It’s so great to see our youth exhibiting good sportsmanship!
Earlier this week, the Japanese national football team touched the hearts of people all over the world when they respectfully cleaned their locker room and left a thank you note in Russian after their heartbreaking loss to Belgium in the World Cup.
After defeat, Japan's World Cup team left behind a spotlessly clean locker room and a 'thank you' note https://t.co/MBnEYGQxoH pic.twitter.com/uGvfLwoBz9
— CNN (@CNN) July 3, 2018
Just yesterday (4th July), team Malaysia did us proud when they beat Cambodia 2-0 in the group stage of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) U-19 (Under-19) Championship held in Indonesia, according to FourFourTwo.
However, after winning the match, they made us even more proud when they took a page out of team Japan’s book and left their dressing room completely spotless! That’s the way, boys!
The photo of the dressing room was uploaded to Instagram by the team’s assistant head coach, Hairuddin Omar, who commended the boys for their respect and discipline.
The post soon got the attention of Malaysian netizens, who had nothing but praises and words of encouragement for our U-19 team.
Inspired by Japan, here's how Bojan Hodak and Hairuddin Omar's Malaysian U19 squad left their dressing room after the 2-0 win over Cambodia today.
You gotta start somewhere ?? pic.twitter.com/z5xVpWPIiw
— Keeshaanan Sundaresan (@KeeshSundaresan) July 4, 2018
Well done. Great example to all. Ayuh kita jaga kebersihan stadium kita juga
— Ethan Cheng (@Ethanccw) July 5, 2018
Bagus, ikut budaya jepun, yang baik kita support, btw Tahniah Harimau Muda menang keatas kemboja 2-0#PialaAFFu19 pic.twitter.com/rg36UNrqi8
— Asri (@Ee_Solskjaer) July 4, 2018
Well done. Keep on doing it even if you lose a match.
— Jeffrey M (@mrbadak) July 4, 2018
A good start. Kekalkan momentum pasukan dan akhlak menjaga kebersihan. Tahniah !
— muhdyuzir (@yuzirkapoow) July 4, 2018
All the best to team Malaysia in the AFF U-19 Championship! Continue being good sports no matter what the outcome is. You’re already winners in our eyes!
Also read: Team Japan Cleaned Their Locker Room & Left a Thank You Note After Losing World Cup
