Vietnam - Singapore: Be careful with Muhammad Shawal
Veteran Muhammad Shawal is currently the best striker of the Singapore team at the ASEAN Cup 2024.
After 4 matches in the group stage, the striker born in 1991 has scored 4 goals and brought 1 penalty for the Singapore team. With the above achievements, Muhammad Shawal is leading the race for the top scorer of the ASEAN Cup 2024. This is quite a surprise for Southeast Asian football fans.
It is worth mentioning that Muhammad Shawal was only present on the field for only 206 minutes. Thus, every 51.5 minutes, Muhammad Shawal scored 1 goal against the opponent. The scoring efficiency of the striker currently playing for Lion City Club is only second to Nguyen Xuan Son ofVietnam team(45 minutes/table).

Despite being 33 years old, Muhammad Shawal still has a strong physical foundation and the ability to take advantage of great opportunities. In addition, Muhammad Shawal is a versatile player who can play in many different roles such as striker, second striker, right winger and right winger.
Most likely in the first leg of the semi-final against Vietnam, Muhammad Shawal will be assigned by coach Tsutomu Ogura to take on the position of center forward. The striker wearing the number 20 shirt will be supported by Faris Ramli, Nazrul Nazari, Shahdan Sulaiman or Nakamura Kyoga.

Before shining brightly in the group stage of the ASEAN Cup 2024, Muhammad Shawal played brilliantly for Lion City Club. At present, Muhammad Shawal is the team's number 1 striker with a total of 15 goals (11 in the Singapore Premier League and 4 in the AFC Champions League Two).
Having to play on artificial turf and against a sharp striker like Muhammad Shawal, the task for the Vietnamese team's defense is not easy. Hopefully, coach Kim Sang-sik and his students have found a possible solution to successfully neutralize Muhammad Shawal.
The first leg of the semi-finalASEAN Cup 2024 The match between Singapore and Vietnam will take place at 8:00 p.m. on December 26 at Jalan Besar Stadium./.