Match Number: 025
Date 11 April 2001 Time 7:30:00 PM
Competition:
Home Team Clementi Khalsa FC Away Team Geylang United FC
Stadium Clementi Attendance 2224
Referee Timothy Dennison Reserve Referee Subash Lazar
Assistant Referee 1 S. Ragavachari Assistant Referee 2 Jarrod Lim
Match Commissioner Mohd Esa Muin
SLEAGUE.COM Man of the Match: Michiaki Kakimoto (Clementi Khalsa FC)
Match Details
By Darren Lim
11 April 2001
A thrilling match ended Clementi Khalsa's hope of maintaining the unbeaten record. Opposing Geylang Eagles were responsible for shattering the Elephants' dream, not without the help of a suspended Ernest Tapai. Knowing the absence of the famous Clementi playmaker, visiting Geylang Eagles marched on to the field looking the more confident of the 2 sides.
Expectedly, Geylang was first side to make themselves comfortable to the pitch that was lubricated by an afternoon downpour. Effective wing plays had created sufficient half chances. None of these chances could pay dividends but they were good enough to unsettle the Elephants.
The match never looked like a high-scoring game until the 35th minute. Against the run of play, a Geylang defender was caught by referee, Timothy Dennison, for handling the ball in the box. Crowd favourite, Michiaki Kakimoto, coolly send Shahril Jantan the wrong way and Clementi took a surprise lead.
Like how unexpectedly the underdogs took the lead, they conceded 2 goals within the next 8 minutes to lag behind the Eagles. Noor Ali scored the equalizer in the 39th minute with a delightful chip while Brian Bothwell put his team ahead 4 minutes later.
Other than these 3 goals in the first half, it was the brilliant goalkeeping skills of Shahril Jantan and Shamsuri Ahmad that denied the attempts by Kakimoto and Bothwell respectively.
When the match resumed in the second half, Geylang coach made a tactical switch by replacing striker Nebojsa Vukosavljevic with National Under 23 midfielder, Syed Fadhil. But that did not stop Geylang from going ahead. Aleksandar Duric added his goal tally by one with a close range header, off a corner kick in the 55th minute.
The determined Clementi side never gave up and their continuous efforts paid off in the 74th minute when Kakimoto capitalized on a restless Geylang defence and reduced the goal margin with a superb header.
Referee Dennison had a busy night as he had to flash his yellow cards 11 times with Syed Fadhil being the recipient twice and the 20 years old had to go for early showers in the 83rd minute. The one-man advantage had prompted the Elephants to search for their late equalizer. However, it could not be materialized.
Clementi play-coach, Vlado Bozinoski, admitted that the team missed its influential skipper, Ernest Tapai. However, the 37 years old was pleased with the performance of his charges, especially with Japanese striker, Michiaki Kakimoto.
His counterpart, Jang Jung, was satisfied with the 3 points won but certainly not the 2 "silly" goals conceded. Judging from him resting a yellow-carded Billy Bone late in the game, there is no prize in guessing the Korean has already set his mind and resources to focus on next week's clash against the SAF Warriors.
