Substitute Khyril Muhymeen was the hero when he headed home a cross from Norshahrul Idlan Talaha from the right with ten minutes remaining. The Kedah striker has been on the pitch less than five minutes coming on for Amri Yahyah.
However the home fans were shocked when Yemen lone striker, Al Hagri put his team ahead with a well taken goal with just twelve minutes on the clock. The striker managed to get past two Malaysian defenders on the right before unleashing a shot that went past Khairul Fahmi Che Mat.
The Kelantan goalkeeper who has not been at his best for quite sometime now must be asking himself how could the shot go past him. However he redeemed himself when he produced a number of good saves to keep his side in contention throughout the match.
Mahalli Jasuli who was also guilty for the Yemenis' goal made amends later when his run down the flank and subsequent cross caused panic in the visitors' defence.
In his attempt to clear the ball from danger a Yemeni defender accidently passed the ball to the unmarked Azamuddin who was lurking at the far post. The Pahang forward made no mistake in front of the open goal to level the score.
Malaysia totally dominated proceedings and could have won by a bigger a margin had Nor Shahrul worn his shooting boot tonight. Unfortunately he was not and the Darul Takzim FC striker wasted a number of clear cut chances. Despite that he still played his part in providing the cross that led to the winning goal scored by Khyril.
The win would certainly lift some pressure on Malaysia head coach, Rajagopal who came under more intense media scrutiny after his comment about the lack of striking options available to him was due to FAM allowing foreign players to ply their trade again in the Malaysian League.
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