Malaysia Beat Taiwan 4-2 in AFC U-22 Qualifying Round

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia recorded their second win at the Qualifying Round of the AFC Under-22 Championship when they defeated Taiwan 4-2 at Aung San Stadium in Myanmar on Thursday. It was Malaysia's third qualifying round match after losing to South Korea 2-3 last Saturday and demolishing the Philppines 7-0 on Monday. The squad under coach Ong Kim Swee began aggressively when they opened scoring in the 7th minute through Rozaimi Abdul Rahman before Taiwanese player Chen Yen-Jui netted an own goal in the 32nd minute to put Malaysia two goals up. Rozaimi was on target again when he scored his second goal in the match in the 40th minute before Taiwan hit back through Lin Chang-Lun in the 50th minute. Malaysian midfielder D. Saarvindran added to the misery of the Taiwanese when he put in Malaysia's fourth goal in the 78th minute before Taiwan pulled one goal back in the 92nd minute through Wen Chih-Hao. The national U-22 squad however will be facing a tough hurdle on Saturday when they face Vietnam who blasted the Philippines 9-0, in a group G match. --BERNAMA