OFFICIAL MATCH STATISTICS BELOW
Clementi Khalsa FC First Eleven
Jersey No. Name Position
1 Shamsuri Ahmad GK
2 Imran Zainal MF
3 Quek Hock Tiong DF
8 Vlado Bozinoski MF
9 Eric Francis FW
10 Michiaki Kakimoto FW
11 Fahmie Abdullah MF
13 Sha'izad Jaffar MF
14 Hasnim Haron MF
15 Sophian Ahmad Repha'ee DF
20 Abdul Wafi Othman MF
Geylang United FC First Eleven
Jersey No. Name Position
1 Shahril Jantan GK
5 Noh Rahman DF
8 Nebojsa Vukosavljevic FW
9 Aleksandar Duric FW
10 Brian Bothwell MF
11 Azhar Baksin MF
12 Zulkarnaen Zainal MF
13 Sharifuddin Mahmood DF
14 Basri Halis MF
15 William Bone MF
19 Noor Ali FW
Clementi Khalsa FC Substitutes
Jersey No. Name Position
6 Hafiz Esah FW
17 A Shasi Kumar MF
18 P Titani MF
19 Subash Nair GK
27 Neo Chee Seong DF
31 Emmanuel Unaka DF
Geylang United FC Substitutes
Jersey No. Name Position
2 Hasrin Jailani MF
3 Kadir Yahaya DF
4 Razaleigh Khalik DF
6 Winston Yap DF
7 Hamirul Hanif MF
17 Syed Mohammad Fadhil MF
20 Lewis Lionel GK
Clementi Khalsa FC Goal scorers
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
10 Michiaki Kakimoto 35
10 Michiaki Kakimoto 74
Geylang United FC Goal scorers
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
19 Noor Ali 39
10 Brian Bothwell 43
9 Aleksandar Duric 55
Clementi Khalsa FC Substitutions
Jersey No. Player(Out) >> Player(In) Event Time (min)
13 >> 31 Sha'izad Jaffar >> Emmanuel Unaka 46
2 >> 17 Imran Zainal >> A Shasi Kumar 59
14 >> 6 Hasnim Haron >> Hafiz Esah 68
Geylang United FC Substitutions
Jersey No. Player(Out) >> Player(In) Event Time (min)
8 >> 17 Nebojsa Vukosavljevic >> Syed Mohammad Fadhil 46
15 >> 2 William Bone >> Hasrin Jailani 79
Clementi Khalsa FC Cautions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
2 Imran Zainal 12
20 Abdul Wafi Othman 29
11 Fahmie Abdullah 49
3 Quek Hock Tiong 65
8 Vlado Bozinoski 77
9 Eric Francis 90
Geylang United FC Cautions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
15 William Bone 27
19 Noor Ali 59
14 Basri Halis 63
17 Syed Mohammad Fadhil 72
17 Syed Mohammad Fadhil 83
Geylang United FC Expulsions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
17 Syed Mohammad Fadhil 83
Match Number: 026
Date 11 April 2001 Time 7:30:00 PM
Competition:
Home Team Tanjong Pagar United FC Away Team Singapore Armed Forces FC
Stadium Queenstown Attendance 4351
Referee Krishan Lai Giri Reserve Referee R. Vijay
Assistant Referee 1 M Ganesan Assistant Referee 2 George Lee
Match Commissioner Sulaini Said
SLEAGUE.COM Man of the Match: Steven Tan (Tanjong Pagar United FC)
Match Details
By Camedia
12/4/01
Will Tan Kim Leng ever learn his lesson? Many would thought that after being fine S$1,000.00 for his "gesture" at Yishun, his shower room incident at Queenstown last year and his absent from the National Team would have given him some food for thought this season.
There were no booing, no jeering or no taunting from the home fans, so what causes him to lose his cool.
From the press box, one can easily tell that he is assign to shut out ?peed devil?Suttee Suksomkit. He resorted to jersey pulling, jumping over, pulling, pushing and hacking his opponent down each time he lost his private battles with the Thai striker.
The referee has warned him time and again but the player shows no remorse. His temper finally caught up with him in the second half. In the 51 minutes, Referee Krishan Lal Giri could take it no longer and ask him to take an early shower for his second bookable offence despite the pleading by all the Warriors.
Surprisingly, the Jaguar played an open game and clearly wanted to take control of the game as early as the 3rd minute.
Davor Dzelalij tries to dribble the ball into the Warriors penalty area but Paponja and another defender stop him just as he was about to take his kick and he shot wide under pressure from his opponents.
The first goal for the came in the 21st minutes. Mirko Grobovac left unmark when a cross came in from the right. He headed the ball downward that beat Dragan Talajic all the way.
The Jaguar tries on many occasion to draw level but they were let down by their poor finishing and whenever they were on target, the on form Rezal Hassan was there to stop the ball from going into the net.
The first half ended with the Warriors leading by the odd goal.
Two corner kicks in the 47th minutes and 66rd minutes resulted in 2 more goals for the Warriors. Nenad Bacina scored the first one and Mirko Grobavac took the second bringing his goal tally to 9th goal in 5 matches.
Surprisingly. His striker partner Kiatisuk Senamuang was not his usual self and eventually he was replaced by Mohd Nor Alam Shah in the second half.
