- In SGP, Lionel Tan is a ball-clearing defender and the Ref’s BFF. In LCS, he is allowed to play long passes over-the-top, in addition to being a ball-clearing defender and the Ref’s BFF.
- Hariss Harun played as the single pivot CDM. In LCS, he would typically be paired with Rui Pires or Hami Syahin in a double pivot system.
- Kyoga Nakamura can and should play the full 90 minutes. Irreplaceable creative dynamo in the central area of the offensive third. That killer face after receiving a yellow card for a late tackle to kill a counterattack.
- Glenn Kweh on the left flank as a width holder and inside forward was 11/10. Good headache for BGTR Head Coach Gavin Lee, who has been deploying Glenn on the right in recent BGT games.
- HKG were happy to gift SGP the possession in 1H. HKG set up to absorb pressure and nullify the reaction energy from the SGP 1-0 loss to Nepal. HKG finishing let them down in 2H.
- There were ~8,000 SGP fans at the National Stadium on a Tuesday night. Do fans come only if the football is good? Or do the fans have to come, then the football will be good? Only the first tier of seats was opened for booking — the second and third tiers could not be booked.