Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
The Singapore national team defeated the Philippines national team with a score of 2-1 in the AFF Cup match, Wednesday (9/12).
The Philippines vs Singapore duel was open and interesting from the beginning of the game. Singapore led by Ikhsan Fandi continued to try to suppress the Philippine defenses fortified by Amani Aguinaldo and friends.
In addition to buying and selling attacks, the duel of the two teams was also tough. Stephan Schrock is one of the Filipino players who is often involved in arguments related to violations with Filipino players.
Even though it took place at a high tempo, the Philippines vs Singapore match ended in a goalless draw in the first half.
Entering the second half, Singapore managed to stomp in the first 20 minutes. Singapore managed to score two goals in a short period of time.
The first goal was presented by Hariss Harun with a header. Two minutes later, Singapore doubled their lead to 2-0 through Faris Ramli. Faris continued a mature pass released by Zulqarnaen Suzliman.
Disadvantaged 0-2, the Philippines is trying to put pressure behind the Singapore defense. Their efforts paid off in the 69th minute.
Starting from a corner kick released by Kevin Ingreso, Amin Nazari successfully headed the ball into the goal.
After the goal, the Philippines got extra motivation to play more pressing.
In the 88th minute, Filipino players protested because they thought there was a handball in the Singapore penalty box. However, the referee did not decide it was a violation.
In injury time, Angel Guirado managed to release a header but it can still be countered by the Singapore goalkeeper, Izwan Mahbud.
The score 2-1 for Singapore lasted until the end of the game.
Lineup
Filipina
Kevin Mendoza; Amin Nazari, Amani Aguinaldo, Mikel Baas, Patrick Reichelt; Kevin Ingreso, Daisuke Sato, Stephan Schrock, Martin Steuble, Oliver Bias; Welcome Maranon
Singapore
Hassan Sunny; Zulgarnaen Suzliman, Anumanthan Kumar, Shakir Hamzah, Safuwan Baharudin, Irfan Fandi; Zulfahmi Arifin, Hariss Harun, Gabriel Quak; Ikhsan Fandi, Faris Ramli
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