The Warriors troubled started after the dismissal of Tan Kim Leng in the 52nd minutes. Without a speedy defender to take on Suttee Suksomkit, the Thai players were lots of space to roam the field.
It was a matter of time when Steven Tan found Sutte lurking dangerously behind the entire Warrior defence. He placed a precise cross, which eludes the Warrior defence, and Sutte Suksomkit make no mistake in guiding the ball into the net for the Jaguar? first goal in the 70th minute.
The second was score from a goalmouth melee and Hyrizan Jufri scored his second goal of the season capitalising on confusion of the Warrior defence at the full time mark
The Jaguar dominated the last 4 minutes of time added on as the Warriors deployed all their men back into defence to soak up the entire jaguar attacked.
But it was the same story of too little too late and the Warriors remain unbeaten after 5 games taking the top spot on the league table with 13 points.
In the end, the game ended 2-3 in favour of the Warriors but the 4300 fans were really treated a pulsating 90 minutes of good attacking football.
Tanjong Pagar United FC First Eleven
Jersey No. Name Position
1 Dragan Talajic GK
3 Erza Aripin MF
5 Rudy Khairon MF
7 Djamel Achouri MF
10 Davor Dzelalija(de-registered) FW
13 Ratna Suffian DF
14 Steven Tan FW
15 Zainal Zainuddin MF
17 Fathi Yunus MF
18 Johaness Idris DF
39 Sutee Suksomkit FW
Singapore Armed Forces FC First Eleven
Jersey No. Name Position
1 Rezal Hassan GK
2 Razif Mahamud DF
5 Veselko Paponja DF
7 Nazri Nasir MF
8 Tan Kim Leng DF
9 Mirko Grabovac FW
11 Hafizat Jauharmi MF
13 Kiatisuk Senamuang FW
15 Nenad Bacina DF
17 Rafi Ali (De-registered) DF
21 Goran Galov MF
Tanjong Pagar United FC Substitutes
Jersey No. Name Position
4 Haris Sumri FW
6 Rudy Ali FW
12 Azlan Tahir MF
16 Ridzuan Fatah GK
19 Ahmad Ashik DF
20 Hyrizan Jufri MF
Singapore Armed Forces FC Substitutes
Jersey No. Name Position
4 Hairi Su'ap DF
12 Zahid Ahmad MF
14 Azhar Salleh MF
16 Fadzuhasny Juraimi FW
18 Shahri Rahim GK
19 Dalis Supait FW
21 Mohd Noh Alam Shah (De-registered) FW
Tanjong Pagar United FC Goal scorers
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
39 Sutee Suksomkit 70
20 Hyrizan Jufri 90
Singapore Armed Forces FC Goal scorers
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
9 Mirko Grabovac 21
15 Nenad Bacina 47
9 Mirko Grabovac 66
Tanjong Pagar United FC Substitutions
Jersey No. Player(Out) >> Player(In) Event Time (min)
17 >> 4 Fathi Yunus >> Haris Sumri 51
5 >> 20 Rudy Khairon >> Hyrizan Jufri 77
15 >> 6 Zainal Zainuddin >> Rudy Ali 88
Singapore Armed Forces FC Substitutions
Jersey No. Player(Out) >> Player(In) Event Time (min)
13 >> 21 Kiatisuk Senamuang >> Mohd Noh Alam Shah (De-registered) 63
2 >> 4 Razif Mahamud >> Hairi Su'ap 76
17 >> 20 Rafi Ali (De-registered) >> Yunos Abdul Samad 83
Tanjong Pagar United FC Cautions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
17 Fathi Yunus 22
15 Zainal Zainuddin 32
5 Rudy Khairon 47
Singapore Armed Forces FC Cautions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
8 Tan Kim Leng 25
17 Rafi Ali (De-registered) 42
8 Tan Kim Leng 52
21 Goran Galov 73
Singapore Armed Forces FC Expulsions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
8 Tan Kim Leng 52
Match Number: 027
Date 12 April 2001 Time 7:30:00 PM
Competition:
Home Team Balestier Central FC Away Team Home United FC
Stadium Toa Payoh Attendance 2553
Referee Abdul Malik Reserve Referee R.Vijay
Assistant Referee 1 Mohd Ali Assistant Referee 2 Ravi Govindram
Match Commissioner A.Raamasamy
SLEAGUE.COM Man of the Match: Daorueang Krongpol (Balestier Central FC )
Match Details
By Ko Po Hui
Initially, the press folks who were at the Toa Payoh stadium covering the match between Balestier Central and Home Utd would thought that they would going to have a bad field day, after witnessed another predictable one-side game in the first half.
