The team then met Japan and was eliminated from the tournament after their players wasted attacking opportunities by playing cautiously in addition to their defensive mistakes in the 90th minute that subsequently gave the advantage to their opponents with a being awarded which was successfully converted by Japanese striker resulting in a 0—1 score until the end of the match.
Tak sedikit yang meninggalkan jejak di kolom komentar unggahan Federasi Sepak Bola Malaysia FAM.
Ở SEA Games 31, U23 Malaysia nằm cùng bảng B với Thái Lan, Campuchia, Singapore và Lào.