NATIONAL U-19 SQUAD DRAW 2-2 WITH CAMBODIA

KUALA LUMPUR, The national under-19 (U-19) football squad were held to a 2-2 draw by their Cambodian counterparts in a closed training match at Stadium UiTM, Shah Alam, today.The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), in a post on its Facebook, said the visitors took the lead in the seventh minute when Lim Lucca Thong converted a penalty kick.Malaysia responded by launching waves of attacks and their efforts paid off when Muhamad Ridzwan equalised in the 37th minute. However, their joy was short-lived as Phoeuk Thatthai put Cambodia back into the lead three minutes later.Haykal Danish scored from the penalty spot in the 63rd minute to earn Malaysia the draw.The national U-19 squad began a week-long centralised training camp on July 7 in preparation for the 2024 ASEAN U-19 Championship in Surabaya, Indonesia, from July 17 to 29.Malaysia will open their campaign in Group C with a match against Brunei on July 19, followed by Singapore on July 22, both at Stadium Gelora, before taking on Thailand on J uly 25 at Stadium Gelora Bung Tomo.The group champions and the best team among the group runners-up will qualify for the semi-finals on July 27. The third-placing match and final will be played on July 29.Source: BERNAMA News Agency