2008 Geylang United FC season

The 2008 S.League season is Geylang United's 13th season in the top flight of Singapore football and 33rd year in existence as a football club.

Geylang United FC
2008 season
Chairman Patrick Ang
Coach Jozef Herel
GroundBedok Stadium
S.League5th
Singapore CupRound 1
League CupRound 1

Squad
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Amos Boon GK (1972-07-12) 12 July 1972
19 Fajar Sarib GK (1977-08-04) 4 August 1977
Defenders
2 Noh Rahman DF (1980-08-02) 2 August 1980
5 Aide Iskandar DF (1975-05-28) 28 May 1975
6 Baihakki Khaizan DF (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984
12 Faizal Senin DF (1982-01-12) 12 January 1982
13 Jonathan Xu DF (1983-09-07) 7 September 1983
15 Fabian Tan DF (1985-02-25) 25 February 1985
Midfielders
3 Rastislav Belicak MF (1977-11-09) 9 November 1977
4 Shah Hirul MF (1986-05-07) 7 May 1986
8 Mohd Noor Ali MF (1975-05-16) 16 May 1975
11 Syed Thaha MF (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985
17 Hafiz Rahim MF (1983-11-19) 19 November 1983
18 Lau Meng Meng MF (1983-05-29) 29 May 1983
Forwards
9 Miroslav Latiak FW (1981-03-19) 19 March 1981
10 Fazrul Nawaz FW (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985
14 Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior FW (1979-06-05) 5 June 1979
16 Masrezwan Masturi FW (1981-02-17) 17 February 1981
20 Rivaldo Costa Amaral Filho FW (1978-05-08) 8 May 1978

Coaching staff
PositionName
Head Coach Jozef Herel
Assistant Coach Darimosuvito Tokijan
Goalkeeping Coach Koh Chuan Hwee
Team Manager Lim Tong Hai
Physiotherapist Thomas Pang Yok Boon
Kitman Abdul Halim Yusop

Pre-Season Transfers

In
Position Player Transferred From
GK Amos Boon Sengkang Punggol
DF Baihakki Khaizan Young Lions
DF Fabian Tan Young Lions
FW Fazrul Nawaz Young Lions
DF Faizal Senin Gombak United
MF Masrezwan Masturi SAFFC
MF Noor Ali SAFFC
MF Shah Hirul Geylang International U21
FW Farizal Basri Balestier Khalsa
FW Rivaldo Costa Amaral Filho Esporte Clube Tupy
FW Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior Nanchang Bayi
MF Rastislav Belicak MFK Zemplín Michalovce
FW Miroslav Latiak MFK Ružomberok

Out
Position Player Transferred to
GK Hassan Sunny Tampines Rovers
DF Abdul Hadi Released
DF Razaleigh Khalik SAFFC
DF Dennis Lim Released
MF Syed Fadhil Home United
MF Razali Johari Sengkang Punggol
FW Leopoldino dos Santos Released
MF Rangsan Vivatchaichok Provincial Electricity Authority FC
MF Ballamodou Conde Wollongong
FW Fadzuhasny Juraimi Woodlands Wellington
MF Abdelaziz Dnibi PSIS Semarang

Pre-Season Friendlies
19 February 2008 Geylang United 4-0 Police SA Bedok Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)
23 April 2008 Geylang United 7-1 Katong FC Bedok Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)
26 January 2008 Chinese Recreation Club 0-5 Geylang United CRC Penang Field
19:30 (UTC+8)
27 January 2008 Kampung Seronong 0-1 Geylang United USM Field A
17:00 (UTC+8)
31 January 2008 Geylang United 4-0 Admiralty FC Bedok Stadium
19:00 (UTC+8)
4 February 2008 Johor FA 2-3 Geylang United Pasir Gudang Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)
11 February 2008 MBJB F.C. 0-3 Geylang United Seri Gelam Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)
16 February 2008 Geylang United 9-0 Summerville FC Bedok Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)

