Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Singapore eye Young Lions trip

SINGAPORE, 29 June 2010 The Singapore Asian Games team will be leaving on Wednesday 30 June for Yangon to play two friendly games against the Myanmar Senior Team on 2 and 4 July.
From 22 players named in the squad, 18 are from the Young Lions team who are currently fifth in the Great Eastern - YEO’S S.League and have been unbeaten for the past eight matches.
Defenders Hidhir Hasbiallah from Gombak United and Sengkang Punggol’s Shahir Hamzah have been included to bolster the team’s defence, with Woodlands Wellington’s forward, Rizawan Abdullah, making up the remaining players from the other S.League clubs.
Of the 22 named, three players namely, Zulfahmi Arifin, Hidhir and Rizawan have been called up to the Under -23 team for the first time.
The tour will provide the Asian Games team with valuable international experience, having played their last game against SEA Games Gold medallist, Malaysia in a 1-0 win back in April.
National Coach Radojko Avramovic believes that the experience will give the players excellent exposure.
“At this age, players need to play more international games to help them grow. We believe that Myanmar will provide our young players with a good test. This is a good learning experience and they will have adjust and adapt to international opponents.
“Looking forward, we need to expose these players for more such games, in order to prepare them for future international tournaments like the Olympic Games qualifiers and SEA Games.”
The Asian Games team leaves for Yangon on 30 June and are due back on 5 July.
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCHES
MYANMAR NATIONAL TEAM v SINGAPORE ASIAN GAMES TEAM
Match Details
Myanmar National Team v Singapore Asian Games Team
Date: 2 July 2010 (Friday)
Time: 1530 hrs (local time)
Venue: Youth Training Center
(No details for 2nd friendly given in original mail shot)
SINGAPORE ASIAN GAMES TEAM
S/N
Name
Club
Position
DOB
1
Hidhir Hasbiallah
Gombak United FC
DF
25-Mar-1989
2
Shahfiq Ghani
National Football Academy - U18
MF
17-Mar-1992
3
Shahir Hamzah
Sengkang Punggol FC
DF
7-Apr-1989
4
Rizawan Abdullah
Woodlands Wellington FC
FW
4-Aug-1987
5
Jasper Chan
Young Lions
GK
7-Nov-1988
6
Eddie Chang
Young Lions
DF
10-May-1990
7
Eugene Luo
Young Lions
FW
20-Jan-1991
8
Madhu M Mohana
Young Lions
DF
6-Mar-1991
9
Izwan Mahbud
Young Lions
GK
14-Jul-1990
10
Afiq Yunos
Young Lions
DF
10-Dec-1990
11
Faritz Abdul Hameed
Young Lions
MF
16-Jan-1990
12
Fadhil Noh
Young Lions
FW
4-Mar-1989
13
Fairoz Hasan
Young Lions
Young Lions
FW
26-Nov-1988
14
Fazli Ayob
Young Lions
FW
24-Jan-1990
15
Hafiz Abu Sujad
Young Lions
MF
1-Nov-1990
16
Izzdin Shafiq
Young Lions
MF
14-Dec-1990
17
Khairul Nizam
Young Lions
FW
25-Jun-1991
18
Khalili D'cruz
Young Lions
FW
14-Aug-1991
19
Nazrul Ahmad Nazari
Young Lions
MF
11-Feb-1991
20
Safuwan Baharudin
Young Lions
DF
22-Sep-1991
21
Zulfahmi Arifin
Young Lions
MF
5-Oct-1991
22
Gabriel Quak Jun Yi
Young Lions
MF
22-Dec-1990

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