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Harimau Muda eye some cheer in Lion City

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Harimau Muda coach Ong Kim Swee (right) sharing his words of wisdom with the finalists of “The Chance” Malaysia programme before the recent friendly match

PETALING JAYA: The Harimau Muda boys will switch their focus to the S-League campaign after their miserable outing in the AFC Under-22 qualifiers in Yangon.

They failed to qualify for the Finals after finishing third in Group G, behind favourites South Korea and hosts Myanmar, losing to the two teams 3-2 and 2-1 respectively.

Much was expected of coach Ong Kim Swee’s boys, especially after their extensive training stints in Slovakia and other parts of Europe in the last couple of years.

Earlier this year, Kim Swee’s boys bowed out of the Asian Finals of the Olympic qualifiers when they lost all six matches against Japan, Bahrain and Syria.

The boys are currently sixth in the 13-team S-League with 23 points from 12 matches.

The Malaysians have two games in hand over joint leaders Brunei DPMM and Tampines Rovers, who are ahead by six points.

The Harimau Muda’s first match after a two-month absence will be against Tanjong Pagar FC on Friday.

They will then play two more matches – against Young Lions (July 19) and Albirex Niigata (July 22) – before switching their attention to the inaugural Java Cup invitational tournament in Jakarta from July 26-29.

Kim Swee said he will rope in some senior players from the M-League to strengthen the squad for the Java Cup, which will also feature hosts Indonesia, English Premier League side Everton and Turkish club Galatasaray.

Meanwhile, the FA of Malaysia secretary general Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad said Malaysia would not lodge a protest with the Asian Football Confderation over allegations that hosts Myanmar fielded overaged players in the recent AFC Under-22 qualifiers in Yangon due to a lack of credible evidence.

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