Malaysia scored three more points tonight with a win against Sierra Leone at Stadium MBPJ, Petaling Jaya. They are now top of the table with six points and are assured of a semi-final place as the nearest teams, Nepal and Afghanistan, are both with one point each.
Day three result, 17 Oct (Fri):
Nepal 2-2 Afghanistan
Anil Gurung 68mins, Bijaya Gurung 76mins - Hasmatullah Barekzai 67mins, Sayed Bashir Azimi 83mins
Malaysia 4-0 Sierra Leone
Indraputra 69mins, Safee Sali 74mins, Aidil Zafuan 78mins, Zakuan Adha 90+2mins
Group A table position:
| Move | Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
 1 |
Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 1 |
Nepal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| - | Sierra Leone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
