

Their absence will be soothed by the arrival of Dion Cools who finally joined up with the squad three days ago and could pair with Dominic Tan in the heart of Malaysia's defence. Tan will have the absent defensive duo of Aidil Zafuan and Shahrul Saad to worry about after both hobbled off of the Vienam game with hamstring injuries and are unlikely to play any part against Indonesia. Indonesia displayed their defensive authority in managing to hold out Vietnam in their previous game and much will depend on the likes of Arif Aiman, Safawi Rasid and the returning Faisal Halim to be the deciding factor if Malaysia are to avoid an early exit from the competition.

Sitting in third spot in the group and trailing both Indonesia and Vietnam by a point, Malaysia need a win to secure passage to the knockout phase of the competition with Vietnam expected to beat Cambodia in the other group match that will be played at the same time.
