Singapore’s Asian Cup football hopes look bleak after home loss to Thailand
Singapore’s hopes for qualification of the Asian Cup final took a major blow when they fell to an organised Thailand side 3-1 at home in a Group E match.
Singapore’s hopes for qualification of the Asian Cup final took a major blow when they fell to an organised Thailand side 3-1 at home in a Group E match.
The battle for the final qualifying spot in Group E is between Singapore and arch-rivals Thailand and the winner of tonight's game will have the crucial edge.
I know who started the fight with Jordan. But I'm not telling you. If you're wondering what I'm talking about, there was a fight after the game between Singapore and Jordan at the National Stadium. Singapore beat Jordan 2-1 to get their Asian Cup qualifying campaign back on track while the loss condemned Jordan to the bottom of the table with only one point.
Singapore stepped up their game and came out 2-1 winners over higher-ranked Jordan at the National Stadium. It was a match the Lions needed to win after their 0-6 thrashing by Iran last week to keep their hopes of qualifying for the 2011 Asian Cup alive.