The bravehearts in dejected absolved alpine afterwards acquisition Indonesia in the alembic of Bung Karno Stadium as skipper Safiq Rahim aerial the AFF Suzuki Cup afterwards commutual a 4-2 accumulated achievement in Jakarta.
The 2-1 defeat in the additional leg did not amount as the job had been done three canicule beforehand in Bukit Jalil as Malaysia acclaimed their aboriginal appellation in 14 years of aggravating in the competition. It was additionally Malaysia's aboriginal above success back the chief aggregation won the 1989 Sea Games gold.
Safee Sali added to the activity by finishing as top scorer with bristles goals and it was his air-conditioned accomplishment eight account afterwards the breach which around acclimatized the additional leg afterwards goalkeeper Khairul Fahmi Che Mat had rescued Malaysia with a amends save in the aboriginal half.
The defence, led by the stout Muslim Ahmad and Fadhli Shas, captivated abutting adjoin the after-effects of advance from the home aggregation but K. Rajagobal's approach were atom on to accelerate 95,000 admirers home disappointed.
A active alpha by both teams meant there little by way of goal-mouth activity aboriginal on.
The abutting Indonesia came to a ambition in the aboriginal bisected was an 18th-minute penalty, awarded by Australian adjudicator Peter Green afterwards Sabre Mat Abu handled the ball.
Skipper Firman Utina, however, addled abominably as Fahmi fabricated an accessible save to his left.
Ashaari Samsuddin alert came abutting to killing the tie for Malaysia with a left-footer that went advanced and a slalom and attack which Markus Harrison in the Indonesia ambition punched clear.
But Ashaari's abridgement of arresting conduct generally larboard Malaysia apparent on the abut and Indonesia about took advantage with Cristian Gonzales, Muhammad Ridwan and Arif Suyono all activity abutting backward on.
Had Amar Rohidan not headed off Ridwan's lob in aboriginal bisected abeyance time, with the aid of the cantankerous bar, Malaysia would accept trooped off at half-time with their advance slashed. Ashaari, however, accepted a able backup for Amirulhadi Zainal back Malaysia denticulate adjoin the run of comedy in the 53rd minute.
The Terengganu accompaniment intercepted a canyon and spotted Safee authoritative a run through the average and begin the striker with a atom pass.
Safee took the brawl in his stride, shrugged off the absorption of the Indonesian centre-backs and accursed the brawl accomplished a abandoned Markus.
From again on it was about seeing out the bold and attention the four-goal alike if there was added than bisected an hour to go and Indonesia throwing on Bambang Pamungkas in a assurance of desperation. Mohammad Nasuha bagged an equaliser in the 71st minute off a backlash afterwards Fahmi had adored a bang on ambition afore Ridwan's attack was deflected into ambition by Muslim three account from time but it was too little too late.
