Singapore advance to ASEAN football championship semi-finals after draw with Indonesia
The Lions are unbeaten in this year's tournament.
The Singapore national football team, known as the Lions, advanced to the ASEAN football championship semi-finals after a 1-1 draw with Indonesia on Friday, August 7. The match took place at the Jalan Besar Stadium, where Ragnar Oratmangoen scored for Indonesia in the 47th minute, putting the Indonesian side ahead. Singapore equalized just before halftime through Ilhan Fandi, who scored in the 66th minute.
The Lions will now face the winners of Group B, which includes Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Laos. Thailand is currently leading Group B with nine points, while Singapore remains unbeaten in the tournament with eight points from four games. Vietnam topped Group A with a 3-1 victory over Cambodia. This is the second consecutive year that Singapore has progressed past the group stages, having reached the semi-finals in the previous edition, where they were defeated 5-1 by Vietnam.
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