Brunei Darussalam national futsal team suffered a double-digit defeat for a second game running in the 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship following an emphatic 11-0 loss to Malaysia at the Terminal Hall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand last weekend.
The heavy defeat came a day after their 13-0 thrashing by hosts Thailand, leaving them rooted at the bottom of Group ‘A’.
Brunei’s loss also reignited painful memories of their encounter during their previous meeting in the 2022 edition when they were also heavily beaten 10-0.
Syed Aizad Daniel Syed Nasir opened the floodgates for the Malayan Tigers in the fourth minute before Ridzwan Bakri doubled the lead three minutes later.
The Wasps were behind 3-0 by half-time with Syahir Iqbal Khan Akbar Khan finding the third.
The rampant Malaysians then went on a scoring spree as Awalluddin Mat Nawi wasted no time to continue their goal-scoring frenzy a minute after the restart.
With Brunei barely finding time to reorganise, Syahir Iqbal Khan, the youngest in the squad, netted again just a minute later before his club teammate Syed Aizad Daniel scored his second of the game in the 25th minute.
Abu Haniffa Hasan and Faris Johan continued to pile on Brunei’s misery to make it three goals in three minutes before Ridzwan added his second in the 33rd minute.
Syahir Iqbal Khan completed his hat-trick to confirm a double-digit defeat in consecutive matches for Brunei before Faris compounded the Wasps’ misery in the final minute of play.
Brunei’s campaign in the ASEAN Football Federation-sanctioned meet continues against Timor Leste before concluding their group stage against Vietnam. – FADHIL YUNUS
