[CNN] Singapore 1 Saudi Arabia 2
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10-man Saudi Arabia in 2-1 win over Singapore in pre-Asian Cup tournament
Posted: Wednesday Jun 27, 2007 11:50 AM
SINGAPORE (AP) -Goals from Abdulrahman Ali Al Qahtani and Taiseer Jabir Al Jassam were all a 10-man Saudi Arabian side needed to score a comfortable 2-1 win over their hosts in the second game of the Singapore Invitational Tournament Wednesday.
Singapore goalkeeper Lionel Lewis fumbled Al Qahtani's 26th minute free kick, allowing the ball to slip under his body and trickle over the goal line to give Saudi the initiative in the match played at the National Stadium.
Midfielder Al Jassam doubled his side's lead eight minutes later after his initial touch at the edge of the penalty area took him past a static Singapore defense as he slammed the ball past a hapless Lewis in the 34th minute.
Al Jassam was later sent off in the 50th minute when he was shown a second yellow card for a dangerous tackle on Singapore midfielder Mustafic Fahrudin.
He was earlier booked for dangerous play by Indonesian referee Hidayat Jajat Sudrajat midway through the first half.
Substitute striker Asrin Shariff converted from close range with the last kick of the game to give the home side a consolation goal.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Saudi coach, Brazilian Helio Cezar Pinto Dos Anjos said he was "surprised'' by the way Singapore played against his side, which was lacking several first-team players including star forward Yasser Saeed Al Qahtani.
"We played well against a good team who played faster ... considering we were a man down for most of the second half,'' he said.
Dos Anjos was particularly happy with his makeshift central defense comprising 21-year-old Majd Rafa Alamri and 23-year-old Osama Hawsawi.
The Singapore Invitational Tournament is a round-robin competition that pits Singapore and North Korea against Oman and Saudi Arabia - sides preparing for the July 7-29 Asian Cup co-hosted by Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Saudi Arabia is in Group D, which features their Indonesian hosts, Bahrain and South Korea.
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Although we lost, it's not bad a result considering that we used to get thrashed by them lah.Originally posted by stellazio: 
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walan 10men n no 1st team players..cant even draw..
is this going to workout for our wc2010 goal
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10 man and a makeshift team.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Although we lost, it's not bad a result considering that we used to get thrashed by them lah.
sigh~.. our reliable goalie fumble. and our strong defence, suddenly got duck feet. -
so sad
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\Originally posted by LazerLordz:Although we lost, it's not bad a result considering that we used to get thrashed by them lah.
considering the team we were up against, maybe we better give up on our players and start to look for the next generation
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C'mon, Saudis are not Iraq or North Korea..Originally posted by hisoka:\
considering the team we were up against, maybe we better give up on our players and start to look for the next generation
You can't expect us to jump that high that fast right?
Just a year ago we were being hammered 3-0, 4-0..
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if i'm not wrong it was a makeshift- at most second tier saudi team and playing with 10 man for almost majority of the time. sounds bad to meOriginally posted by LazerLordz:C'mon, Saudis are not Iraq or North Korea..
You can't expect us to jump that high that fast right?
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Yes you are right. We should be happy that we didnt get thrashed.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Although we lost, it's not bad a result considering that we used to get thrashed by them lah.
Saudi Arabia is a very technical team and they are even better than south korea, japan, kuwait at building up and at set pieces IMO.
Saudi Arabia's main weakness is speed. They dont have the speed of the koreans or japs or even the bahrains or thais. That's why saudi always appear very sluggish in world cup because they focues on teamplay. However, the saudis are still faster than sappos. -
Lionel Lewis seemed to be fumbling shots under his body more and more often.
Remember the goal Thailand scored in the AFC? -
Ok la, slight improvement vs a 10men side.
Cheers.
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How to win Aus this Sat liddat.
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sian la...a bit sad for LL...the ball slip through...