Team captain and defender Steffi Sarge Kaur came to the rescue of the Malayan Tigress squad by scoring the equaliser in added time of the second half to earn them a valuable point.

Sheva Imut Furyzcha had scored Indonesia’s opening goal in the 74th minute after both teams were tied scoreless in the first half.

Jacob Joseph’s Malaysian side once again settled for a point after their draw against Singapore in the opening match last Monday.

With two points collected so far, they are now in third place in the standings behind the Philippines, in first place, and Thailand, in second place.

The Philippines have six points after maintaining their unbeaten run with a 7-0 thrashing of Singapore, while Thailand have four points following their 2-2 draw against Australia’s Under-23 squad.

The 2-2 draw allowed Australia to move up one rung to fourth place. Indonesia are fifth, while Singapore fell to the bottom, with all three teams earning one point after two matches.

After Malaysia’s tie against the Philippines on Friday, they will continue the group stage against Thailand on July 10 and the Australian U-23 squad two days later.

In the 2019 edition – the last time the competition was organised – Malaysia failed to advance to the knockout round after finishing the group stage in third place with two wins from four matches.

The best achievement of the national women’s team in the AFF Championship was in the 2007 edition, which saw Malaysia advance to the semifinals.