Match Report
3 points and 5 places separated them: Azerbaijan 7th with 8, Singapore 12th with 11. Azerbaijan ranked just 178th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Azerbaijan ran at 2 scored and 0.5 conceded, Singapore at 1.22 and 1.
Singapore were unbeaten in 5.
The Sevens Stadium, capacity 50,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Azerbaijan led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Azerbaijan: R. Əliyev (15'), Mahir Şükürov (62') · Singapore: Fahrudin Mustafić (90'), Mohammad bin Ishak (72')