S-League
Match Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 February 21, 2008 Home Balestier Khalsa 2–1 A. Iskandar  49', M. Masturi  70'
2 February 26, 2008 Away SAFFC 3–1 M. Masturi  15'
3 March 3, 2008 Home Albirex Niigata (S) 1–1 M. Masturi  89'
4 March 7, 2008 Away (LIVE) Super Reds 1–0
5 March 15, 2008 Away Home United 6–1 F. Nawaz  70'
6 March 19, 2008 Home Young Lions 3–2 F. Nawaz  20',  43',  90'
7 March 31, 2008 Away Gombak United 3–1 M. Masturi  58'
8 April 8, 2008 Home Dalian Shide Siwu 1–3 M. Masturi  55'
9 April 11, 2008 Away (LIVE) Tampines Rovers 0–1 Júnior  35'
10 April 20, 2008 Away Woodlands Wellington 1–2 M. Latiak  53',  59'
11 April 27, 2008 Home Sengkang Punggol 2–0 M. Latiak  45', F. Nawaz  50'
12 May 4, 2008 Home SAFFC 2–3 Júnior  72', M. Masturi  77'
13 May 20, 2008 Away Balestier Khalsa 2–2 M. Masturi  6', R. Costa  94'
14 May 25, 2008 Away Albirex Niigata (S) 1–5 A. Iskandar  30', M. Masturi  38', R. Costa  45', Júnior  59', N. Ali  78'
15 June 25, 2008 Away Super Reds 2–1 M. Latiak  36'
16 July 1, 2008 Home Home United 1–2 R. Costa  9'
17 July 15, 2008 Away Young Lions 0–0
18 July 18, 2008 Home (LIVE) Gombak United 3–1 A. Iskandar  19', R. Costa  23', F. Nawaz  82'
19 July 22, 2008 Home Tampines Rovers 0–1
20 July 25, 2008 Away Dalian Shide Siwu 0–1 R. Costa  49'
21 August 4, 2008 Away Sengkang Punggol 1–2 M. Masturi  47', M. Latiak  57'
22 August 12, 2008 Home SAFFC 2–2 N. Ali  17', R. Costa  60'
23 August 27, 2008 Home Balestier Khalsa 2–1 F. Nawaz  2', N. Ali  56'
24 September 12, 2008 Home Albirex Niigata (S) 1–1 F. Nawaz  75'
25 September 17, 2008 Away Super Reds 2–1 R. Costa  26'(pen.)
26 September 25, 2008 Home Woodlands Wellington 4–1 R. Costa  46', N. Ali  53', M. Latiak  76', M. Masturi  88',
27 October 3, 2008 Away (LIVE) Home United 3–1 F. Nawaz  85'
28 October 9, 2008 Home Young Lions 1–1 F. Nawaz  57'

Singapore Cup
Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 May 12, 2008 First Knockout Round Away Super Reds 2–1 R. Belicak  90'

Singapore League Cup
Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 May 31, 2008 Singapore League Cup 2008 Home Balestier Khalsa 1–2 M. Latiak  30'

Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 25, 2008.

Goalscorers
Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Total
1 Masrezwan Masturi 8 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 7 (15)
2 Fazrul Nawaz 5 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 5 (15)
3 Miroslav Latiak 3 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 3 (15)
4 Júnior 3 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 3 (15)
5 Rivaldo Costa 2 (7) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (8)
Aide Iskandar 2 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (13)
6 Rastislav Belicak 0 (13) 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (14)
Noor Ali 1 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (15)

Goals conceded
Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Total Average per game
1 Amos Boon 27 (13) 2 (1) 0 (0) 29 (14) 2.07
2 Fajar Sarib 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) 1
3 Nazri Sabri 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0

Discipline
Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Total
Total Cards
1 Rastislav Belicak 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 7
2 Noh Rahman 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
3 Aide Iskandar 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 4
4 Jonathan Xu 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
5 Masrezwan Masturi 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
6 Miroslav Latiak 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
7 Farizal Basri 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
8 Baihakki Khaizan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
9 Faizal Senin 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
10 Noor Ali 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
11 Júnior 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
12 Fazrul Nawaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
13 Syed Thaha 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
14 Faizal Senin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
15 Rivaldo Costa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

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