A day after the controversial first leg final where Malaysia beat Indonesia 3-0, Malaysian head coach K. Rajagobal has added fuel to the fire by suggesting that the lasers pointed at the Indonesian players could have come from Indonesian fans themselves.
Malaysia beat favourites Indonesia 3-0 with a three-goal blitz in 12 minutes in the final of the ASEAN Football Championship (AFF Suzuki Cup). However, the game was shrouded in controversy as laser pointers aimed at the Indonesia players forced the referee to stop the game for five minutes in the second half.
The Philippines qualified for the semi-finals of the ASEAN Football Championship (AFF Suzuki Cup) for the first time ever when they drew 0-0 with Myanmar to finish second in Group B. The Philippines are surprise qualifiers at the expense of favourites Singapore who finished third. The Philippines drew 1-1 with Singapore and then followed it up with a 2-0 upset win over home team Vietnam.
Collectively, the Singapore national football team played badly at the ASEAN Football Championship (AFF Suzuki Cup). Only three goals in three games, only one win in three, and the Lions are on their way home from the championship they have won three times (1998, 2002, 2004).
Singapore went down 0-1 to Vietnam and failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the ASEAN Football Championship (AFF Suzuki Cup) for the first time in the tournament's history.
Thailand failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the ASEAN Football Championship (AFF Suzuki Cup) when they conceded two penalties in the last 10 minutes to go down 1-2 to Indonesia.
The nation of Vietnam was left stunned after they saw their national team go down 0-2 to unheralded Philippines in their Group B game of the ASEAN Football Championship (AFF Suzuki Cup).
Singapore saved their ASEAN Football Championship campaign when Agu Casmir scored an injury time goal to ensure a 2-1 victory over Myanmar.