Singapore 0 - 3 Australia

The scoreline didn't do credit to the game. Singapore played well and with heart and tenacity. Yes, Australia is definitely a class or two better than Singapore in terms of quality on paper and eventually on the field at the end of the game. But for much of the time in the first half and start of the second half, Singapore matched Australia possession for possession and attack for attack. Australia was supposed to have it easy but Singapore's resolute defense and goalkeeping did manage to frustrate the Socceroos. The scoreline would have been more respectable if not for Indra Sahdan's header off the bar and Khairul Amri's strike against the post. Oh well, The Lions fought admirably with a spirited display and though they lost the game which they are not expected to win, they won the fans with a marked improvement.