Much to the dismay of the 2553 spectators at the stadium, the host habitually deployed its pet "Absorb and Attack" tactics, which is deemed by most fans, as being too defensive.
Together with it unimaginative passes and directionless long ball played to the front, which most of its wingers failed to get on to it. The Tigers should be ashamed of themselves for the fact that they were still able to concede a goal despite having an 8-man wall, unlike the 'golden triangle' of the Protectors - comprises of national defenders in the form of S Subramani, Aide Iskandar and former Woodlands captain, Mohd Mardani.
Blessed with the fact that their opponents can afford to sit back and allowed them to advance forward, Home Utd controlled most of the game played in the first half. Therefore it wasn't astonishment that the visitor took the lead in the 14th minute through Brazilian, Peres Oliveira.
Unfortunately, for last season's Young Player of the Year, Indra Sahdan, in contrast had a quiet game as compare to his 2 goal performance last week at Woodlands, no surprisingly, Balestier coach, PN Sivaji had assigned his defenders to keep a close look at the young nippy, in-form striker.
Thanks Goodness, the game began to pick up its tempo in the second half.
Home Utd thought that they had sealed up the 3 points in the bag, but star striker, Egmar Goncalves's shot hit the crossbar when the game resumed, what a closed shaved that was for the Tigers.
With that onward, Balestier began to show its grit when their 'Absorb and Attack' tactics finally came into effect, as they slowly gain their confidence in the match. In 47th minute, Thai import, Daorueang Krongpol, netted his second of the season, after rare fluent passing and slow build-up resulted in this equalising goal.
In reversal of the role, it was instead now the host that took over the control of the game in the 2nd 45 minute, as the Tigers had acted according to coach Sivaji's plan in playing the ball wide in the wings thus opened up its midfield to allow it players to move in.
In its desperate attempt to win the game, veteran Brazilian, Jacksen Tiago in the dying minutes, replaced Indra Sahdan, who, in the last notable goalmouth melee, almost score but much to his agonise, saw his strike just inches wide to the goal.
Full Time
Official Match Statictics below
Balestier Central FC First Eleven
Jersey No. Name Position
1 Hairil Amin GK
5 Fabio Da Silva MF
6 Faizal Jumaat DF
7 Kozic Josip MF
8 Darren Stewart DF
15 Aidil Sulaiman MF
17 Ali Imran Lomri MF
18 Daorueang Krongpol FW
19 Rizzal Hashim DF
26 Daun Mathew MF
32 Faizal Sazali FW
Home United FC First Eleven
Jersey No. Name Position
1 Adi Salleh GK
2 Ong Leon Koen DF
3 Indra Sahdan Daud FW
4 Mardani Fatahollah DF
5 Aide Iskandar DF
6 S Subramani DF
7 Gusta Guzarishah MF
8 Harun Juma'at MF
9 Egmar Goncalves FW
10 Peres De Oliveira FW
19 Edson Garcia MF
Balestier Central FC Substitutes
Jersey No. Name Position
3 Taufik Jailani (De-registered) FW
11 Isakhandar Karim FW
12 Tan Sio Beng DF
21 Lew Tze Soon MF
22 Dennis Lim FW
39 Syed Mazhar Hussain GK
Home United FC Substitutes
Jersey No. Name Position
11 Zulkifli Zainolabidin GK
14 Roniwardi Mamsa MF
15 Amir Tavakolin( de-registered) MF
16 Faris Mohamed DF
17 Yazid Sawal FW
18 Sha'aban Pon MF
20 Jacksen Tiago(De-registered) FW
Balestier Central FC Goal scorers
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
18 Daorueang Krongpol 48
Home United FC Goal scorers
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
10 Peres De Oliveira 14
Balestier Central FC Substitutions
Jersey No. Player(Out) >> Player(In) Event Time (min)
26 >> 13 Daun Mathew >> Iskandar Latiff 83
32 >> 3 Faizal Sazali >> Taufik Jailani (De-registered) 90
