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Hasrat Malaysia tertangguh


SKUAD Malaysia (kiri) tewas kepada Indonesia pada pusingan separuh akhir semalam.


HASRAT Malaysia untuk layak ke pusingan akhir Kejuaraan Futsal Asia 2010 lebih awal tertangguh setelah tewas 3-5 kepada Indonesia pada separuh akhir Pusingan Kelayakan ASEAN di Jakarta, Indonesia petang semalam.

Tempoh lima minit pada pertengahan separuh masa kedua menjadi detik pemusnah skuad negara apabila gawang mereka dibolosi sebanyak empat kali oleh pasukan tuan rumah.

Malaysia bagaimanapun berjaya mengejutkan Indonesia apabila mendahului 1-0 pada separuh masa pertama menerusi jaringan Fadzil Ab. Karnim yang menyudahkan hantaran Fairuz Mohd. Noor pada minit ke-17.

Biarpun berjaya meneruskan rentak dan mempertahankan kekuatan mental sepanjang 11 minit babak kedua berlangsung, kemusnahan skuad negara akhirnya berlaku bermula minit ke-31.

Kelalaian pemain negara menghalang Jaelani Ladjanibi membolehkan pemain Indonesia itu melakukan rembatan kencang dari luar kotak penalti menewaskan Firdaus Razali untuk gol penyamaan.


Seminit kemudian, Indonesia mendahului 2-1 setelah sepakan penjuru Jaelani ditolak masuk dengan pantas oleh Angga Surya Saputra.

Jaelani mengukuhkan kedudukan dengan gol ketiga hasil sepakan penalti pada minit ke-34 dan gol keempat Indonesia menyusul seminit kemudian hasil jaringan Jefri Purba melalui serangan balas.

Ketinggalan 1-4, Malaysia masih mempamerkan semangat dan berjaya memperolehi gol kedua menerusi rembatan kencang Khairul Rizuan Harif Pagilah pada minit ke-36.

Namun keghairahan Malaysia untuk menambah jaringan dihukum dengan gol kelima Indonesia menerusi serangan balas disudahkan Sayan Karmadi pada minit ke-38.

Malaysia berjaya memperoleh gol ketiga menerusi rembatan Muizzudin Haris tetapi ia sudah terlambat untuk menyekat kemaraan Indonesia melangkah ke perlawanan akhir hari ini.

"Perlawanan cukup sengit dengan pemain kita menghadapi keadaan genting dari segi mental. Tapi mereka berjaya harunginya dengan baik.

"Cuma kita melakukan beberapa kesilapan mudah yang membenarkan Indonesia memperoleh gol. Kelalaian pemain telah membawa padah.

"Saya berharap pemain lupakan kekalahan ini dan beraksi bermati-matian pada perlawanan tempat ketiga," kata jurulatih negara, Maizal Hairi Marzuki pada sidang media selepas perlawanan tersebut.

Daripada tujuh pasukan yang bertanding pada Pusingan Kelayakan ASEAN bermula Sabtu lalu, hanya tiga pasukan terbaik akan layak ke pusingan akhir di Uzbekistan Mei depan.

Dalam satu lagi perlawanan separuh akhir semalam, Australia menepati ramalan apabila menewaksan Vietnam 4-1.

Kemenangan itu membolehkan Austrlaia untuk membuat perhitungan dengan Indonesia pada aksi final hari ini sementara Vietnam akan menentang Malaysia.

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