By Les Tan/Red Sports. Photos by Vanessa Lim and Lai Jun Wei.
The Singapore starting XI against Jordan. Back (from left to right): Daniel Bennett, Noh Alam Shah, Mustafic Fahrudin, Hassan Sunny, Baihakki Khaizan. Front (from left to right): Noh Rahman, Agu Casmir, Shahril Ishak, Shaiful Esah, Ridhuan Muhd, John Wilkinson. (Photo 1 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
National Stadium, Wednesday, January 28, 2009 – Singapore beat Jordan 2-1 last night in a Group E AFC Asian Cup qualifying game.
Agu Casmir and Noh Alam Shah scored the goals to ensure Singapore won their first three points in the group.
With his goal, Noh Alam Shah took his tally to 31, and he is the top scorer for the national team.
Rosman Sulaiman got his first cap while Shaiful Esah started his first game for Singapore to win his second.
Daniel Bennett was the highest capped player on the pitch with 83.
Singapore now lie second in the group after Iran and Thailand drew 0-0 in a match played in Bangkok.
Singapore’s next game against Jordan is in Amman on March 3rd, 2010.
Group E
team: win-draw-loss (pts)
Iran: 1-1-0 (4 pts)
Singapore: 1-0-1 (3 pts)
Thailand: 0-2-0 (2 pts)
Jordan: 0-1-1 (1 pt)
Singapore starting lineup:
Hassan Sunny (GK)
Ridhuan Muhd (Rosman Sulaiman, 81st min)
Baihakki Khaizan
Noh Rahman
Noh Alam Shah (goal, 63rd min; subbed by Precious Emuejeraye, 88th min; yellow card, 75th min)
Agu Casmir (goal, 21st min)
John Wilkinson
Mustafic Fahrudin (yellow card, 46th min)
Daniel Bennett
Shahril Ishak (Shi Jiayi, 69th min)
Shaiful Esah
Substitutes:
Precious Emuejeraye
Shi Jiayi
Aleksandar Duric
Juma’at Bin Jantan
Rosman Sulaiman
Mustaqim Manzur
Hyrulnizam Juma’at
Not playing:
Isa Halim
Indra Sahdan
Khairul Amri
Lionel Lewis
Player Statistics
LIONEL LEWIS
Age: 26 (16/12/82) Position: Goalkeeper Club: Home United Caps: 64 Jersey #: 18 (Photo © Les Tan/Red Sports file photo)
HASSAN SUNNY
Age: 24 (2/4/84) Position: Goalkeeper Club: Tampines Rovers Caps: 18 Jersey #: 1(Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
HYRULNIZAM JUMA’AT
Age: 20 (14/11/86) Position: Goalkeeper Club: Young Lions Caps: 0 Jersey #: 30(Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
DANIEL BENNETT
Age: 30 (7/1/78) Position: Defender Club: SAFFC Caps: 83 Jersey #: 16(Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
BAIHAKKI KHAIZAN
Age: 24 (31/1/84) Position: Defender Club: Geylang United Caps: 67 Goals: 2 Jersey #: 3 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
NOH RAHMAN
Age: 28 (2/8/80) Position: Midfielder Club: Geylang United Caps: 64 Goals: 0 Jersey #: 5 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
PRECIOUS EMUEJERAYE
Age: 25 (21/3/83) Position: Defender Club: Gombak United Caps: 46 Goals: 0 Jersey #: 6 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
ISMAIL YUNOS
Age: 22 (24/10/86) Position: Defender Club: Young Lions Caps: 13 Goals: 0 Jersey #: 19 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
JUMA’AT JANTAN
Age: 28 (23/2/84) Position: Defender Club: Home United Caps: 11 Goals: 0 Jersey #: 23 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
ROSMAN SULAIMAN
Age: 26 (6/11/82) Position: Defender Club: Home United Caps: 1 Goals: 0 Jersey #: 26 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
SSHAIFUL ESAH
Age: 22 (12/5/86) Position: Defender Club: SAFFC Caps: 2 Goals: 0 Jersey #: 22 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
SHAHRIL ISHAK
Age: 28 (23/1/84) Position: Midfielder Club: Home United Caps: 68 Goals: 5 Jersey #: 17 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
MUHAMMAD RIDHUAN
Age: 24 (6/5/84) Position: Midfielder Club: Tampines Rovers Caps: 51 Goals: 3 Jersey #: 2 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
MUSTAFIC FAHRUDIN
Age: 27 (17/4/81) Position: Midfielder Club: Tampines Rovers Caps: 45 Goals: 4 Jersey #: 15 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
SHI JIAYI
Age: 25 (2/9/83) Position: Midfielder Club: Home United Caps: 41 Goals: 3 Jersey #: 7 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
ISA HALIM
Age: 22 (15/5/86) Position: Midfielder Club: Young Lions Caps: 27 Goals: 0 Jersey #: 4 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
JOHN WILKINSON
Age: 29 (24/8/79) Position: Midfielder Club: SAFFC Caps: 24 Goals: 4 Jersey #: 14 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
MUSTAQIM MANZUR
Age: 26 (28/1/82) Position: Forward Club: SAFFC Caps: 5 Goals: 0 Jersey #: 28(Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
INDRA SAHDAN DAUD
Age: 29 (5/3/79) Position: Forward Club: Home United Caps: 104 Goals: 25 Jersey #: 10 (Photo © Les Tan/Red Sports file photo)
NOH ALAM SHAH
Age: 28 (3/9/80) Position: Forward Club: Tampines Rovers Caps: 71 Goals: 31 Jersey #: 8 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
AGU CASMIR
Age: 28 (22/3/84) Position: Forward Club: Gombak United Caps: 31 Goals: 12 Jersey #: 11 (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports file photo)
ALEKSANDAR DURIC
Age: 38 (12/8/70) Position: Forward Club: SAFFC Caps: 15 Goals: 5 Jersey #: 9 (Photo © Les Tan/Red Sports file photo)
singapore won jordan 2-1 i was very happy and i was there i thought that the score will be 1-1 but,our lions make it 2-1.
Now next game is singapore vs thailand i will 100 percent sure that i will come to the the macth.I think the score will be 2-1 and get another 3 points,i know that our lions will make it pls come in 2nd in the table, 1st:iran 2nd:SINGAPORE 3rd:thailand 4th:jordan.Singapore pls win the macth i will be very happy when i see singapore score goals.On 14th nov the lions is going to beat thailand in soccer.”singapore singapore you are the best!”
Good luck lions!!!
singapore must win N come in 2nd in the table.
shaiful esah came on against vietnam in the 2nd leg.
his 2nd cap tonight.
he also played in the friendly against malaysia just before the suzuki cup. but i dont think that was counted as an ‘A’ international game
Ah right. Thanks for the correction.