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Oman shown their true colour on the New Year's Eve, by walloped Singapore 4-1 at the Bishan Stadium in the final game of this two-game friendly series. As what coach Raddy said after the match, he cannot think of anything positive out of this game as the visitors had clearly outsmarted, outclassed and outwitted their hosts with some swift movement and dominating of possession plays. It was certainly hard to stomach the sight of being so near to witness those three goals (mainly due to sloppy defending) let in by the Lions in the first half. Just as a friend in the media had commented we are guilty for the inconsistency shown in our recent run, which I really hope we can bounce back next Wednesday when we facing the Iranians like how we fought back gallantly to beat the Thais on their home turf . SOME PICTURES FROM THE MATCH (Picture above) This was an "A" international international match, since the referee is non-Singaporean this time, as compared to the "selection

The refurbished Bishan Stadium is the venue of this two-game friendly series The national team and the visiting Omani squad kicked start their two-game friendly series with a 0-0 draw at the refurbished Bishan Stadium. Just like any prep game for bigger match that follows, it was used a platform for some experimental play and fine-tuning of some issues that coach Raddy would like to remedy who is also facing some problem such as the absence of Arema Malang striker Noh Alam Shah and Home United's Shi Jiayi, both are still on the casualty list. Khairul Amri (12) and Alek Duric (9) hope to establish a telepathic understanding As such, skipper Indra Sahdan Daud was deployed on the right flank with Aleksandar Duric and his new Tampines striking partner Khairul Amri leading the attack upfront. While Hariss Harun and Fahrudin Mustafic (who missed a penalty that would have given us the game in the 37th minute) were tasked to nullify any Omani threat in the middle. Mustafic (15) tussled the

I was at the Jalan Besar Stadium to catch the national team in their preparation against the visiting Omani side, as both sides are gearing up for their Asian Cup qualifying campaign to be resumed early next month. SOME PICTURES FROM THE TRAINING SESSION (Pictured above) In-sync as Fadhil Noh and Indra Sahdan Daud practicing their headers in the warming up. Coach Raddy and trainer Aleksandar Bozenko planning the routine ahead. "Okay guys, this is what we gonna do" as the coach Raddy spells out the plan. Khairul Amri (middle) places a shot across. Fadhil Noh is one of the Cubs selected for the senior squad. Noh Rahman (middle) recently joined SAFFC from Sengkang Punggol... So did ace striker Indra Sahdan Daud. Hariss Harun attempted a piledriver as Persija's Fahrudin Mustafic looks on. "Farra" himself can't resist to take a shot as well. Veteran Aleksandar Duric switched to Tampines Rovers for this season's S.League campaign. Lionel Lewis blocked an attem

(Media Release by Football Association of Singapore ) (File picture) Lions in training Lions resume Asian Cup Qualifiers preparation with Oman friendly matches SINGAPORE, 22 October 2009: Singapore will take on Oman in two friendly matches on 28 and 31 December at the Bishan Stadium, in preparation of their 2011 AFC Asian Cup Qualification match against I.R. Iran come January. With Oman currently in 79th position according to the latest Fifa-ranking, and slightly behind 64th-placed Iran, National coach Radojko Avramovic is looking forward to play Oman next week as his final tune-up leading to the Iran match. “The friendly matches with Oman will be good preparation for us as their playing style is quite similar to that of the Iranians. Both teams also have players with very good physical and technical skills.” While many felt that Jordan’s recent shock victory over Iran threw a spanner in Singapore’s Asian Cup Qualification campaign, Raddy insists that his game plan has not changed. Sa

14 years down the road what had we achieved? “Below-average moderate” as I am to grade the overall achievement for the league. Yes, it provides a chance for any budding footballer to earn a livelihood out of kicking a ball around, also ample jobs in coaching and club administration, etc. Despite the constant proclamation as “one of the top 10 leagues in Asia”, it's not hard to see that there's a lot to be done to overcome some teething issues bugging the league.   SENSE OF HELPLESSNESS From time to time, I have been using this blog to share my thoughts and views on the local football scene, I can't help but felt let down that several nagging issues have yet to be resolved. It's easy to spot a mistake from far, but before we can tackle that problem, how and where are we going to make the first step? Maybe this feedback from a reader on one of the previous entries sums up the best. “Well, it is always easy to give 'suggestions' while watching from far (sic). One