The central Asians bounced back from their disappointing defeat to Iran in their opening Group C game as Maksim Shatskikh scored a brace and Timur Kapadze, Ulugbek Bakaev and Aziz Ibragimov added a goal apiece to put themselves back in contention for a place in the last eight.

It was the biggest ever win recorded by the Uzbeks at the AFC Asian Cup, but Inileyev was not completely happy with the performance of his side.

"I am not 100% satisfied with our performance, although I felt that we played at a very good level today and I am pleased with the result that we got," said the Uzbek coach.

"I never thought that we could win 5-0 so this is a very good result for us. But perhaps the most important thing is that we showed good form and we collected three points."

Inileyev's main concern was the ability of his side to maintain their fitness levels throughout the duration of the match in the energy-sapping heat and humidity of Kuala Lumpur.

"I am satisfied with our performance and the five goals that we scored but we had some problems that we will try to resolve before our next game," he added.

"It is very hard to play for 90 minutes in this type of climate and that is why in the middle of the game, our form dipped.

"But our physical training here has helped us to get used to the conditions and I felt today that we maintained our strength for a longer period than we did in our last game.

"If we can bring together all of the good things that we have done in our games so far, I believe we can do better in our next game against China."

For Malaysia, the defeat all but ended their hopes of progressing beyond the group stage.

And under-fire coach Norizan Bakar admitted his players have struggled to compete with the quality of their opponents.

"We qualified for the tournament as hosts and we understand that we are playing at a different level," said Bakar.

"But I have to say that the players, even though they know where they are, are still keen to represent their country and they are trying.

"These players are still trying to do something but when you talk about the aspects of the game, you have to talk about the level."