Singapore

Humiliating loss for DPMM

SINGAPORE (17 June 2017) – Albirex Niigata (S) stretched their lead at the summit of the 2017 Great Eastern-Hyundai S.League to eight points after a comfortable 4-0 win over Brunei DPMM at the Jurong East Stadium on Friday night.   Tsubasa Sano and Ryota Nakai handed Albirex with a two-goal lead at half-time before Rui…

Singapore U22 head to Qatar

SINGAPORE (14 June 2017) – In preparations for the qualifying round of the AFC Under-23 Championship in July, the Singapore U22 team will head to Qatar for training and friendlies. Two matches against their counterparts from Qatar has been planned for 15 June and 17 June. “Playing strong teams like Qatar will allow us to…

Argentina outclass Lions

SINGAPORE (14 June 2017) – Singapore put up a spirited showing but fell short as they were defeated 6-0 by two-time FIFA World Cup winners Argentina in an international friendly at the National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub on Tuesday evening. Organised as part of FAS’ 125-year anniversary celebrations, Argentina triumphed via first-half strikes from Federico…

Lions fall to Chao An’s goal

SINGAPORE (11 June 2017) – Despite taking an early lead, Singapore fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat to Chinese Taipei in their Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup Group E qualifier at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday night.  Chen Tsan-Yuan cancelled out Hariss Harun’s early opener before Chen Chao-An netted the winner in the second…

Eagles snap three-match winless streak

SINGAPORE (1 June 2017) – Argentinean playmaker Ricardo Sendra scored his second goal in as many games as Geylang International edged Balestier Khalsa 1-0 in the 2017 Great Eastern-Hyundai S.League at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday night. This was the Eagles’ first win in four matches as they leapfrogged Hougang United to go fifth…

Myanmar test for Lions

SINGAPORE (28 May 2017) – Singapore will take on Myanmar in a friendly on 6 June as part of their preparation for the final qualifying round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup a few days later. The Lions will play Chinese Taipei on 10 June. Both matches will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The friendly…