July 19, 2004
June 18, 2004 Hougang
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Sinchi |
1 |
0 |
Young Lions |
|
Li
Benjian 27’ |
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The Young Lions crashed out of the
The Chinese side put up a resolute and
determined performance to wipe out the slender one goal advantage that the
Young Lions had & with the aggregate score at 3-3, Sinchi advanced to the
semi-finals, having scored 2 away goals when the teams met for the first leg at
Jalan Besar
The Young Lions had came into the
match with a psychological advantage over Sinchi but on a night that they need
to continue to show their toughness, the Young Lions faltered as their attack
without Agu Casmir was blunt.
Khairul Amri & Fadzuhasny Juraimi
led the attack against the Chinese side but they lacked the killer-edge throughout
the match to open the Chinese side.
Sinchi took the lead after Precious make
a fatal mistake of misjudging the bounce of the ball & allowed the ball to
pass him into the path of Li Benjian, who had made a brilliant run down the
right flank into the penalty area. Precious try to make up the mistake up
chasing the player & harassing him, but the Chinese striker managed to put
in a powerful shot that flew beyond the hands Lionel Lewis & into the net.
The Chinese side led the game 1-0 and
the Young Lions were left on the backfoot, having to find a goal to ensure that
they stay in the
July 4, 2004 Tampines
|
Tampines Rovers |
2 |
0 |
Balestier Khalsa |
|
Ruhaizad
Ismail (OG) 17’ Noh
Alam Shah 61’ |
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On the same night another team Tampines
Rover also got into the semi-final of the
That win tied the quarter- final tie at four apiece with the Stags advancing
on the virtue of the 2 away goals they scored in the first leg.
Tampines Rovers started the game knowing
that they had to win by 2 clear goals and not concede more than two goals to go
through & they achieved that as goals from Ruhaizad Ismail, an own goal,
& another striker from Noh Alam Shah ensured success.