Interesting: Luis Figo and Cannavaro help East Timor cause a shock, coming from behind to defeat U.23 Singapore

On the evening of December 6, U.23 East Timor created a big shock in men's football at the 33rd SEA Games when they defeated U.23 Singapore 3-1 in the second round of Group A.

With being pushed to Group A, replacing the withdrawn team U.23 Cambodia, Singapore U.23 coach Fridaus Kassim is very confident in being able to win a ticket to the semi-finals. According to the 1987-born coach, he and his students only need to win big against U.23 East Timor on the opening day and try to hold U.23 Thailand to a draw in the second match to have many advantages to enter the round of 4 strongest teams. With that goal, coach Fridaus Kassim also put his best players on the field in the match against U.23 East Timor.

On the other side of the front line, U.23 East Timor just suffered a 1-6 defeat against U.23 Thailand on the opening day (December 3). In theory, U.23 East Timor's chance of advancing is now very difficult. However, in the final match of the group stage, this team still showed great determination to gain points, sending onto the field players with names similar to world football stars such as Cannavaro, Luis Figo...

U.23 East Timor (red shirt) still shows determination to win points despite just losing 1-6 to U.23 Thailand

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U.23 East Timor stunned Singapore after the first half

The determination to win 3 points was clearly shown by U.23 Singapore when they increased the tempo of the match, attacking right after the opening whistle. Coach Fridaus Kassim's students held the ball for nearly 70% of the time and had 5 shots in the first 15 minutes of the match. Without having to wait too long, in the 11th minute, Amir Syafiz opened the score for U.23 Singapore with an easy rebound kick.

However, after the opening goal, U.23 Singapore suddenly lost the game to U.23 East Timor. The midfield of the young players from the "Lion Island" could not hold the ball while the defense continuously made mistakes, giving U.23 East Timor many scoring opportunities. In the 19th minute, Cannavaro appeared at the right time in the penalty area, scoring the equalizer 1-1 for U.23 East Timor.

After the equalizer, U.23 East Timor continued to press the field. In the 44th minute, Olagar Malik dribbled impressively on the right wing before crossing the ball into the box for Anzio Correra to tap in close range, helping U.23 East Timor take a 2-1 lead. It didn't stop there, in the 45+3 minute, the most impressive player in this half was Olagar Malik who scored himself, helping U.23 East Timor take a 3-1 lead.

Explosive match of U.23 East Timor

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After an explosive first half, U.23 East Timor retreated deep and played defensively in the second half. However, with fast players like Cannavaro and Olagar Malik, U.23 East Timor still had many dangerous counter-attacks.

On the other hand, U.23 Singapore made many changes and their ball control ability also improved significantly (nearly 70%). However, facing the dense and aggressive defense of U.23 East Timor, the young Singapore players were stuck and could only shoot from afar. Despite trying very hard and launching 6 shots in this half, U.23 Singapore was not successful, having to accept a 1-3 loss.

Surprising results of Group A

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Shockingly losing to U.23 East Timor, U.23 Singapore has 0 points and a goal difference of -2, falling to the bottom of Group A. U.23 Singapore's chances of advancing are now very slim when in the last round they have to face the home team U.23 Thailand. On the opposite side, U.23 East Timor has 3 points, rising to 2nd place in Group A.

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