Nguyen Huy Yung and Pham Duc Huy scored from two clinical counter attacks in the 22nd and 25th minutes while Shahrul Saad reduced the deficit with a header in the 36th minute from a Syamer Kutty Abba cross. Nazirul Naim Che Hashim was substituted in the 41st minute for Adam Nor Azlin. The second half resumes soon.