Match Report
8 points and 2 places separated them: Turkmenistan 2nd with 10, Singapore 4th with 2. Singapore had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/1.67 for Turkmenistan and 0.5/1.5 for Singapore (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.69.
Turkmenistan had gone 8 games without a win. 7 games without a win framed Singapore's arrival.
The match was played at Köpetdag Stadium in Ashgabat (capacity 10,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.