Singapore beats Malaysia 5-3 in World Cup qualifying

Singapore 5-3 MalaysiaSINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore stormed to a three-goal first-half lead and held on to defeat Malaysia 5-3 on Saturday in the first leg of their World Cup qualifying match.

Malaysia drew first blood in the first minute, when striker Safee Sali took advantage of confusion in Singapore’s defense to poke in one of his two goals.

But Singapore took control with four successive goals, the last two coming in the final three minutes of the first half.

Malaysia battled back in the second period, scoring in the 68th and 69th minutes. But 40-year-old Singapore forward Aleksandar Duric sealed the victory with his second goal of the game in the 80th minute.

The return leg will be played in Malaysia on Thursday.

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8 Responses to Singapore beats Malaysia 5-3 in World Cup qualifying

  1. Keper Bodoh…Lyak men kat kg je…

  2. Msti org GANU ni…Dok Rok CEtong..haha…

  3. sharifah sharina

    Jgn over eksen sgt spore wei kalo stakat 2/3 jek home players yg lain import n cpt2 diberi citizenship x yh kiasu k..lg pun we all understand our players maybe tired coz baru lpas main against chelsea..go malaysia go..

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