Malaysia fell to a shock 1-0 defeat to hosts Laos in their Group J 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification match on Friday.
In the matchday two encounter that was held at the National Stadium, Vientiane, Lavi Somthongkham's fourth-minute goal was all it took to take the wind out of the sail of the team that have beaten the likes of Iran, North Korea and Australia this year. More embarrassingly, Maniam Pachaiappan's charges, who started the match without four players who helped them thump Cambodia 7-0 on matchday one, ended the match with 10 players, after Alif Farhan Fauzi was shown his second yellow late in the match.