Thirty minutes of football had already been played and with Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in full voice, Malaysia were already trailing a goal behind to Alberto Goncalves' strike early on and signs did not look promising for Cheng Hoe. Known for his complete faith in his players to plug away, the Malaysian head coach decided to change tack.
Mohamadou Sumareh was brought on after the half hour mark to add spice to Malaysia's attack and he did it with devastating effect. Just a minute into his introduction for Hadin Azman, the Pahang player ran onto Nor Azam Azih's through pass to calmly beat Andritany Ardhiyasa to make it 1-1.