Just as it was scripted, Malaysia had very little trouble disposing Timor Leste in the first leg of the doble header played at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on Friday evening. It could even be said that the 7-1 scoreline was still flattering for the away side, given the dominance that the Harimau Malaya had on the match.
In truth, the outcome of the match showed the true disparity between the two teams and perhaps that Malaysia should really be higher than where they ended up in the FIFA rankings which meant that they have to be part of this preliminary first round of the qualifiers.