Singapore newspaper: ‘Xuan Son is a big difference, we were knocked out on the gift-giving day’

After the home team’s loss, newspaper The Straits Times comment: “Singapores suffered a painful blow on Boxing Day when they conceded a penalty in the 101st minute. After that, we continued to be knocked out by our opponents right on Jalan Besar with a goal. at minute 114. Although the Singapore team tried their best, Singapore’s hopes of playing the 5th AFF Cup final in history are now slim.

Singapore plays well but Xuan Son is different!

Meanwhile, sheet Berita Hariangave many compliments to the performance of Singapore players against the Vietnamese team. Journalist Akman Ali assessed that the “Lion Island” team had a good performance and only lost because the Vietnamese team had outstanding individuals.

Sheet Berita Harian wrote: “Despite having a better quality squad than Singapore, the Vietnamese team, ranked 114th in the world, still plays cautiously. They have 5 defenders on the field, playing low on the artificial surface. Meanwhile, Singapore ranked 160th in the world does not have the strongest squad and having a draw at home against Vietnam is a success.

However, Singapore had an impressive second half. Coach Ogura’s students attacked aggressively after the break by bringing on Faris Ramli and Taufik Suparno to replace Ryhan Stewart and Glenn Kwek. If it weren’t for Dinh Trieu’s ecstasy, there would have even been a goal to open the score first. Next, Faris Ramli caused many difficulties on the left wing for the Vietnamese team but unfortunately we were still unlucky. Attacked a lot but couldn’t score. At the end of the match, the Vietnamese team delivered two finishing blows and Singapore could only blame itself.”

Sheet Berita Harian continued to emphasize Xuan Son’s role: “After a few moments of resilience, Singapore collapsed. The duo Lionel Tan and Safuwan Baharudin coordinated very well in the first half, catching star Xuan Son to death but also gradually exhausted themselves. The striker of the Vietnamese team showed class, brought home a penalty and even scored directly without VAR intervention, denying Xuan Son’s goal, the Vietnamese team would have had a bigger victory. Coach Ogura announced that he has a plan for Xuan Son But it’s difficult to deploy. He’s so different from the other players on the field.

At the beginning of the match, 5,233 Singaporean fans crowded into the small 6,000-seat stand and turned the place into a sea of ​​red. The home team’s fans created a happy atmosphere, singing and congratulating each other. However, it was Xuan Son’s superb performance that made Singapore fans almost dumbfounded and stopped cheering when they left.”