Malaysia's hopes of making the final of the AFF Under-19 Football Championship suffered a fatal blow after losing 1-2 to Vietnam at the Aung San Stadium in Yangon Monday.
According to the Asean Football Federation (AFF) website, striker Nguyen Xuan Nam scored once in each half to lead Vietnam into the final where they will face favourites Thailand on Wednesday.
Vietnam, unbeaten in the group stage, were expected to overwhelm Malaysia with their awesome firepower which resulted in 18 goals in the first round.
Stunned by the early Malaysian charge, they managed to shrug it off to walk away with a slender victory and a place in the final.
The quick-paced Xuan Nam, a constant thorn in the Malaysian defence made his mark with a superb long-range strike in the 37th to give his team the lead and later sealed it for Vietnam with a header at the near post in the 79th minute.
Malaysia pulled a goal back through Nur Areff Kamaruddin four minutes before the break.
In another semi-final played simultaneously at the Youth Training Centre, hosts Myanmar missed a late penalty to suffer a 1-2 loss to Thailand.
Malaysia will now face Myanmar in the third-fourth playoff on Wednesday.<br
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