Home United FC Substitutions
Jersey No. Player(Out) >> Player(In) Event Time (min)
8 >> 15 Harun Juma'at >> Amir Tavakolin( de-registered) 57
4 >> 14 Mardani Fatahollah >> Roniwardi Mamsa 72
3 >> 20 Indra Sahdan Daud >> Jacksen Tiago(De-registered) 74
Balestier Central FC Cautions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
26 Daun Mathew 57
5 Fabio Da Silva 71
Home United FC Cautions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
7 Gusta Guzarishah 86
Match Number: 028
Date 12 April 2001 Time 7:30:00 PM
Competition:
Home Team Gombak United FC Away Team Sembawang Rangers FC
Stadium Bukit Gombak Attendance 2566
Referee Sagadevan Reddy Reserve Referee Ismail Surdi
Assistant Referee 1 Naseer Hussein Assistant Referee 2 K. Subramaniam
Match Commissioner Abros Meah
SLEAGUE.COM Man of the Match: Bamrung Boonprom (Sembawang Rangers FC)
Match Details
By Darren Lim
13 April 2001
The Easter Day Eve match at the Bt Gombak Stadium could easily be put down as the closest clash of the 2001 NTUC Income S.League to-date. Does a quality match require a lot of goals? Many who witnessed the match between Gombak United and Sembawang Rangers would certainly disagree.
Speedy runs, telepathic teamwork, superb goalkeeping skills, brilliant individual dribbling skills, and a solitary goal – these were clearly displayed on the pitch that was earlier greased by the afternoon down pour. Even if the game had ended in a goal-less draw, like they did at the same venue last season, quality football seekers who turned up at the Bt Gombak Stadium last night would never complain.
In the end, the visiting Stallions walked away joyfully with a hard-earned 3 points. The goal came in during the 68th minute through Ismail Fitrey. The 23 years old former SAFFC's Prime League top scorer was presented with a loose ball that was parried by Gombak custodian Stephen Ng. He finished off with a simple tap in and went wild to celebrate his 2nd goal of the season. Ismail had teammate Bamrung Boonprom to thank for as it was the stocky 21 years old Thai striker who sped his way right the right before unleashing an unstoppable shot that Ng could only palm into the former's path.
Other than the duo, skipper Tawan Sripan, goalkeeper Yazid Yasin and winger M Ramesh stood out for the Stallions with their individual skills. Tawan brought along with him bags of tricks to take on any opponent that stand on his way. Yazid showed that he is the king of the air when dealing with high crosses, despite his height, or the lack of it and he collected his first clean sheet of the season last night. 21 years old Ramesh played like a veteran in delivering crosses after crosses from the right flank.
Gombak did put up a fight. Roslan Jasmin was the live wire down Gombak's right flank. Azhar Jamil came close on a few occasions but his attempts were either off target or denied by Yazid Yasin. The closest Gombak came to, was a thunderous strike by Merzagua Abderrazzak in the closing stages of the first half. But the 34 years old Moroccan's shot hammered straight at the crossbar, much Sembawang's relief. In goal, Stephen commanded his penalty box well and he was instrumental in denying most of Sembawang's attacking plots with his vision.
The 2nd home defeat for the ragging Bulls means they have only collected 1 point from their last 4 outings. Some observers feel that the Western club, who had only finalized their 4 foreign signings early last week, has yet to get their players completely gelled as a team. As time progresses, we should see a much improved Gombak side.
But the night belonged to the hard working Stallions and the 2,566 fans, who had received great entertainment value from a fast-paced, action-packed, end-to-end game.
