[1464] Of Malaysian team is frustrating

The field hockey match between South Korea and Malaysia ended very frustratingly for me. South Korea won 3-2 but the frustration is not about the loss per se but rather, the way Malaysia ended up on the wrong end of the gun.

I only managed to catch the second half of the match and I was initially delighted to find out that Malaysia was leading 1-2. South Korea had painted an image of invincibility on themselves after beating Australia and the Netherlands. So, it was easy to rationalize why I was impressed at the scoreline. Malaysian playing style became apparent to me soon enough and that turned me off. It really turned me off, I tell you.

I do not know how they played earlier but in the second half, Malaysia appeared contended to simply defend instead of attacking. On top of that, Malaysia was fond of long balls. Unfortunately, the long passes were rarely accurate. If I had not known better, I would have thought that the Malaysian team was kindly passing the ball to the Korean!

But it was not too bad really because Malaysia did attack and produced some remarkable chances. But it was not long before the Korean equalized.

Much to my dismay, the equalizer only made Malaysia to burn throw away their sword away and hide being a shield all the time! It reminds me why I hate the Italian soccer team so much!

It almost worked though. Almost.

As the seconds ticked away, Korean redoubled their attacks. While I was visibly angry at Malaysia’s defensive mode, I found myself praying — now, that is a miracle — for the clock to run out. Barely two or a minute from the end, the Korean scored a goal. Needless to say, the pray went unanswered (I wonder why?).

Malaysia tried to do something after a bang in the head but it was too late for anything.

This is so much different from the way Malaysia played against Australia and Pakistan. During those two games, Malaysia fought valiantly. We attacked and played intelligently. Australia, the Kookaburras, one of the top teams in the world, were struggling against us! Struggling! For that, I do not mind losing to Australia. At least, we came down fighting. As for Pakistan, they were simply playing badly. But against South Korea in the second half, we were truly pathetic and frustrating. It was so frustrating that if I had knife right beside me, I would have stabbed myself to death. The frustration was un-f-bearable that it would warrant suicide.

All I can say, Malaysia deserve to lose that match and get no sympathy from me. At the moment, the Malaysian team is placed 8th out of 8 possible places. In other words, we are at the bottom of the table.