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Singapore players react as Vietnam supporters celebrate a goal in their 2023 SEA Games football match on May 3, 2023. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)

PHNOM PENH: As grey skies threatened overhead at the Prince Stadium in Phnom Penh on Wednesday (May 3), Singapore"s footballers trooped onto the pitch knowing that a defeat against Vietnam could put them on the brink of Southeast Asian (SEA) Games elimination.

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And while there would be respite from the rain, there was no respite for the Young Lions as they fell 3-1 to the defending champions.

With two defeats in as many games, the Young Lions are rooted khổng lồ the bottom of Group B with zero points. They are behind Laos on goal difference, with the Laotians lớn play Malaysia later in the evening.

Even if Philippe Aw’s men win their next two games against Laos & Malaysia, they will not be guaranteed progression to lớn the semi-finals.

"The most points we can gather now is six. & I don"t think six in a group of five will get us through," admitted Aw after the game.

Football: Singapore fall to đất nước xinh đẹp thái lan in SEA Games opener

Vietnam were almost ahead within five minutes but Singapore goalkeeper Aizil Yazid parried away a low shot before Bill Mamadou hacked clear.

Vietnam’s Nguyen Thanh Nhan had a whiff of a chance minutes later, but lanky Singapore centre-back Kieran Teo put in a solid block.

Singapore had their first shot on target in the 19th minute as a long throw bounced into the path of Fairuz Fazli Koh but his acrobatic effort was held.

The Vietnamese initially struggled to find inroads but broke the deadlock in the 36th minute as a loose Singapore pass was gobbled up in midfield. Nguyen Van Tung cut inside his man & drilled trang chủ a low effort.

"At this cấp độ where teams are quality, an individual mistake will be punished," said Aw. "It is frustrating because in the first 30 minutes we didn"t make things easy for Vietnam."

Tempers fray between Singapore and Vietnam players during their 2023 SEA Games football match on May 3, 2023. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)

Singapore forward Abdul Rasaq would come closest to lớn nicking one back for the Young Lions, but his shot cannoned off the crossbar to lớn the glee of Vietnamese supporters in the stands.

Singapore then spurned another opportunity of their own as a tantalising ball from the right found Elijah Lim, who blazed over.

Vietnam would eke out chance after chance late in the second half, before Ilhan Noor would turn a spinning cross into the back of his net with 10 minutes left on the clock.

Singapore would get a consolation late in stoppage time via an own goal as Tien Long Vu"s miskick looped in over the Vietnamese goalkeeper.

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Singapore & Vietnam players duel for the ball in their 2023 SEA Games football match on May 3, 2023. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)

Speaking to reporters after the game, Vietnam head coach Philippe Troussier said his side could have scored more.

"We know that in this competition it is not Laos và Singapore (that) are our challenge," he said. "But it is good khổng lồ start the competition with this kind of result today to lớn give my players confidence."

Singapore & Vietnam players challenge for the ball in their 2023 SEA Games football match on May 3, 2023. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)

The Young Lions’ last victory over Vietnam at the regional meet was in 2013, when they clinched a 1-0 win en route to the bronze medal. That was the last time the team progressed out of the group stage at the SEA Games.

Aw’s Singapore side have been grouped with Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia và Laos in what has been billed the group of death.

The last time Singapore advanced to the finals was in 1989, when the team were beaten 3-1 by Malaysia.

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The Young Lions next face Laos on Saturday (May 6). Failure khổng lồ beat the Laotians will all but confirm their elimination.

Singapore will go khổng lồ the remaining matches looking khổng lồ garner the wins, said Aw.

“If there are any teams that want to lớn take points off us, they will have khổng lồ work hard for it," the coach added.

"With this spirit going into the last two games, it bodes well for us."

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Philippines will take on Indonesia in the bronze medal match with both sides desperate to lớn avoid the dreaded fourth place finish.

Volleyball

Despite vociferous support from the crowd và their own best efforts, the Philippines were downed 3-0 by Thailand, the 13-time consecutive winners of the Southeast Asian Games women’s volleyball title.

Thailand secured a 25-22, 25-9, 25-12 win over the Filipinas on Saturday (13 May) to lớn make it through khổng lồ Sunday’s final where they will face Vietnam, who triumphed over Indonesia in the second semi-final of the night.

A much closer affair, Vietnam secured a 3-2 win in a dramatic match that went to a tiebreak (21-25, 25-15, 16-25, 25-22, 15-12).

The early semi-final saw the Filipinas try everything in the first set to upend the bầu favourites.

Quickly taken spikes & well-rehearsed mix plays were no doubt representative of the two-week training camp the team had in japan ahead of the Cambodian Games under Brazilian coach và 1992 Olympic champion Jorge Edson Souza de Brito. However, Thailand, the world number 15 ranked team, had enough to take the first set & go one mix up.

From then on, the Filipinas couldn't react without their talismanic captain Alyssa Valdez, who is making limited appearances on the court in Phnom Penh in her first competition back from a lengthy injury layoff. As a result, the Thais had the upper hand & advanced khổng lồ the gold-medal match.

Valdez & her team-mates are desperate to avoid the fate of the previous three SEA Games, in which they finished in the dreaded fourth place.

"We're really praying that we can give pride and honour to our country, bringing home some medals as well," Valdez told baf.edu.vn exlcusively prior lớn the semi-final.

"We're really giving our best và I can see all the girls are really providing all the energy that we need to."

The second semi-final saw pure drama with Indonesia taking the first phối before Vietnam claimed the next, và for the next two games, this pattern was repeated until the first-to 15 tiebreak separated the pair.

Vietnam, who have won silver medals in 10 of the past 11 editions of the SEA Games, defeated perennial bronze medallists Indonesia in the second women's volleyball semi-final. Indonesia will now compete against the Philippines for the bronze medal on Sunday.

Thailand will now take on Vietnam in the final at 17:00 on Sunday 14 May & Philippines will vie against Indonesia for that final podium position at 19:00.