2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Second Round
(Asian Football Confederation)
Winner advances to the Third Round.
First Leg
Date: 23rd July 2011, Saturday
Venue: Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore
Time: 7.30 PM Local Time
Stadium Capacity: 6,000
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Attendance: 6,000
(''6,000 screaming fans.. and probably another 4 million watching at home.'' - Commentator)
Second Leg
Date: 28th July 2011, Thursday
Venue: Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kulua Lumpur, Malaysia
Time: 8.45 PM Local Time
Stadium Capacity: 87,411 (100,200 standing)
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Attendance: ?
Football: Singapore beats Malaysia 5-3
AsiaOne
Saturday, Jul 23, 2011
Singapore has beaten Malaysia 5-3 in the first leg match of the 2014 World Cup Asian qualifiers.
The thrilling match was played to a sold-out crowd at Singapore's Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday night.
The Singapore Lions got off to a bad start, when it conceded a goal by Malaysia's Mohd Safee Bin Mond Sali, just 27 seconds into the game.
Singapore promptly equalised at the eighth minute, with Aleksander Duric scoring. The striker converted a free kick to level the score 1-1.
Striker Qiu Li scored again for the home side at the 22nd minute, putting Singapore up 2-1.
With three minutes to halftime, goals from midfielders Mustafic Fahrudin and Shi Jiayi gave Singapore a dream 4-1 lead at the break.
In the second half, Malaysia's captain Shafiq Rahim is red-carded for a high challenge five minutes into the game.
(DiarySG Editor's Note: Singapore were also reduced to 10 men when their defender Ismail Yunos was sent off for a second bookable offence in the 54th minute.)
Malaysia later drew blood at the 70th and 71st minutes, narrowing the goal difference to 4-3. Abdul Hadi Bin Yahaya found the net first, followed by teammate Mohd Safee Bin Mond Sali.
With 10 minutes to go, Singapore striker Aleksander Duric scored his second goal for the Lions to win the match 5-3.
The return leg will be held in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on Thursday.
Scorers:
Singapore - Aleksandar Duric (8, 81); Qiu Li (22); Mustafic Fahrudin (44); Shi Jiayi (45)
Malaysia - Mohd Safee Mohd Sali (1, 71); Abdul Hadi Yahaya (70)
July 23, 2011 22:38 PM
Football: Malaysia Lost 3-5 To Singapore
SINGAPORE, July 23 (Bernama) -- A tougher challenge awaits Malaysia on their return leg in Bukit Jalil next week after losing 3-5 to Singapore in their first leg Asian Zone World Cup Qualifier match at the Jalan Besar Stadium, here Saturday night.
The match ended quite unlikely the way it started, with Malaysia scoring the first goal barely 24 seconds after the opening whistle through Mohd Safee Mohd Sali.
The early goal, however, did little to unsettle Singapore, dubbed the Lions, whose relentless attack earned them a freekick just outside the box in the seventh minute.
Aleksandar Duric converted the free kick to level the score 1-1.
The Malaysians, dubbed the Malayan Tigers, found themselves having to defend against a spirited Singapore, whose striker Shi Jiayi was wreaking havoc in front of Malaysia's goalmouth.
Singapore earned another goal in the 21st minute with Qiu Li converting a freekick outside the box following a foul on teammate Sharil Ishak.
Mustafic Fahrudin scored the third goal in the 43rd minute while another by Shi Jiayi in the 45th minute put the score at 4-1.
In the second half, the Malaysians, who were reduced to 10 men after their captain Shafiq Rahim was shown the red card in the 50th minute, stepped up the pressure and soon found themselves closing the gap through Abdul Hadi Yahaya and Safee Sali who scored a goal each in the 68th and 69th minutes.
Duric, however, widened the gap to 5-3 in the 80th minute, throwing the race for the qualifier wide open when both teams meet for their second leg match in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
MALAYSIA: Mohd Sharbinee Allawee, Mahalli Jasuli, Mohd Asraruddin Omar, Mohamad Muslim Ahmad, Mohd Fadhli Mohd Shas, Shariq Rahim, Ismail Faruqi Ashari (Mohd Amirulhadi Zainal), Mohd Safee Sali (Izaq Faris Ramlan), Amar Rohidan, Ahmad Fakri Saarani (Abdul Hadi Yahaya), Kunanlan Subramaniam.
SINGAPORE: Mohamad Izwan Mahbud, Muhamad Safuwan Baharudin, Shi Jiayi, Alexsandar Duric, Qiu Li (Fazrul Nawaz Shahul Hameed), Hariss Harun, Mustafic Fahrudin, Daniel Bennet, Shahril Ishak (Shahdan Sulaiman), Ismail Yunos, Juma'at Jantan (Shaiful).
REFEREE: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain).
-- BERNAMA
Its funny how this video above is about football and below there are 2 indonesians and malaysians threatening each other lol.
yummyjuniorm 2 months ago 7
@AIDA5816 i am sure thats why we progressed at your expense. self ownage.
legolasrocker 2 months ago