race for the top

As expected, Malaysia and Vietnam had a smooth opening match of the AFF Cup group stage and soon got a place in the top 2 of Group B – positions that will have tickets to go on.

However, for many fans, Malaysia's victory is not really convincing. Accordingly, Manh Tiger must be very lucky to be able to beat Myanmar with a score of 1-0 in the match a few days ago.

In particular, Myanmar missed a penalty kick 11 meters in the last minutes of the game. At this time, Malaysia is temporarily in second place when losing to Vietnam in goal difference.

Back and forth with the second match of Group B, coach Kim Pan-Gon's teachers and students returned to  Bukit Jalil National's home ground to welcome Laos. This is considered a good opportunity for Malaysia to have all 3 points, and at the same time improve the goal difference to compete for the No. 1 position with Vietnam.

Remember, Laos is just a team paving the way at AFF Cup 2022. Right in the opening match, they lost 0-6 against Vietnam at home. More broadly, Laos is an unreliable team when losing 7 of the last 9 matches.

- Malaysia: Syihan Hazmi, Dominic Tan, Khuzaimi Piee, Sharul Nazeem, Brendan, Gan, Faisal Halim, Azam Azmi, Ruventhiran, Wilkin, Darren Lok, Safawi Rasid.

- Lào: Souvannasangso, Viengkham, Sangvilay, Siphongphan, Chanthalangsy, Vongchiengkham, Xaypanya, Khounthoumphone, Ketkeophomphone, Waenpaseuth, Lueanthala.