Friendly International: Singapore tops Maldives 3-1
SINGAPORE. Singapore beats Maldives 3-1.
SINGAPORE. Singapore tops Maldives 3-1.
The match was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium Stadium in Singapore on Saturday and this began at 10:00 am UTC. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 26 degrees Celsius or 78.82 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Singapore was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Maldives that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Singapore was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Singapore won the match.
Singapore shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Maldives shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Singapore. Regarding the opposition, Maldives received 2 yellow cards ( and ).
Match Events
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4'4'
Ilhan Fandi
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17'17'
Ibrahim Mahudhee Hussain
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50'50'
Shawal Anuar
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52'52'
Muhammad Mohd Arifin
Ilhan Fandi
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66'66'
Ryhan Stewart
Hafiz Nor
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66'66'
Adam bin Swandi
Amy Samion
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87'87'
Shawal Anuar
Next match
In the upcoming Friendly International match, Singapore will play away against Papua New Guinea on the 2nd of September with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Singapore (0 draws).
Singapore: Formation and Lineups
Singapore started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Takayuki Nishigaya chose to play with the following team: Zaiful Nizam, Hariss Harun, Muhammad Shakir bin Hamzah, Anumanthan Kumar, Christopher Van Huizen, Shah Shahiran, Shahdan Bin Sulaiman, Hafiz Nor, Ilhan Fandi, Ikhsan Fandi Ahmad and Adam Swandi.
Substitutes
Singapore made 3 changes: Ilhan Fandi for Muhammad Mohd Arifin (52′), Irfan Fandi for Shakir Hamzah (66′) and Amy Samion for Adam bin Swandi (66′).
Maldives: Formation and Lineups
Maldives started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Francesco Moriero played with: Hussain Shareef, Hussain Yoosuf, Ali Samooh, Ahmed Nooman, Shifaz Hassan, Hussain Nihan, Aisam Ibrahim, Hamzath Mohamed, Haisham Hassan, Ibrahim Mahudhee Hussain and Hassan Raif.
Substitutes
Maldives decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
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