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Malaysia through to final

Anisur Rahman from Sylhet
The curtain of the Sylhet phase of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup dropped yesterday with favourites Malaysia U-23 advanc-
ing to the final with a single-goal win over rivals Singapore U-23 atthe Sylhet District Stadium yesterday.
Hitman Kumaahran struck the decisive goal six minutes into the second half to set up a final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday against the winner of today's second semifinal between hosts Bangladesh and Thailand U-23.
"I was confident of scoring in the game and I am happy that I repaid the faith my coach put on me. Now I am looking forward to sealing my place in the starting eleven," said Kumaahran, who was drafted in the starting eleven in place of the goal-scorer against Sri Lanka, Mohammad Ridzuan.
The first semifinal of the six nation invitational tournament virtually turned into a ’Superclasico" between two Southeast Asian nations and it was evident right from the start of the game as both teams took a cautious approach and concentrated on keeping possession to control the game.
Singapore brilliantly spoiled the Malaysian build-up with their pressing football, and were backed by support from the 15,000 spectators - who turned up amid hartal and blockade --maybe for the pain they felt as Malaysia defeated Bangladesh 1-0 in the tournament's curtain-raiser.
But the scenario of galleries changed after Malaysia took the lead at the start of the second half and it continued till the final whistle. The Malaysian players did not forget to pay tribute to the Sylhet crowds as they applauded the spectators by waving their hands at them afterthe match.
The initial pressure almost gave Singapore the lead twice within 15 minutes but they could not cash in on those opportunities and Malaysia started to display signsofcontrollingthegame
After resumption, Malaysia emerged as a different team and took the deserved lead through Kumaahran, who ran down
the right flank to beat the Malaysian goalkeeper with an angular grounded shot aftershrugging off his marker.
Afterwards, Singapore went all-out to try and level the margin and created two good chances, but luck deserted them as they rattled the crossbar twice. Malaysia could have widened the margin twice had their forwards not squandered the opportunities in the dying moments.
"We made one mistake in the second half and that cost us the game. We created chances after conceding the goal but they defended well to secure the game,” said Singapore coach Richard Bok Kok Chuan.