HONG KONG: Lions skipper Hariss Harun is more than familiar with the agony of being so close but yet so far.
As a 19-year-old, he and his teammates were on the brink of making the Asian Cup in 2010. In cold, blustery Amman, a draw in a qualifier against Jordan would have been enough to send Singapore through to the tournament the following year.
But a 2-1 defeat sealed Jordan’s qualification to the tournament and the Lions’ fate. And it remains a “fresh memory” for Hariss, now 34.
“The heartache after the game was really huge because a lot of the players knew the significance of what we did to get so close,” he added.
