SINGAPORE: The Lions kickstarted their ASEAN football championship campaign by beating Cambodia 2-1 at the National Stadium on Wednesday (Dec 11).
Singapore’s Shawal Anuar celebrates the Lions’ second goal against Cambodia in an ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024 match. SINGAPORE: The Lions kickstarted their ASEAN football championship campaign by beating Cambodia 2-1 at the National Stadium on Wednesday .
The result means that Singapore go second in Group A behind leaders Thailand, who are top on goal difference. The other sides in the group are Malaysia, Thailand and Timor Leste. Just seven minutes later, another howler from Vireak saw him under hit a pass into the path of the nippy Shawal, who made it two.
Cambodia signalled its intent after the break, as Singapore goalkeeper Izwan Mahbud was forced into two stops in the space of five minutes.Ten minutes later they came agonisingly close to an equaliser as Soknet Hav tried to capitalise on a weak Safuwan back pass, but Izwan stopped bravely. Koji Gyotoku's team has several naturalised players within their ranks, four of whom started the match against Malaysia in Phnom Penh. Ivorian-born striker Abdel Kader Coulibaly netted on his international debut.As part of preparations, the Lions played two home training matches in September. The games against BG Tampines Rovers and Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim were played behind closed doors.They lost 4-0 to FC Tokyo before beating Tokyo Verdy 2-1.
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