Singapore advance to ASEAN football championship semi-finals after draw with Indonesia
The Lions are unbeaten in this year's tournament.
Singapore advanced to the ASEAN football championship semi-finals on Friday (Aug 7) following a 1-1 home draw against Indonesia at the Jalan Besar Stadium. In the 47th minute, Ragnar Oratmangoen put the away side ahead, but 66 minutes later, Ilhan Fandi equalized for Singapore, securing their place in the tournament semi-finals.
Singapore will now face the winners of Group B, which includes Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Laos. Thailand leads Group B with nine points, while Singapore remains unbeaten with eight points from four games, finishing second in Group A behind Vietnam. Vietnam defeated Cambodia 3-1 in a previous match. The Lions began their tournament campaign with victories over Cambodia (2-1) and Timor-Leste (2-0) before drawing 0-0 with Vietnam.
They had already secured progression knowing they needed to avoid defeat against Indonesia. This is the second consecutive edition where Singapore has progressed past the group stages, having made it to the semi-finals last year but losing 5-1 on aggregate to Vietnam.
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