Despite Malaysia's continuous attacks throughout the match, Nepal was able to pull off a narrow defeat.
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Nepal lost 1-0 to Malaysia in the third round of the Asia Cup qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
Despite Malaysia's continuous attacks throughout the match, Nepal was able to pull off a narrow defeat.
Faisal Halim scored the only goal of the match in the 56th minute. Most of Nepal's players remained in a defensive role and goalkeeper and captain Kiran Limbu also made a series of saves.
This is Nepal's fifth consecutive defeat in the third round of qualifiers and they are at the bottom of the four teams with zero points. This is Malaysia's fifth consecutive win. With this, Malaysia is close to qualifying for the next Asia Cup with 15 points.
Nepal was reduced to ten players at the end of the match. Laken Limbu was forced to leave the field after receiving a red card. Malaysia was also awarded a penalty, but Paolo missed the goal and his shot went wide.