OFFICIAL MATCH STATISTICS BELOW
Gombak United FC First Eleven
Jersey No. Name Position
1 Stephen Ng GK
2 Bah Mamadou DF
3 Khairi Mawi DF
5 Choketawee Promrut DF
8 Roy Yeo DF
9 Merzagua Abderrazak(De-registered) MF
10 Ballamodou Conde MF
13 Azhar Jamil FW
15 Roslan Jasmin DF
17 Jorg Steinbrunner DF
19 Saswadimata Dasuki MF
Sembawang Rangers FC First Eleven
Jersey No. Name Position
1 Yazid Yasin GK
3 Niweat Siriwong DF
4 Azmi Mahamud MF
6 Taufiq Samadi DF
8 Khairani Sanuci DF
9 Bamrung Boonprom FW
10 Tawan Sripan MF
11 Thawatchai Ongtrakul MF
13 Ismail Fitrey FW
14 M Ramesh MF
17 Ibrahim Noh MF
Gombak United FC Substitutes
Jersey No. Name Position
4 Davin Cook DF
6 Zulkarnaen Sukur DF
7 Eric Kwek DF
11 Jaesni Othman MF
16 Iswandy Amil MF
18 Effendy Subtu GK
30 Firdaus Salleh FW
Sembawang Rangers FC Substitutes
Jersey No. Name Position
2 Nur Yusman DF
12 Rafi Mouhamadally MF
16 Imran Sahib MF
20 Norazami Ali Hassan GK
23 Faizal Senin MF
24 Shafie Samsuar MF
28 Ismail Saleh Salim FW
Sembawang Rangers FC Goal scorers
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
13 Ismail Fitrey 68
Gombak United FC Substitutions
Jersey No. Player(Out) >> Player(In) Event Time (min)
3 >> 16 Khairi Mawi >> Iswandy Amil 63
8 >> 7 Roy Yeo >> Eric Kwek 73
17 >> 11 Jorg Steinbrunner >> Jaesni Othman 80
Sembawang Rangers FC Substitutions
Jersey No. Player(Out) >> Player(In) Event Time (min)
13 >> 16 Ismail Fitrey >> Imran Sahib 85
14 >> 2 M Ramesh >> Nur Yusman 89
11 >> 12 Thawatchai Ongtrakul >> Rafi Mouhamadally 91
Gombak United FC Cautions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
5 Choketawee Promrut 36
17 Jorg Steinbrunner 41
Sembawang Rangers FC Cautions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
6 Taufiq Samadi 21
9 Bamrung Boonprom 65
Match Number: 029
Date 14 April 2001 Time 7:30:00 PM
Competition:
Home Team Marine Castle United FC Away Team Jurong FC
Stadium Hougang Attendance 2328
Referee Ismail Surdi Reserve Referee Krishan Lal Giri
Assistant Referee 1 S.Ragavachari Assistant Referee 2 Ravi Chandran
Match Commissioner Amarjeet Singh
SLEAGUE.COM Man of the Match: Velimir Crijen (Jurong FC)
Match Details
By Vincent Teo
14 April 2001
The Cobras proved a point that though they are a group of oldies, they are not inferior to their younger counterparts. Without the suspended mercurial King Cobra, V. Sundramoorthy and imported South Korean striker Park Tae Won, Jurong fielded an entire first team with just two under-30 players (namely Goh Tat Chuan and Itimi Dickson). Ironically, Marine Castle fielded an entire first team with only one player who is over 30 years old (Zainal Yusoff).
The match started evenly with both sides with both sides having enough chances to bury each other. Unfortunately the finishing touch was not there despite lots of goalmouth actions and the first half ended scoreless. Frustration must have built in when both sides started to resort to reckless tackles. This leads to Jurong's winger Itimi Dickson being booked on the 23rd minute for a tackle-from-behind on a Marine Castle player.
The second half started with the same pace as the first. In the 59th minute against the run of play, Marine Castle's Firdaus Salleh finally opened the scoring account. Thomas English freekick was floated to the far post before Mike Lomax headed back for Firdaus to volley it to the top of the net. Instantly the confidence level of Marine Castle's camp was shot sky high. Obviously motivated by the chance to end their winless streak on home ground this season, the Dolphins attacked in waves after that. Thomas English had three clear chances to put them ahead only to be let down by his own poor finishing. Perhaps it was not suppose to be his night.
