All that happened after the final whistle had been blown by the Iranian referee whom the Malaysian players generally felt that his decision making during the 1-0 defeat to Vietnam was baffling to say the least. Just before the added time in second half was up, La'Vere Corbin-Ong looked like he was fouled at the edge of the VIetnam box but Mirzabeigi waved play on.
While there's no guarantee that Malaysia would have found the equaliser even if the free kick had been awarded in favour of the away side, it still left question in Aidil Zafuan's mind and the centre back ran towards Mirzabeigi to demands answers but none was forthcoming.