AFC Asian Cup qualifying: Singapore 1 Iran 3

National Stadium, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 – Singapore went down 1-3 to Iran in an AFC Asian Cup qualifying game tonight.

Iran qualify for the Asian Cup by virtue of tonight’s win which give them sole possession of first place with 10 points.

The loss leaves Singapore in third place behind Thailand in second. Thailand and Jordan played out a 0-0 draw and although both Singapore and Thailand have six points each, Thailand have a better head-to-head record against Singapore.

Jordan are in last place with five points.

If Thailand loses its last game against Iran away in Tehran, Singapore can afford to draw away against Jordan on March 3rd.

Only the top two qualify for the Asian Cup in 2011.

Singapore Lineup: Hassan Sunny (GK), Ridhuan, Baihakki, Precious, Alam Shah, Aleksandar Duric (Indra 60th min), Mustafic Fahrudin (Noh Rahman 75th min), Daniel Bennett, Shaiful Esah, Hariss Harun, Fazrul Nawaz (Kahirul Amri 46th min)

Singapore 1
Alam Shah (31st min)
Iran 3
Aghily Anvar Seyed Hadi (11th min, penalty)
Mehrzad Madanchiardekan (12th min)
Midavoodi Milad (70th min)

Remaining Fixtures

3 March 2010
Iran vs Thailand

3 March 2010
Jordan vs Singapore

Past Results

14 January 2009
Iran 6 Singapore 0

14 January 2009
Jordan 0 Thailand 0

28 January 2009
Thailand 0 Iran 0

28 January 2009
Singapore 2 Jordan 1

14 November 2009
Iran 1 Jordan 0

14 November 2009
Singapore 1 Thailand 3

18 November 2009
Thailand 0 Singapore 1