The night clearly belonged to the Cobras. Having survived the onslaught, thanks to skipper Selvaraj and Bojan who marshaled the Cobras' defence brilliantly, they slowly clawed their way back into the game. It seemed that the absence of their "twin pillars" of attack did not affect the team's overall performance at all. Slowly through another "old guard" Velimir Crljen, they plotted their counter attack and were rewarded with two goals. Both goals were scored off Crljen's freekick and were largely due to lapse of concentration by the Dolphin's defence. In the 74th minute, Crljen's freekick found Itimi Dickson at the far post unmark, the Nigerian teenager slammed it in to equalise. Toh Choon Ming scored the winning goal in the 85th minute when Amos Boon dropped Crljen's freekick. The veteran Toh, in his usual predatory instinct, made no mistake to ensure his team claim the final victory.
At the end of the day, the soccer "senior citizen" of Jurong survived another stern test and went on to bag the full points. It was a pity that only 2,328 fans were present to witness this classic duel of experience versus youth. For the time being, it is experience that triumph over youth guts. Marine Castle, on the other hand, was left licking their wound and their fans wondering when will they ever get their elusive first victory. Many would agree that the Dolphins better be fast, before heads start rolling in Hougang.
Official Match Statictics below:
Marine Castle United FC First Eleven
Jersey No. Name Position
1 Amos Boon GK
3 Zainal Yusoff DF
4 Michael Lomax DF
5 Barrie Keeling MF
6 Junaidi Kassim DF
7 Norisham Musahar MF
9 Anthony Carbone MF
10 Thomas English FW
11 Firdaus Salleh FW
15 Adrian Yeo MF
18 Ashrin Shariff FW
Jurong FC First Eleven
Jersey No. Name Position
1 Bashir Khan GK
3 Abdul Latiff Abdullah DF
5 Bojan Hodak DF
6 Tamil Marren MF
7 V Selvaraj MF
8 Marko Kraljevic MF
9 Toh Choon Ming FW
10 Velimir Crijen MF
12 A Siva Kumar MF
19 Goh Tat Chuan MF
22 Itimi Dickson Edherefe FW
Marine Castle United FC Substitutes
Jersey No. Name Position
2 Johari Zakaria DF
12 Raymond Williamson DF
13 Syed Anwar Zainol Abidin GK
14 Razali Ahmad MF
16 Nazir Ahmad Mohamad MF
17 Muir Rafik Taha DF
19 Mohd Nor Zadi MF
Jurong FC Substitutes
Jersey No. Name Position
2 Zorkenan Yahya DF
4 Igor Ceko (De-registered) DF
11 E Vadevellu GK
14 E. Manimohan DF
15 T Ramoo MF
17 Zakaria Awang MF
Marine Castle United FC Goal scorers
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
11 Firdaus Salleh 60
Jurong FC Goal scorers
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
22 Itimi Dickson Edherefe 74
9 Toh Choon Ming 85
Marine Castle United FC Substitutions
Jersey No. Player(Out) >> Player(In) Event Time (min)
15 >> 16 Adrian Yeo >> Nazir Ahmad Mohamad 67
18 >> 2 Ashrin Shariff >> Johari Zakaria 72
11 >> 14 Firdaus Salleh >> Razali Ahmad 80
Jurong FC Substitutions
Jersey No. Player(Out) >> Player(In) Event Time (min)
8 >> 15 Marko Kraljevic >> T Ramoo 53
6 >> 17 Tamil Marren >> Zakaria Awang 64
12 >> 14 A Siva Kumar >> E. Manimohan 78
Marine Castle United FC Cautions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
18 Ashrin Shariff 35
4 Michael Lomax 53
5 Barrie Keeling 88
Jurong FC Cautions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
22 Itimi Dickson Edherefe 24
Match Number: 030
Date 14 April 2001 Time 7:30:00 PM
Competition:
Home Team Woodlands Wellington FC Away Team Tampines Rovers FC
Stadium Woodlands Attendance 2,406
Referee S. K Kennedy Reserve Referee Timonthy Dennison
Assistant Referee 1 Lutfi Emir Assistant Referee 2 Tang Yew Mun
Match Commissioner Edward Silas
SLEAGUE.COM Man of the Match: Sead Muratovic (Tampines Rovers FC)
Match Details
By Justin Gek
Brazilian striker Adriano Reis brought Rovers their second win with a beautifully struck second half goal.
