See below for all the play-by-play action.
Starting line-ups:
Malaysia: 14. Hadee MOHD TAUFIQ (GK), 5. Firdaus AMBIAH, 7. Khairul MOHD BAHRIN, 9. Qaiser ABDUL KADIR, 10. Fawzul MOHAMAD
Substitutes: 1. Firdaus RAZALI (GK) (c), 3. Asmie ZAHARI, 6. Shamar FADZIL, 13. Nizam MOHD ALI
Coach: Maizal MARZUKI (MAS)
Solomon Islands: 1. Anthony TALO (GK), 3. Elliot RAGOMO, 9. Micah LEA’ALAFA, 10. Samuel OSIFELO, 12. Jack WETNEY
Substitutes: 4. George STEVENSON, 5. Lenson BISILI, 6. Atana FA’ARODO, 8. Jeffery BULE, 11. Coleman MAKAU, 20. David LAFAI (GK)
Coach: Dickson KADAU (SOL)
Match officials:
Referee: Chris SINCLAIR (NZL)
Second referee: Teihotu TAEREA (TAH)
Third referee: Jainut DEAN (FIJ)
Timekeeper: Ryan SHEPHEARD (AUS)
The match kicks off
19′ 30″ Solomon Islands have the early ball and press forward
18′ 40″ Fawzul Mohamad has the first shot of the match for Malaysia but the effort is blocked
17′ 51″ Micah Lea’alafa squeezes between two defenders and shoots but the ball smashes against the Malaysia post
17′ 14″ Firdaus Ambiah has a chance at the far post for Malaysia but takes an air shot at the ball when he tries to shoot
16′ 42″ Jack Wetney sets up Samuel Osifelo for a shot but the effort goes well wide of the Malaysia goal
15′ 57″ Solomon Islands have their best chance of the match so far but captain Elliot Ragomo can’t beat goalkeeper Hadee Mohd Taufiq
15′ 47″ Solomon goalkeeper Anthony Talo saves a shot from Ambiah
14′ 24″ A loose ball breaks to Malaysia’s Shamar Fadzil but he can’t find the target with his strike
13′ 52″ Qaiser Abdul Kadir hits the side netting of the Solomon goal
13′ 39″ YELLOW CARD: Ragomo is cautioned for Solomon Islands
13′ 12″ Ragomo hits a powerful shot wide of the Malaysia goal
12′ 09″ Mohamad hits the frame of the goal for Malaysia
10′ 04″ Ragomo receives the ball in a good position for Solomon Islands and shoots but drags his effort wide
09′ 27″ Wetney shows good skills to play in Ragomo in front of goal but the Solomon skipper can’t beat goalkeeper Mohd Taufiq
08′ 46″ Ambiah shoots over the cross bar for Malaysia
08′ 29″ A time out is called by Malaysia
07′ 21″ Lea’alafa creates room for a shot but blazes it past the near post
06′ 29″ GOAL! Malaysia 1 Solomon Islands 0: Malaysia go in front in fortuitous fashion when Osifelo knocks the ball into his own net
05′ 54″ GOAL! Malaysia 2 Solomon Islands 0: Malaysia’s second strike is far more emphatic, Khairul Mohd Bahrin smashing the ball past Talo
03′ 31″ GOAL! Malaysia 3 Solomon Islands 0: There’s a touch of fortune about this goal too as a Mohd Bahrin effort somehow makes its way past an embarrassed Talo
02′ 04″ Malaysia goalkeeper Mohd Taufiq keeps out a Wetney shot from a tight angle
01′ 53″ Mohd Taufiq denies Wetney again, this time diving to spectacularly tip the ball over the bar
00′ 30″ A powerful strike from Mohamad smacks straight into the hands of Solomon goalkeeper Talo
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
19′ 23″ Mohd Bahrin tries to get a shot away but is under too much pressure from the Solomon defence to find the goal
18′ 01″ Ragomo receives the ball with enough space for a shot but puts his effort wide
16′ 27″ Wetney shows good skill to evade a couple of challenges and shoot but his strike goes straight to goalkeeper Mohd Taufiq
16′ 04″ Solomon goalkeeper Talo palms away a Mohamad shot
15′ 34″ Ragomo has an excellent chance to score Solomon Islands’ first goal after being played in by Jeffery Bule but lifts his shot over the bar
15′ 20″ Asmie Zahari hits the post for Malaysia
15′ 03″ GOAL! Malaysia 4 Solomon Islands 0: Zahari scores his side’s fourth goal to put Malaysia firmly in control
12′ 30″ A Lea’alafa shot is blocked by the Malaysia defence
11′ 55″ George Stevenson takes the ball on his chest and swivels before sending a powerful volley towards the Malaysia goal but Mohd Taufiq keeps it out
10′ 58″ Stevenson turns and shoots again, this time with the ball on the floor, but prods his effort wide
10′ 36″ Mohd Taufiq is called into action again to make a diving save from a Lea’alafa long range strike
09′ 59″ GOAL! Malaysia 4 Solomon Islands 1: Solomon Islands finally get on the scoresheet through a deflected Lea’alafa shot
09′ 30″ Ragomo smashes a powerful effort onto the Malaysia cross bar
08′ 52″ A time out is called by Malaysia
08′ 28″ Stevenson hits a volley over the Malaysia bar
08′ 05″ RED CARD: Lenson Bisili is sent off for Solomon Islands after receiving his second caution
07′ 46″ Talo saves a shot from Shamar Fadzil
06′ 11″ Mohd Bahrin fizzes a shot across the face of the Solomon Islands goal
05′ 34″ Wetney bends an effort past the Malaysia post after the ball breaks to him on the edge of the circle
05′ 02″ Coleman Makau beats his marker on the left and shoots but can only find the side netting of the Malaysia goal from a tight angle
04′ 29″ Talo tips an Ambiah shot around the post
03′ 50″ Ambiah strikes the side netting of the Solomon goal
03′ 29″ Solomon Islands substitute goalkeeper David Lafai saves a penalty from Mohd Bahrin
02′ 25″ Stevenson has a great chance to score for Solomon Islands but the scrambling Malaysia defence manages to block the shot
The final whistle is blown
Malaysia 4 – 1 Solomon Islands
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