India 1-1 Malaysia Match Report & Highlights | International Friendly 2024

6:45 PM: Hello, everyone, and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE of the India vs Malaysia match in an International Friendly. The kick-off is just 45 minutes away! I am your host, Aishwarya Chakraborty, and will keep you company through what promises a fascinating evening of football. Please wait 30 seconds for the Live blog to load.

International Friendly: India vs Malaysia – Build-up

India will take to the field for the final time as they welcome Malaysia to Hyderabad for an international friendly. The Blue Tigers will hope to put everything behind their back and put together a performance to remember in the City of Pearls.

They will be keen to secure their first win of the year having failed to do so in ten previous attempts. It will be Manolo Marquez’s fourth game in charge, and he will be keen to make this count.

Malaysia on the other hand have enjoyed a much better year in comparison to their counterparts. The Malayan Tigers secured their record thirteenth Merdeka Cup title in September.

They have won five games this year, including an away win over Laos in their last outing. Moreover, Malaysia will look to recreate their performance from 13 months ago and get the better of India yet again.

Farukh Choudhary will look to make an impact and inspire the Blue Tigers to the first win of 2024. Choudhary scored a crucial equalizer in the last game for India which was also the first-ever goal under Manolo Marquez.

His troublesome pace coupled with his technical brilliance and work rate makes him an important part of the Blue Tigers’ setup. The 28-year-old has already won Manolo Marquez’s trust and will be aiming to build upon it and score some goals for the Blue Tigers.

Safawi Rasid will be the man to watch out for Malaysia. The 27-year-old will bring his excellent run of form into this game and is expected to cause a lot of damage to the Indian backline. He is a menace up front and possesses a lot of potential danger.

Rasid is the highest active goal scorer for the Malayan Tigers with 22 goals. Malaysia will count upon his goal-scoring instincts and positioning abilities to take them over the line in this game.

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