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'Keeper falls short

Hosts' Fashah holds himself responsible for all of Thailand's goals. -ST

Tue, Jun 30, 2009
The Straits Times

Singapore 1

Thailand 4

By Wang Meng Meng

STANDING at 1.81 metres, Fashah Iskandar was the tallest boy on the pitch yesterday afternoon.

But how the Singapore goalkeeper must have wished there was something else at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday to dwarf the magnitude of his errors.

The 14-year-old stood disconsolate as he reflected on the blunders that contributed to Singapore's 1-4 defeat by Thailand - and likely exit from the Asian Youth Games football competition.


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