Malaysia in third place

YANGON - Goalkeeper Muhamad Ilham AmirullahRazali turned hero when he saved the first two penalties in a thrilling shootout to pave the way for Malaysia to grab the bronze medal in the AFF Under-19 Championship at the Youth Training Centre Stadium here, Wednesday (21/9/11).

With the rain-interrupted match finishing 0-0 after an intense 90-minute battle, the teams had to settle score in a penalty showdown. Malaysia eventually won the shootout 4-2.

After solidly supporting their team, even after the two-hour delay, the fans were silenced with disbelief when Ye Ko Oo’s opening shot to the left was saved by Ilham. They knew it was all but over when Ilham moved right to stop Aung Ko Ko Win’s second shot.