In the First Round of Olympic Football Qualifiers, Singapore National Team Defeats Taiwan

The Singapore national football team defeated Taiwan 4-1 and advanced to the second round of the 2004 Athens Olympic qualifiers. In this round, Singapore will face the Saudi Arabian national team. In the first leg, Taiwan had beaten Singapore 2-1. In the return match, no goals were exchanged until the 45th minute, when 'Mostaqim Khan' scored the first goal for his team, ending the first half with a score of 1-0 in favor of Singapore. Moments after the start of the second half, 'Haihaki Haizan' scored the second goal for Singapore, and five minutes later, 'Masravan Mastouri' registered the third goal. The fourth and final goal for Singapore was scored by 'Ashrin Sharif' in the 67th minute. Taiwan's only goal came in the 87th minute by 'Chiang Shieh Lo'. This victory brought the aggregate score of the two matches to 5-3, granting Singapore a ticket to the next round to face Saudi Arabia. Additionally, today, the Hong Kong national team won against Sri Lanka with a score of 2-0 and advanced to the next round, where they will face South Korea. It is worth noting that in this round of the qualifiers, the Iranian national football team is at the top of Group D after defeating Jordan, followed by Lebanon, North Korea, and Jordan awaiting future matches. The Iranian national football team will face North Korea in their next match on Thursday, September 27 (today).