They lost both their competitive matches against Myanmar last year, in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championship qualifiers and at the SEA Games.
But national U-23 coach Fandi Ahmad and his captain Illyas Lee are confident that they can buck the trend against the same opponents in a friendly at the Bishan Stadium tonight, even if they are missing their top forwards such as Ikhsan Fandi and Adam Swandi through injuries.
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