Lebanon 2 Malaysia 1

UPDATE (June 25, 11.47am): This comment appeared below my story in Mailsport

"Congratulation MALAYSIA. You are on your way to new heights. However, rather disappointed that the No. 1 & 2 man in FAM does not have the time to watch our players slogging for this win. Supposedly the congratulaory message will be sent out from somewhere overseas.

Anak Perak"

I guess Anak Perak is merely stating facts.

UPDATE (June 25, 7.38pm): This was posted by FV Craziest on Rizal Hashim's Facebook wall;

'Fv Craziest Presiden FAM sila letak Jawatan!!!!

jom kasi sokongan... semoga Muhammad Rizal Hashim diberi kekuatan utk terus bersuara demi bolasepak Malaysia

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rizal-Hashim-Dengan-Izin/125017577584552"

As Rizal said..."Wow".

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Now for the next hurdle.

Ong Kim Swee was a proud man. The national players deserved a pat on their backs. They fought tooth and nail in that match.

Despite playing with 10-men, Malaysia were clearly the better team of the night. The Lebanese players - despite their flair as seen in Mohamad Haidar - failed when it came to working as a team.

For the record, Malaysia edged Lebanon 2-1 in the Round 2 return leg at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. Both teams were tied 0-0 in the earlier leg.

An even bigger stage awaits Kim Swee and Company - the final round before securing a berth to the London Olympics next year.

Could we relive our 1972 and 1980 memories?

We shall wait and see.

HD says: It was a good match with an equally good turn out.