Malaysia beat Indonesia on a 4-2 aggregate to lift the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 for the first time in 14 years.

malaysia wins AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 fan An elated Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak announced on his Twitter page that Friday will be a public holiday to mark the victory.

Indonesia won the second leg of the final 2-1 at the Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, but was unable to overcome the three goal cushion set in their 3-0 defeat at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

Malaysia took the lead when striker Safee Sali scored in the 53rd minute in front of almost 100,000 screaming Indonesian supporters who packed the stadium in a sea of red shirts.

Indonesia rallied later with goals from Mohammad Nasuha (71st minute) and Ridwan (87th).

Indonesian Hamka Hamzah (L) with Malaysian Mohamad Safee (R) AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 Malaysia only made the final once, in 1996 when it was called Tiger Cup, losing 0-1 to Thailand.

According to Bernama , Najib  congratulated the Malaysian squad for beating the Indonesian team, describing it as "the greatest night in Malaysian football".

"The young team has done us proud and we must build this success to propel Malaysian football to greater heights," he said in a statement.

The AFF Suzuki Cup is a biennial competition organised by the Asean Football Federation.

Malaysia were runners-up in the first final in 1996 but have failed to reach the trophy game since then while Indonesia have now finished second on four occasions without winning.