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Difficult but not impossible: Lions keep faith as they face Vietnam in second leg of ASEAN Championship semis

David Bale3 months ago03 mins

A controversial penalty from Nguyen Tien Linh in the 101st minute and a strike from naturalised Brazilian Rafaelson, now known as Nguyen Xuan Son, three minutes later gave Vietnam the victory. The late penalty decision came after defender Shakir Hamzah was adjudged to have handled in the penalty box, but it seemed as if Shakir…

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

David Bale3 months ago02 mins

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…