Madgaon, Oct. 15 -- It was the familiar story of missed chances as India saw their hopes of making it to the main round of the AFC Asian Cup go up in smoke after suffering a 1-2 defeat against Singapore in the qualifier at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here today.
For the winners, Song Uiyong struck twice after Lallianzuala Changte gave India the early lead.
Despite creating more scoring chances and enjoying the greater share of ball possesion, the home team came out second best, disappointing the spectators.
The home side, ,however, began well, as they played a physical game winning half chances and did not allow Singapore to settle down.
India dominated the first half and went into the lead by the quarter of an hour, as Lallianzuala Ch...