However, the 0—10 defeat to the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia's worst ever defeat in 50 years, prompted his resignation as the head coach.
Walaupun kalah, kapten dan pemain sayap kanan Perak Fazillah Mohd Nor menjadi sebahagian daripada pasukan pilihan AFC yang menjelajah ke beberapa negara Eropah pada September 1977.
Walaupun usaha ini disertai oleh beberapa negeri lain seperti Pulau Pinang, Selangor dan Negeri Sembilan, hakikatnya Perak tetap yang pertama mengetuai usaha murni ini.
Malaysia's poor performance however, continued.
Malaysia scored twice through and once through on a night when was filled over capacity for the first time since it was built.
The list continued by the late of in 1977.