Football: Late Vietnam goals sink Singapore in first leg of ASEAN Championship semis

Football: Late Vietnam goals sink Singapore in first leg of ASEAN Championship semis

The loss also means that Singapore’s unbeaten streak at the Jalan Besar Stadium came to an end. Before Thursday, Singapore’s last loss at the 6,000-seater venue was in 2017 against Chinese Taipei. Thursday’s game was played at the Jalan Besar Stadium instead of the 55,000-capacity National Stadium following a late tournament schedule change by organisers. This…

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Singapore vs Malaysia: A walk down memory lane

Singapore vs Malaysia: A walk down memory lane

SINGAPORE: As far as Southeast Asian football rivalries go, they do not come much bigger than Singapore versus Malaysia. Given the countries’ close proximity and shared history, there is an extra edge to Causeway derbies.  But when the Lions travel to Kuala Lumpur to take on their arch-rivals in the ASEAN football championship on Friday (Dec…

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