Singapore's U18 team have made a solid start to the AFF U18 Championships, by drawing 1-1 against regional heavyweights Thailand.
With that result, head coach Fadzuhasny Juraimi knows that his Cubs will have a perfect opportunity - to reverse the trend of Singapore's national age groups failing at regional tournaments.
It is not a secret that the Republic's national age groups have been picking up horrible results at regional tournaments. One only needs to look at the recent performance of the U15 team at the AFF Championship to understand the malaise when it comes to such tournaments.