[Media Information] 25 man squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Round 2‏

(Media Information from the Football Association of Singapore)

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SINGAPORE, 5th July 2011: Singapore National Team coach, Radojko Avramovic has selected a list of 25 players for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Brazil Qualifying Round Two matches against Malaysia to be played on 23rd July and 28th July 2011.

The first leg will be played on 23rd July in Singapore at the Jalan Besar Stadium while the second leg will see Malaysia play hosts to the Lions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL™ ASIAN QUALIFIERS ROUND 2 PLAYERS LIST

S/N	Popular Name	Position	Club	Caps	Goals
1	Andrew Tan	FW	Balestier Khalsa FC
2	Hariss Harun	MF	Courts Young Lions	16	0
3	Izwan Mahbud	GK	Courts Young Lions
4	Ruzaini Zainal	MF	Courts Young Lions	2	0
5	Afiq Yunos	DF	Courts Young Lions	2	0
6	Khairul Nizam	FW	Courts Young Lions	2	0
7	Safuwan Baharudin	DF	Courts Young Lions	4	0
8	Shahdan Sulaiman	MF	Courts Young Lions	3	0
9	Hamqaamal Shah	DF	Gombak United FC	2	0
10	Ismail Yunos	DF	Gombak United FC	13	0
11	Juma'at Jantan	DF	Home United FC	18	0
12	Lionel Lewis	GK	Home United FC	68	0
13	Isa Halim	MF	Home United FC	32	0
14	Qiu Li	FW	Home United FC	5	0
15	Shi Jiayi	MF	Home United FC	48	5
16	Shahril Ishak	MF	Medan Chiefs FC	82	5
17	Daniel Bennett	DF	SAF FC	96	6
18	Erwan Gunawan	FW	SAF FC
19	Fazrul Nawaz	FW	SAF FC	43	3
20	Shaiful Esah	DF	SAF FC	9	0
21	Aleksandar Duric	FW	Tampines Rovers FC	32	14
22	Mustafic Fahrudin	MF	Tampines Rovers FC	54	6
23	Shukor Zailan	MF	Tampines Rovers FC	2	0
24	Delwinder Singh	DF	Tanjong Pagar United FC
25	Ridhuan Barudin	GK	Tanjong Pagar United FC

MY THOUGHTS...

"Any instant thought on the final 25??


A blend of younger players go with those experienced ones, it's important to have a guiding hands at this transitional stage to ensure a smooth "handling over" period.


The "Final25" also saw a big jump in Young Lions' representation in the squad with the aim to use the WCQ as "great learning opportunity" to anticipate what is going to expect in the November SEA Games."