He may only be leading Singapore as the head coach for the duration of the Airmarine Cup, but Nazri Nasir is nevertheless elated that his temporary charges were able to one up their Causeway rivals Malaysia.
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Taking over from Fandi Ahmad who is currently away with the republic's U-22 side for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers, the former Singapore international was overjoyed that his men were able to weather the hosts' onslaught, before inflicting the killing blow late in their Wednesday encounter.
"Even when I was a player, playing against Malaysia was always a rivalry that we had to win.