The second round of Group B of the 2019 Southeast Asian U22 Championship began with a very notable confrontation between U22 Indonesia and U22 Malaysia. U22 Malaysia is considered one of the championship candidates but disappointed when losing to U22 Cambodia in the opening match. Meanwhile, U22 Indonesia also only got 1 point against U22 Myanmar in the opening match of U22 Southeast Asia 2019. Therefore, to open up a chance to win a ticket to the semi-finals, both U22 Malaysia and U22 Indonesia must win the second match. That is why the competition between U22 Malaysia and U22 Indonesia was so exciting and dramatic.
From the first minutes, the players of both sides did not hesitate to clearly show their intention to control the match. They actively played with the ball in midfield and tried to break the opponent's playing style. Therefore, no team can organize careful attacks. Some significant situations in the first 45 minutes of play mainly came from high balls and set pieces. The most dangerous is probably the opportunity for player Osvaldo on the Indonesian side when he passed the Malaysian goalkeeper but shot into the net.
The first half of the match ended without any goals scored. However, the second half took place with a much more exciting game. Indonesia took the lead thanks to Marinus Wanewar. Malaysia equalized with a clever free kick from midfielder Nik Akif.
The chase continued when Indonesia took the lead again in the 77th minute thanks to Witan Sulaeman. The Indonesian midfielder had a breakthrough from the left wing into the middle and then fired an extremely strong shot, bringing the ball hooked from the far corner of the goal. But that was not the last notable development of this match. In the 86th minute, from a corner kick on the left wing, striker wearing the No. 10 shirt on the U22 Malaysia side, Hadi Fayyadh, jumped higher than everyone to launch a dangerous header, bringing a valuable equalizer to U22 Malaysia.
2-2 was the final score of this match. The draw helps both U22 Malaysia and U22 Indonesia continue to nurture the hope of winning a ticket to the semi-finals, but they will definitely have to do their best in the final match.
