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S'pore fail to make Asian Cup Finals
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http://www.straitstimes.com/PrimeNews/Story/STIStory_497697.html
SINGAPORE'S bid to reach the Finals of the Asian Cup for the first time on merit failed at the last hurdle yesterday, when they lost 1-2 to Jordan in Amman.
The result, coupled with Iran's 1-0 win over Thailand, meant that the Lions finished at the bottom of Group E and would not qualify for the Finals.
Iran and Jordan, the top two teams, will head to Qatar for the 16-team Finals next year.
The last time Singapore featured at the continent's elite tournament was in 1984 as hosts.
'We are disappointed and sorry that we are not able to secure a place in the Asian Cup Finals for our fans and Singapore,' said the Football Association of Singapore's general secretary Winston Lee.
'It is painful and obviously not easy to swallow this defeat. We will now have to pick ourselves up, come back stronger and do better for our fans the next time.'
Facing freezing conditions in front of a hostile 27,000-strong home crowd at the King Abdullah International Stadium, Singapore fell behind to an early goal from Odai Al-Saify.
Noh Alam Shah hit back for the visitors from the restart, but Basher Bani Yaseen's 60th minute winner for Jordan meant heartbreak for the Lions.
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S'pore fail to make Asian Cup Finals
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http://www.straitstimes.com/PrimeNews/Story/STIStory_497697.html
SINGAPORE'S bid to reach the Finals of the Asian Cup for the first time on merit failed at the last hurdle yesterday, when they lost 1-2 to Jordan in Amman.
The result, coupled with Iran's 1-0 win over Thailand, meant that the Lions finished at the bottom of Group E and would not qualify for the Finals.
Iran and Jordan, the top two teams, will head to Qatar for the 16-team Finals next year.
The last time Singapore featured at the continent's elite tournament was in 1984 as hosts.
'We are disappointed and sorry that we are not able to secure a place in the Asian Cup Finals for our fans and Singapore,' said the Football Association of Singapore's general secretary Winston Lee.
'It is painful and obviously not easy to swallow this defeat. We will now have to pick ourselves up, come back stronger and do better for our fans the next time.'
Facing freezing conditions in front of a hostile 27,000-strong home crowd at the King Abdullah International Stadium, Singapore fell behind to an early goal from Odai Al-Saify.
Noh Alam Shah hit back for the visitors from the restart, but Basher Bani Yaseen's 60th minute winner for Jordan meant heartbreak for the Lions.
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