KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 (Bernama) -- The Harimau Muda A side which is ona four-match playing tour to Australia suffered its first loss after goingdown 1-2 to Brisbane Olympic, an Australian Premier League club, at Goodwin Park, Brisbane, Australia Saturday.Ong Kim Swee's boys had earlier beaten Palm Beach Sharks 5-1 lastSaturday and Brisbane Lions SC, 2-1 on Wednesday, both APL clubs.The Malaysian side started on the wrong foot by conceding two goals inthe first half, when Brisbane Olympics scored in the 19th and 36thminutes before Ferris Danial Mat Nasir reduced the deficit in the 88thminute.The four-match tour is part of the National Under-23 team's preparationsto defend the gold medal at the 2013 Myanmar SEA Games hosted byMyanmar in December.Malaysia's last match would be against another APL team, BrisbaneRoar, on Feb 5.After the Australian tour, the Harimau Muda A squad is expected to be inSlovakia from March 15 to August, as part of their five-month trainingand playing stint.Upon their return from Slovakia, the team is expected to participate inthe Merdeka Cup and Newspaper Cup in Vietnam.
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