NFA Singapore U-16 advance to semi-final of the 2011 Canon Lion City Cup with a 1-1 draw with Everton FC U-15
SINGAPORE, 23 June 2011: The Singapore NFA U-16 drew 1-1 in their match against Everton FC U-15 at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
The match got off to an exciting start with winger Jonathan Tan dazzling the fans with a great dribble before he rattled the crossbar with a powerful shot. The visitors instantly replied with a shot that forced NFA Singapore
U-16’s No.1, Fashah Rosedin to punch the ball away.
The Toffees then worked hard to break down the stout Singapore defence and got their reward through a goal scored by Calum Dyson in the 20th minute. Their joy was short-lived as within two minutes, Hazim Hassan put the NFA Singapore U-16 back on level terms.
The rest of the first-half saw both teams trying to regain the advantage but to no avail. Both teams came out in the second-half, seemingly intent on finding the back of the net with a flurry of chances created on both ends of the pitch.
Fans were treated to a moment of brilliance when the Cubs’ right winger Hanafi Akbar cleverly flicked the ball over to Hazim Hassan inside the penalty box but Hazim mistimed his shot with only the the goalkeeper to beat.
The match ended in a draw and the NFA Singapore U-16 team progressed to the Semi-Finals to face Juventus U-15. And the NFA Singapore U-15 team will go on to face CR Flamengo U-15. Both matches will be played on the 24th June 2011 at Jalan Besar.
Everton FC U-15’s Team Manager, Sean Lundon mentioned that his team gave their all and that he could not have asked for more from them. He added “The NFA Singapore United U-16 team had good spirit, good attack and has a bright future ahead of them.”
Goal Scorer, Calum Dyson said that this tournament has helped the team in terms of fitness and thought that the Singapore U-16 team gave them a good and hard fight.
Hanafi Akbar mentioned that the team is keeping its mind on the Semi-Finals and nothing else as they want to be focused for the Juventus team. He went to say “the NFA Singapore U-15 team is a good one but we are only keeping our minds on the next game in hand and I am only thinking of my own team instead of the opponents.”
NFA Singapore U-16 Coach Takuma Koga shared his player’s view on the upcoming matches and spoke further on the performance of his team. “We met our objective of getting into the Semi-Finals but the control of our game is not good as we created many chances but were unable to make them count.”
NFA Singapore U-16’s goal scorer, Hazim Hassan rued his missed chances but felt he did ok on the field. He too mentioned that the team is focused on the next game and not more FAS President Zainudin Nordin shared his views on the tournament so far by saying, "It has been a wonderful night for local football with both our NFA teams making it into the Semi-Finals of the Lion City Cup. I would like to congratulate both teams for their valiant effort and like the rest of Singapore, I am looking forward to seeing them in action for the rest of the tournament. Well done boys. You have made Singapore proud."
NFA Singapore U-16 Starting Line-up: Fashah Rosedin, Ammirul Mazlan, Brandon Koh (Azrin Hamdan 72), Hanafi Akbar, Jonathan Tan (Syazwan Mohamed Zin 80), Hazim Hassan, Illyas Lee, Bryan Neubronner, Dhukhilan(c), Muhaimin Suhaimi, Fatemy Firdouse (Sunny Ng 88)
Everton FC U-15 Starting Line-up: Russell Griffiths, Kyle Scarisbrick, Daniel O'Brien, Arlen Birch, Josephl Williams (Rattiphum Jarungjaroen 90), Henry Charsley (Oliver Crowley 71), Calum Dyson, Ryan Ledson, Joe Joe Kenny (c), James Graham, Charley Edge (George Newell 45)
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