Adriano Reis scored in the 60th minute of the game. It was his first goal of the season and also the only goal of the game. It was his first start of the game after his two matches suspension.
Tampines fans knew that more goals would be scored when his new striking partner, Macelo Da Silva who was at the grand stand saw his new team mates in action, joined him to form the deadly scoring machine that many defenders in the league feared most.
Hot shot Adriano Reis hammered home a shot through a sea of bodies from just outside the six-yard box after some excellent work by captain Nahar Daud who delivered the inch perfect short ball to the young Brazilian.
Defender Miroslav Kuljanac was stunned when speedy Nahar Daud slipped away despite his closed marking and the limited playing space in the left side of the field.
The match was a dreadful spectacle with neither goalkeeper having much to do in the first half of the game. Both teams gave the ball away far too often as most attacks were surprisingly cut off with ease.
However the Stags are made of better stuff these days under great Jita Singh and they fought their way back in the second half of the match.
Through hard work and good fortune they wore the home team down and in the end they managed to hold the one goal lead and deservedly won the game.
Technical Director Jita Singh’s simple play system seemed to inspire the Stags to even greater heights as a number of fringe players stepped out of the shadows to take centre stage as only six regulars started the match.
Man of the match Sead Muratovic was everywhere in the field. It seemed like his new playing role as a defensive midfielder suited him well. He played well and kept his team within his touch.
Home team was booed off at the end especially for striker Esad Sejdic for not doing much in the game except being caught off side too often in the game.
Official Match Statictics below:
Woodlands Wellington FC First Eleven
Jersey No. Name Position
1 Faizal Ali GK
3 Shawaluddin Zainal Abidin DF
8 Ivica Raguz (De-registered) MF
8 Jirasirichote Surachai (De-registered) DF
9 Josko Parac FW
10 Jeykanth Jeyapal DF
11 Esad Sejdic MF
12 Miroslav Kuljanac DF
14 Faizal Sa'audi MF
15 Nor Azman Hussain MF
20 Nasiruddin Sawardi DF
Tampines Rovers FC First Eleven
Jersey No. Name Position
1 Noorisham Zainon(de-registered) GK
2 Azlan Alipah MF
3 Jerry Bartholomeusz DF
5 Syed Faruk MF
6 Sead Muratovic DF
7 Aidil Sharin MF
8 Nahar Daud FW
10 Adriano Reis (De-registered) FW
11 Joselito Da Silva MF
12 Brian Ravi MF
15 Amin Nasir DF
Woodlands Wellington FC Substitutes
Jersey No. Name Position
4 Razali Rashid(De-registered) FW
5 Ramesh Paul DF
6 Razali Ishak MF
7 Sazali Jantan(de-registered) MF
16 Haslizan Hassan DF
18 Abdul Kader Jayalani MF
30 Salleh Kasmin (De-registered) GK
Tampines Rovers FC Substitutes
Jersey No. Name Position
4 Rasidi Mostafah MF
13 Lee Man Hon MF
17 Haffiz Nabrawi (De-registered) MF
18 Jaslee Hatta DF
20 Nur Iman Izhar( de-reigstered) GK
25 Dennis Suglo FW
Tampines Rovers FC Goal scorers
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
10 Adriano Reis (De-registered) 61
Woodlands Wellington FC Substitutions
Jersey No. Player(Out) >> Player(In) Event Time (min)
10 >> 16 Jeykanth Jeyapal >> Haslizan Hassan 44
11 >> 7 Esad Sejdic >> Sazali Jantan(de-registered) 62
8 >> 4 Ivica Raguz (De-registered) >> Razali Rashid(De-registered) 78
Tampines Rovers FC Substitutions
Jersey No. Player(Out) >> Player(In) Event Time (min)
8 >> 25 Nahar Daud >> Dennis Suglo 74
15 >> 17 Amin Nasir >> Haffiz Nabrawi (De-registered) 80
11 >> 4 Joselito Da Silva >> Rasidi Mostafah 91
Woodlands Wellington FC Cautions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
15 Nor Azman Hussain 82
Tampines Rovers FC Cautions
Jersey No. Name Event Time (min)
7 Aidil Sharin 39
8 Nahar Daud 73
12 Brian Ravi 92