At 20:30 beijing time on December 14, 2021, the fourth round of The Southeast Asian Championship Group A continued, and after Thailand defeated the Philippines 2-1, Singapore also ushered in a match with Timor-Leste. Just four minutes into the first half, Singapore scored one goal. In the second half, Singapore scored another goal. In the end, they defeated Timor-Leste 2-0 and advanced to the knockout round with Thailand.
Currently, Singapore ranks 160th in FIFA and 194th in East Timor. Since there are 5 teams per group, each team will have a bye. Singapore have won all two of their first two matches, conceding just five goals and conceding just one, and are currently in second place in the group with six points. As long as the match is drawn with East Timor in this round, it will join thailand to enter the knockout round. The East Timorese team is a weak team that has not won 11 consecutive games since September 2018. In this Year's Southeast Asian Championships, The East Timorese team, which has played 3 games, has lost 3 wins, and they have conceded 11 goals without scoring 1 goal, making them the weakest team in this tournament.
After the game began, the Singapore team played the "little fast spirit" of the Southeast Asian team in the game, the offensive rhythm was very fast, and the fight was also very active and fierce. In the 4th minute, Singapore scored in a chaotic battle inside the East Timorese penalty area, scored by striker Swandi to make it 1-0.
After conceding a goal, the East Timorese team seemed to let go of all the baggage and attacked with all their might, but their attack often ended with mistakes. Singapore's multiple attacks posed a very big threat, and the East Timorese team was full of dangers in front of the goal. However, the Singapore team always missed the door. By the end of the first half, Singapore had 81% possession and was on target on 3 occasions. In contrast, the East Timorese team only hit the goal once and shot on target in the first half.
In the second half, Timor-Leste's attack improved somewhat, and in the 51st minute, Timor-Leste was particularly close to scoring the first goal of this year's Southeast Asian Championship, and a shot had already crossed the goalkeeper, but unfortunately hit the crossbar.
In the 70th minute, Singapore scored their second goal. At that time, Singapore won a corner kick, and there was another "chaotic battle" in the East Timorese team, the Singapore team forward kicked the ball into the legs of the opposing defender and changed the line, and the second goal was generated. Although Singapore led East Timor 2-0, neither goal was technically significant. In the end, the 2-0 score was maintained until the end.
With the victory of this game, Singapore has accumulated 9 points in 3 games and will join Thailand in qualifying. In the final round, Singapore will play against Thailand, and whatever the outcome of this match, it will not affect the promotion of both teams. It's just that the opponents who enter the knockout stage will change.
This game also set 3 new records. First, Timor-Leste lost 4 games in the group stage, 1 goal was not scored, and 13 goals were conceded, setting the worst record for the team to participate in the Southeast Asian Championship; second, the East Timorese team has recorded 12 winless games since September 8, 2018, in the Southeast Asian Championship and Asian Preliminaries, of which 1 draw and 11 losses; third, in the history of the Singapore team, plus this game, a total of 2 times. Singapore maintained a win and scored eight goals in both matches, conceding one.