Young Tigers reign supreme in China

Our national under-15 squad rose to the occasion and defeated Vietnam under-15 comprehensively 2-0 in the final at the Dongxing City Stadium to clinch the China-Asean Youth International Tournament title.Second half goals from Zainul Arifin and Arif Syaqirin in 54th minute and 74th minute respectively were enough to secure the much coveted trophy.

Despite being reduced to ten man after Hazran Hafiz was sent off in the 75th minute, the youthful squad showed their superiority and held on to the lead whilst keeping a clean sheet amidst late Vietnam pressure.

The Young Tigers made their bow in the competition with a slender 1-0 defeat to hosts, China before proving their mettle to bounce back against Myanmar and Vietnam with a 1-0 victory and a goalless draw respectively.

The youthful squad is set to arrive in Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) at 2100pm on Thursday, 12th March 2015 at 2100p.m. (MYT).

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