Eye on the Ball

Eye on the Ball is a 2019 Malaysian sports documentary film. It tells the true story of Malaysia's national blind football team, and their journey in the 2017 ASEAN Para Games. It was released at Astro First on 20 August 2020.^[1][2][3][4]

Eye on the Ball
Directed by	Chen Yih Wen
Starring	Sunny Shalesh Asri Arshad Azwan Azhar Rollen Marakim
Distributed by	Astro Shaw TGV Pictures
Release dates	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22) (SGIFF) August 20, 2020 (2020-08-20) (Astro First)
Running time	1 hour 20 minutes
Country	Malaysia
Languages	English, Malay

Synopsis

The documentary follows Malaysia's national blind football team, known as Harimau Buta (Blind Tigers), and details the lives of four individuals: players Asri, Kenchot and Rollen, along with their coach, Sunny Shalesh. After winning gold in the 2015 ASEAN Para Games, the team hopes to defend their championships title in the 2017 ASEAN Para Games and also qualify for the World Blind Football Championships.^[5]

Cast

• Sunny Shalesh, coach
• Asri Arshad, player
• Azwan Azhar, player
• Rollen Maraki, player

See also

• Football 5-a-side at the 2017 ASEAN Para Games
• Football 7-a-side at the 2017 ASEAN Para Games
• Football 5-a-side at the 2015 ASEAN Para Games
• Football 7-a-side at the 2015 ASEAN Para Games