Singapore out of FIFA ASEAN Cup after 6-0 thrashing by arch-rivals Malaysia

The Lions’ South Korean-born midfielder Song Ui-young dribbling with the ball in the FIFA ASEAN Cup match against Malaysia on Oct 1. Singapore lost 6-0.

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Published Oct 01, 2026, 10:36 PM

Updated Oct 02, 2026, 08:19 AM

BANDUNG – The Lions’ inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup campaign came to a crushing end after a 6-0 drubbing by Causeway rivals Malaysia at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung on Oct 1.

A hat-trick from Brazil-born striker Bergson, coupled with goals from Stuart Wilkin, Paulo Josue and Syahir Bashah, resulted in the Lions’ heaviest defeat under coach Gavin Lee.

It is also Singapore’s worst loss to Malaysia at senior level since losing by the same margin in 1978 and serves as a painful reality check just three months before the Asian Cup.

Reflecting on the result, a solemn Lee said at the post-match press conference: “Congratulations to Malaysia, they definitely deserved to qualify.

“It didn’t feel like a 6-0 game, to be honest, but we definitely didn’t do enough to qualify, and that’s shame on us.

“That’s something that we need to reflect on and realise the levels that we want to compete at and continue to try to take the next foot forward.

“Every game has always been a reality check. We never took any game for granted and given the context, the condition, a side that was so motivated to get even more goals after 3-0 is not normal.”

Malaysia, who had needed the goals to take top spot in Group A, finished second behind Indonesia due to fewer goals scored, however, and will likely meet Vietnam in the Division 1 third-place play-off on Oct 5.

The hosts, who thrashed Bangladesh 9-2 in another match played simultaneously at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, will face Group B winners Thailand in the final on the same day.

Singapore are third in Group A with three points, while Bangladesh are last with no points.

Coming into the match, it was do-or-die for the 148th-ranked Lions. With an opening 2-0 loss to world No. 118 Indonesia and a 1-0 win over Bangladesh (181st), they needed to beat Malaysia (136th) to advance.

But Malaysia, whose starting XI had nine players who were either naturalised or eligible to play for them through heritage links, dominated possession and took the lead through a penalty by Bergson after just eight minutes, as full-back Ryhan Stewart was adjudged to have pulled Fergus Tierney down in the box.

After a pitch-side monitor review, South Korean referee Kim Jong-hyeok stuck to his decision and Bergson slammed home the spot kick.

Song Ui-young nearly equalised for Singapore six minutes later when Glenn Kweh’s flick-on put the South Korea-born midfielder through on goal, but the latter fired his effort straight at Malaysia custodian Syihan Hazmi from point-blank range.

Wilkin made it 2-0 in the 26th minute, tapping the ball home after good work from Manuel Hidalgo down the left.

The Lions relied on counter-attacks and created chances, but were unable to make them count.

With Malaysia needing to rack up the goals to claim top spot, they piled on the pressure and scored four in the last 30 minutes against the hapless Singapore backline.

They added a third in the 62nd minute when Arif Aiman picked up a loose ball and squared it to Bergson to slot home.

Goals from substitutes Josue (76th minute) and Syahir (86th) then made it 5-0.

Former Brazil youth international Bergson, who marked his international debut with a goal in the 3-0 win over Bangladesh on Sept 25, completed his hat-trick in added time, as Harimau Malaya thought they had done enough.

But ecstasy turned into agony as it emerged that Indonesia, who scored two goals in stoppage time to win 9-2, had wrested back top spot.

While Malaysia coach Tan Cheng Hoe was proud of their win over Singapore, he expressed disappointment after missing out on the final.

The 58-year-old said: “I would like to congratulate our players – we want this kind of game that really gives us a good feeling so that we want to continue the journey.

“As a coach, I feel proud with the result that we scored. Creating history that we beat Singapore by a big scoreline. Of course, at the same time, we are a little bit sad that we didn’t qualify for the final.”

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Melvyn Teoh is a sports journalist at The Straits Times.

