Match Report
Malaysia went into the game 3rd in the table on 10 points; Oman sat 1st on 13 — a 3-point gap. The last five rounds placed Oman no better than 61st for form, against 1st in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Malaysia 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Oman 1.83 and 0.33, with the league averaging 1.4.
Malaysia had gone 5 games without a win. From the last five rounds, Malaysia held 2 points of 15 and Oman 8.
The match was played at Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil in Kuala Lumpur. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Oman led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Oman: 2 goals with no recorded scorer