A quick summary of action around the AFC second preliminary round on SAT 23 JUL 2011.
» Thailand 01-00 Palestine: Jakkaphan KAEWPROM scored 19 minutes in to send the Thais to Al-Ram with a slim lead.
» Singapore 05-03 Malaysia: The tone of this Southeast Asian derby was set less than two minutes in, when Safa SALI powered home the rebound after his initial shot was parried by Singapore goalkeeper Izwan MAHBUD. But Singapore responded and were up 3-1 at halftime. The second half saw red cards for Malaysia’s Safiq RAHIM and Singapore’s Ismail Yunos ISMAIL, prompting some more goal trading. Aleksandar DURIC completed the scoring late, his second of the match, to give Singapore the two goal win.
» Turkmenistan 01-01 Indonesia: The home side took the lead in the 11th minute with Vyacheslav KRENDELEV’s goal, but Muhammad ILHAM equalised in the 30th minute, and the teams head to Jakarta on level terms.
» Syria 02-01 Tajikistan: George MOURAD scored for Syria just before halftime, and Kamel SAEDOV for Tajikistan just after. But it was Raja RAFE who found the winner in the 77th minute, and the Syrians, playing their home leg in Jordan, hold the advantage.
» Iraq 02-00 Yemen: Goals from Hawar Mulla MOHAMMED and Alaa Abdul ZAHRA made it a successful first leg for the Iraqis.
» Qatar 03-00 Vietnam: With three different players – Mohamed KASOULA, Meshal MUBARAK, and Yousef AHMED – finding net, Qatar will be pleased at their form entering the second leg.