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10 月 1 日，在 FIFA 东盟杯对阵马来西亚的比赛中，新加坡队韩国籍中场球员宋义荣带球突破。新加坡队最终以 0-6 落败。

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发布于 2026 年 10 月 1 日晚上 10:36

更新于2026年10月2日上午8:19

万隆——10 月 1 日，在万隆的 Si Jalak Harupat 体育场，狮队以 0-6 惨败于同城对手马来西亚队，首次参加 FIFA 东盟杯的征程就此黯然结束。

巴西出生的前锋伯格森上演帽子戏法，加上斯图尔特·威尔金、保罗·若苏埃和沙希尔·巴沙的进球，导致狮队遭遇了主教练加文·李执教以来最惨痛的失利。

这也是新加坡自 1978 年以同样比分输给马来西亚以来，在成年组比赛中输给马来西亚的最惨痛的失利，距离亚洲杯开幕仅剩三个月，这无疑是对新加坡的一次痛苦的现实检验。

赛后新闻发布会上，李承宪神情严肃地回顾了比赛结果：“祝贺马来西亚，他们绝对配得上晋级。

“说实话，感觉不像是一场 6-0 的比赛，但我们绝对没有做得足够好到足以晋级，这让我们感到羞愧。”

“这是我们需要反思并认识到我们想要达到的竞争水平，并继续努力向前迈进一步的事情。”

“每一场比赛都是一次现实的检验。我们从不轻视任何一场比赛，考虑到当时的背景和情况，一支在3-0领先之后仍然如此渴望进更多球的球队是不正常的。”

马来西亚原本需要进球才能在 A 组中占据榜首，但由于进球数较少，最终排名第二，落后于印度尼西亚。他们很可能在 10 月 5 日与越南进行甲级联赛季军争夺战。

东道主在雅加达格罗拉蓬卡诺体育场同时进行的另一场比赛中以 9-2 大胜孟加拉国，将在同一天与 B 组冠军泰国队争夺冠军。

新加坡在A组中排名第三，积3分，而孟加拉国排名垫底，积0分。

这场比赛对世界排名第148位的狮队来说至关重要，他们必须取胜才能晋级。首战0-2负于世界排名第118位的印度尼西亚队，随后1-0战胜排名第181位的孟加拉国队，他们需要击败排名第136位的马来西亚队才能晋级。

但马来西亚队的首发阵容中有九名球员要么是归化球员，要么是因为血统关系而有资格代表马来西亚队出战。马来西亚队占据了控球优势，并在开场仅八分钟后就凭借伯格森的点球取得领先，当时边后卫瑞汉·斯图尔特被判在禁区内拉倒了弗格斯·蒂尔尼。

经过场边监视器回放，韩国裁判金钟赫维持原判，伯格森将点球罚入。

六分钟后，宋义荣几乎为新加坡扳平比分，格伦·奎的头球摆渡让这位韩国出生的中场球员获得单刀机会，但他近距离的射门却被马来西亚门将西汉·哈兹米扑出。

第 26 分钟，威尔金接曼努埃尔·伊达尔戈在左路的出色表现，轻松将球送入网窝，将比分改写为 2-0。

狮队依靠反击创造了机会，但未能把握住机会。

马来西亚需要不断进球才能夺得榜首，因此他们加大了压力，在最后 30 分钟内攻入四球，击败了可怜的新加坡后防线。

第 62 分钟，阿里夫·艾曼抢到皮球，横传给伯格森，后者轻松破门，将比分扩大为 3-0。

替补球员约书亚（第 76 分钟）和沙希尔（第 86 分钟）的进球将比分改写为 5-0。

前巴西青年国脚贝尔格森在9月25日3-0战胜孟加拉国的比赛中首次代表国家队出场并取得进球，在伤停补时阶段上演帽子戏法，当时马来亚虎队认为他们已经赢得了足够的胜利。

但随着印尼队在伤停补时阶段连入两球，以 9-2 获胜，夺回榜首位置的消息传出，狂喜变成了痛苦。

马来西亚队教练陈清和虽然为战胜新加坡队感到自豪，但对未能进入决赛表示失望。

这位 58 岁的教练说：“我想祝贺我们的球员——我们想要这种能给我们带来良好感觉的比赛，这样我们才能继续前进。”

“作为教练，我为我们取得的成绩感到自豪。我们以大比分击败新加坡，创造了历史。当然，与此同时，我们也有些遗憾没能晋级决赛。”

通过《海峡时报》的每周新闻简报，深入了解新加坡的所有体育赛事和趋势。

Melvyn Teoh是《海峡时报》的体育记者。

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