PETALING JAYA (25 July 2013) – The Malaysian national team did not get the opening they were looking for in their Tour of Japan when they fell to a 2-0 loss to Shimizu S-Pulse.
Following a first-half deadlock, veteran midfielder Jumpei Takaki slammed in the lead just three minutes after the restart.
In the 76th minute, Yasuhiro Hiraoka then nailed in the second goal for Shimizu, currently placed 11th in the J-League’s First Dvivision.
Malaysia’s next match will be against Shonan Bellmare on Saturday.
