India U23 coach Naushad Moosa is leading the team to two much-needed friendlies against the Malaysia U23 team. The coach explained how important the exposure in these two matches are for the junior team players who want to move up to the senior level.
The team has already travelled to Kuala Lumpur for their first match against the Malaysian team. Malaysia U23 team has AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification group stage matches to look forward to in April. Hence, these two friendly matches will also help them warm up.
Match: India U23 vs Malaysia U23
Kick-off time: 7:30 PM local time; 7:30 PM (India); 10:00 PM (Kuala Lumpur)
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium
Capacity: 18,000
Date: March 22, 2024
India U23 vs Malaysia U23: Live Streaming and Telecast
Live Streaming: No details available due to lack of official broadcasters
Telecast: No details available. As per reports the match will be played behind closed doors and is unlikely to have a Live coverage
India U23 vs Malaysia U23 Preview
The India U23 team has had a record of mixed results last year. They lost their AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers group stage matches last September against hosts UAE by a 0-3 margin and China by a 1-2 margin. However, they reached the Asian Games quarterfinals in China.
On the other hand, this Malaysia U23 team won two matches against Bangladesh by a 2-0 margin and Philippines by a 4-0 margin and lost one against Thailand by a 0-1 margin last year in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers. Their most recent game was another friendly against the China U23 team. They lost that game by a 1-2 margin.
India U23 vs Malaysia U23: Full Squad
Malaysia U23: Rahadiazli Rahalim, Firdaus Irman, Azim (goalkeepers); Harith Haiqal, Safwan Mazlan, Firdaus Ramli, V. Ruventhiram, Zikri Khalili, Aiman Yusni (defenders); Saiful Jamaluddin, Umar Hakeem, Muhammad Abu Khalil, Mukhairi Ajmal, Izwan Yuslan, Fergus Tierney, Shahir Bashah, Alif Ikmalrizal (midfielders); T. Saravanan, Aiman Afif, Luqman Hakim, Daryl Sham, Alif Zikri, Najmuddin Akmal (forwards)
Manager: Juan Torres Garrido
India U23: Arsh Anwer Shaikh, Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Vishal Yadav (Goalkeepers); Bikash Yumnam, Chingambam Shivaldo Singh, Hormipam Ruivah, Narender, Robin Yadav, Sandip Mandi (defenders); Abhishek Suryavanshi, Brison Fernandes, Mark Zothanpuia, Mohammed Aimen, Thoiba Singh Moirangthem, Vibin Mohanan (midfielders); Abdul Rabeeh, Gurkirat Singh, Isak Vanlalruatfela, Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei, Mohammed Sanan, Parthib Sundar Gogoi, Sivasakthi Narayanan, PV Vishu (forwards)
Manager: Naushad Moosa
Moumita Dutta Mykhel
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