It was a sombre mood in the Singapore camp after the Lions were defeated by Iraq 2-0 in their 2014 World Cup qualifier.
Both teams came into Tuesday's match at the Jalan Besar Stadium having lost their opening qualifier, and knew that another defeat would make progress into the next round of qualifiers an uphill task.
Only four days ago, Singapore suffered heartbreak against Kunming when they lost to China 2-1 in controversial circumstances. Full story
