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AFF Suzuki Cup Semi-Finals Second Leg
Jalan Besar Stadium, (Full Time)
LIVE Commentary by FootballMania
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FULL TIME- IT'S THE FINAL WHISTLE HERE AT JALAN BESAR! THE CROWD GOES WILD, WAVING THEIR SCARVES HIGH UP IN THE AIR, FOR SINGAPORE HAVE A SPOT IN THE FINAL OF THE AFF SUZUKI CUP 2012. Summary: Singapore dominated the game, whether it was the first or the second half, and looked dangerous on the attack throughout. The Philippines did fight hard and they have their goalkeeper Capano to thank for stopping the Lions from extending their lead. The Singapore defence did well and they will be hoping to see that strong shell at the back continue to stay when they face either Thailand or Malaysia, who have yet to play their game. It is a great win for the Lions, a great win for all Singaporeans. Thank you for tuning in to FootballMania, this is Wong Yang, signing off!
(FootballMania would like to send all our Philippines readers our condolences for the loss of their fellow countrymen due to the destruction caused by Typhoon Bopha. Our hearts are with you. -FootballMania )
90+2min- Yellow card for Shaiful Esah after he is alleged to be wasting time.
87min- The corner is cleared away, but no Singapore players at the front.
86min- Bennett follows Guirado when the Azkal striker runs down the left. Corner for Philippines.
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85min- 5 minutes to go, 5 minutes to a spot in the final for Singapore. It's now or never for the Philippines. Let's see if they can equalise, or if Singapore can put the cherry on the cake.
83min- Denis Wolf comes on for Carli de Murga.
80min- Philip Weiss looks to be sending up Wolf. A bit of sportsmanship there from Fazrul Nawaz after he apologies to Caligdong for catching him in his legs on a tackle. Nawaz receives a Yellow for the challenge.
79min- Singapore continue to look tough on the offence. However, it's not over yet for the Philippines. 10 minutes can make a lot of difference.
78min- Good defending by Gier stops Singapore from scoring. Fazrul Nawaz whipped a beautiful cross in, with Irwan Shah and Duric both in the area.
74min- A little messy in the Singapore penalty box when the Lions are caught off guard after the Philippines get a corner off quick but Singapore gets it out of danger quickly.73min- Cagara delivers a cross from the left but Baihakki heads it away for a throw-in.
70min- Irwan Shah makes up for his earlier mistake with a fantastic low ball in to Sharil Ishak, who receives it with his back to the goal. Ishak hands it off to Nawaz who fires it at the goal, but Sacapano saves it and the rebound falls to the path of Shahdan who tries to kick the ball but his leg misses it!
68min- Irwan Shah receives the ball from Duric but he takes one too many touches and brings the ball out for a Philippines goalkick. Duric did well to control the ball and hold off to wait. 66min- Free-kick for Singapore, and goal scorer Khairul Amri is taken off by coach Avramovic for Irwan Shah to come on. Fresh legs for Singapore here.
62min- Corner punched away by Izwan Mahbud. Isa Halim has fallen to the ground after a clash with Omphroy, who has come on for James Younghusband. He is stretchered off the pitch.
61min- Mulders receives a nice ball and he makes a low cross in, but Baihakki is there to deflect it out of danger. Corner for the Azkals.
58min- Younghusband swings the ball in beautifully but Baihakki is inches taller than the Philippines striker and heads it away to safety.
57min- Referee signals a handball by Shaiful Esah, although no card is given to the relief of Singapore fans.
55min- Duric is waved offside by half a yard, really close.
54min- The atmosphere at Jalan Besar is really intense, wish I was there. Tickets for both Singapore and Philippines stands sold out fast.
53min- Sharil Ishak fires yet another shot wide. He saw space but his shot is no good.50min- Singapore try to keep up the momentum that they have gotten from the 1st half. Still doing well to bring up the ball.
48min- Isa Halim does well to challenge Guirado who is much bigger insize, and the ball gets to Sharil Ishak, who fires the ball wide.
46min- Caligdong comes on for Reichelt, while Nawaz comes on for Mustafic. Nawaz starts his game off well, firing a shot on target but the goalkeeper stops it comfortably.
46min- The second half starts with Singapore kicking-off. It looks like Fazrul Nawaz is to come on.
45min- Singapore go on the counter-attack once again after the close down an Indonesian attack. However, Shahdan gives the ball away too easily and J. Younghusband paces down the right, but it is saved by Izwan Mahbud who comes out of his goal to make that crucial save.
44min- 2 minutes of time added on to this 1st half. By the way, the referee for this match is Tan Hai, who hails from China.
43min- P. Younghusband passes to his brother J. Younghsuband, but a spot-on tackle by one of our defenders (Safuwan, by the looks of it), stops him.
41min- Angel Guirado runs down on the right and passes it to the centre where P. Younghusband is. Younghusband takes the shot but Izwan Mahbud does well to stop it. This is the Azkals' closest chance to a goal so far.
37min- Baihakki Khaizan's long ball is headed away.
36min- Throw-in for the Philippines. Cagara takes the throw.
34min- Singapore on the counter-attack yet again, play between Duric and Amri, but the tall Tampines Rover striker's shot makes it's way straight to Philippines goalkeeper Sacapano. Sacapano really doing his part as the goalkeeper well.32min- Good to see the Lions constantly putting pressure on the Philippines. Isa Halim gets some treatment on his leg, giving the players a chance to get a break and for the coaches to give out some instructions from the side. 31min- Duric gets the ball on the counter-attack, and his low cross is stopped but Sharil Ishak comes from behind the defender to get it and thunders a low shot. Sacapano deflects it and Amri gets the rebound for a shot but it is saved again. So close.
27min- Shaiful Esah finds Baihakki Khaizan but his header to the top left is well-saved by Philippines goalkeeper Eduard Sacapano. Great save!26min- Lucena pushes down Khairul Amri and concedes a free-kick in a dangerous position.
25min- Shaiful Esah twists his ankle, back on his feet now, but limping. Daniel Bennett doing well to keep the Philippines attackers at bay.
24min- Singapore really controlling the game, though they are kept quick on their feet by the Philippines' counter-attacks. Singapore fans singing and cheering really loudly. Great to see that from a majority of fans that resented their national team two years ago.
21min- The Philippines make a smart play but good defending by Safuwan denies them the chance to finish it off. Good through ball to Younghusband though.
20min- Sharil Ishak sees that he has space and powers a shot through and it JUST goes over the bar. Good effort!
19min- GOAL! Khairul Amri drills a low shot in after a quick free-kick eventually gets to him.He puts the hosts up, and the Lions have to be careful not to give Philippines an away goal.
16min- Nice floating long ball by Sharil Ishak but Duric does not make it in time. Duric has been doing well, though, using his size.
15min- Safuwan gets a head onto a Shaiful Esah corner after a little flick from Duric but it's in the wrong direction.
11min- Amri gets in the way of a Philippines defender, having a tussle with him, the referee awards the Azkals a free-kick.
10min- Long-range shot by Shaiful Esah, but his shot misses the target.
6min- Mustafic gets his head onto the Philippines free-kick and heads it away for a corner. The corner leads to nothing.
4 min- Yellow card for the Philippines goalkeeper. It has been a messy first 4 minutes.
2min- There is a huge home crowd today, great support for the Lions!1min- The match gets underway! Our hearts are with the Philippines for the loss of their fellow countrymen in the latest typhoon that has hit their nation.
Pre-match Press Conference (video from the AFF Youtube Channel)
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