December 31, 2004
It has been an eventful year for
The lanky 22-year-old custodian has
played a major role in taking
After serving six months of basic
training with the Singapore Police Force, Lewis has come back with a bang,
taking S-League side Home United through to the AFC Cup semi-finals &
back-stopping Singapore through to the last four of the Tiger Cup for only the
second time in tournament history.
With a string of excellent
performances during the Tiger Cup group stage in
However, Lewis’s strong performances
for Home United & at the Lions’ training camp in
He justified his selection by allowing
only one goal against the Asian Cup champions in Saitama & went from
strength to strength in
The Young Lions keeper said he is actually
quite surprised to have been a part of all of this. For about six months this
year, he was unable to get released for football training & saw limited S-league
action because of national service. But after passing out in September, he got
a contract to play with Home United & played with them in the
Although his performances at the Tiger
Cup have made him the first choice goalkeeper in Radojko
Avramovic’s
He claimed there is nothing between Hassan & him right now. They are very close in terms of
ability & it just depends on who the coach decides will play on the day.
While his 1.88-metre frame is a great
asset for a goalkeeper, he admits that he has greatly improved in the position
in recent months.
Lewis said he is much more confident
in the position now. It may have been his age but he was not as commanding
before & a bit afraid of communicating with defenders. He has now gone through the ranks though & the teammates have
helped a lot in making him a better goalkeeper.
The next
order of business for Lewis is to help the Lions to get past