China PR were quick to seize control and it didn’t take too long before they found the lead. Wang Shangyuan’s cross from the right in the 10th minute was flicked past Hassan Sunny in Singapore’s goal by Wu Lei for his 33rd senior international goal.

 

Having weathered the early Chinese storm and starting to see more of the ball, Singapore then found themselves facing a spot-kick in the 31st minute when Nazrul Nazari was deemed to have blocked Wu Lei’s shot with his hand but Hassan came to his side’s rescue, saving Wu Lei’s penalty.

Boosted by the save, Tsutomu Ogura’s side started asking more questions of the China PR defence with Shah Shahiran’s stinging drive forcing goalkeeper Yan Junling to scramble across his goal but the effort went just wide.

 

China PR, however, had the final say of the half with Wu Lei reacting the quickest to slot home a rebound after Hassan had done well to block the initial effort from Xie Pengfei.

The introduction of Faris Ramli and Harhys Stewart in the second half saw the hosts changing into attacking mode with the former pulling one back for Singapore in the 53rd minute, latching onto Lionel Tan’s raking long pass before rifling home past Yan.

 

Galvanised by the goal, Singapore went in search of the equaliser - coming close with another long range attempt from Shah that needed dealing with by Yan.

China PR head coach Branko Ivankovic responded by sending on midfield duo Lin Liangming and Wei Shihao with 15 minutes remaining, looking to shore up the middle of the pitch and offer his defence more protection.

 

However, it was Singapore who would score again with substitute Jacob Mahler picking up a loose ball inside China PR’s box before slamming in the equaliser in the 82nd minute for a deserved point.