2008-06-02
World Cup qualifiers
Ugh. Singapore lost 7-3 to Uzbekistan. For once, we scored goals. But what happened to our defence? Sure, the Uzbekistan team was good, but were we ever this bad? The commentator noted that this was Singapore's worst defeat in a long time. It was still fine for the first thirty minutes up to the 2-2 scoreline. Most of the second half was decent too. But oh, the last 15 minutes of the first half. When we dropped to 5-2 down. And the last part of the second half.
Decent SG players: Duric, Shi, Wilkinson, Khairul. SG player that impressed me most: Noh Rahman. Better performance than the rest, visibly more effort, and loads more fighting spirit. Challenged for the ball, was a crucial defender, went up to attack. Yah, basically, you just kept on seeing him where the action was. Kudos to him.
I wonder about tomorrow's headlines...
Positive things to take away: the Singapore team never stopped playing to win. Kept coming back.
Just... what was wrong with our playing skills?!