Tue, 30 Nov, -0001
Nay Pyi Taw: Singapore beat Cambodia 1-0 in their last qualifying Group F match of the AFC U-14 Championship 2014 at Zeyar Thiri Stadium in Myanmar on Monday.
Midfielder Khairul Hairie Abdul Hamid scored Singapore’s last goal in the qualifying campaign after 24 minutes but the match was played with the group’s ticket to the finals already grabbed by Thailand the day before.
Nor Azli Mohd’s Singaporean side finished third in the group having won two games out of five, earlier having drawn with Bangladesh 1-1, Indonesia 0-0, lost to Thailand 2-0 and bowed down to Laos 3-1 in their opener.
The winless Cambodians led by head coach Bouy Dary concluded their campaign in fifth position.
In another group , Group E also hosted by Myanmar, Timor Leste emerged as the champions having won four of five games and also claimed their ticket to the 2014 finals.
The qualification stage is now complete and all the eight teams contesting for top honours in the inaugural U-14 continental competition are Thailand, Timor Leste, IR Iran, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, DPR Korea and Iraq.
Final Group F standings:
Thailand – 12 points
Indonesia – 10 points
Singapore – 8 points
Laos – 7 points
Cambodia – 2 points
Bangladesh – 2 points