Malaysia suffered heavy losses in the semi-final match against Vietnam

Malaysia had a dramatic 3-1 victory over Singapore in the final round of Group A to win a ticket to the semi-finals of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2014.

Amri Yahyah (No. 17) will be absent from the match against Vietnam. (Source: Goal.com) However, in the first leg of the semi-final at home, they will not have their strongest squad due to the absence of two key players.

Two Malaysian players will definitely be absent from the match against Vietnam, captain Shukor Adan and Amri Yahyah, due to receiving two yellow cards in the group stage.

Both players received yellow cards in the match against Singapore on November 29 and according to the organizing committee's regulations, players who receive two yellow cards in the group stage will be suspended for the first leg of the semi-final.

This is considered a big loss for the Malaysian team, because Shukor Adan and Amri Yahyah are two factors that contributed significantly to helping Malaysia overcome the "death group" with the participation of championship candidate Thailand and defending champion Singapore.

Sharing about this loss, Malaysia coach Dollah Salleh could not help but worry: "We are extremely worried when we cannot have the service of 2 important players before the match against the Vietnamese team."

"Their role in the Malaysian squad is almost irreplaceable. We have very little time to test other players in these two positions."

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese team will also not be able to field midfielder Vu Minh Tuan for the same reason. Minh Tuan received a second yellow card in the 3-1 victory over the Philippines in the final match of Group A.

The first leg of the semi-final between Malaysia and Vietnam will take place on December 7. Four days later, the two teams will meet again in the second leg at My Dinh Stadium.

According to plan, the Vietnamese team will leave for Malaysia on December 3.

According to Vietnam+