Peter Lim Charity Cup

The Singapore Olympic Foundation – Peter Lim Charity Cup, also known as the Peter Lim Charity Cup in short, was an exhibition fundraising match between the Singapore Selection and 2013 Copa del Rey winners, Atlético Madrid.[1]

Singapore Olympic Foundation – Peter Lim Charity Cup
Jalan Besar Stadium, where the Peter Lim Charity Cup was held.
EventCharity Match
Singapore Selection Atlético Madrid
0 2
Date22 May 2013 (2013-05-22)
VenueJalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
RefereeYazeen Buhari
WeatherFine

The match was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium on 22 May 2013 and Atlético Madrid prevailed with a 2-0 scoreline with goals coming from Raúl García and Diego Costa.

All ticket proceeds from the match went towards the Singapore Olympic Foundation, whose aim is to help promising young athletes from humble backgrounds realise their dreams of achieving sporting excellence.[2]

A curtain raiser was also played prior to the match, with ex-Singapore internationals taking on a team of local celebrities.

Singapore Selection

The Singapore Selection was named on 10 May 2013 and it was announced that current Singapore interim coach V Sundramoorthy would be taking charge of the team.

Apart from players from the LionsXII forming the bulk of the team, a total of 12 players from the S.League were also named, including former Singapore internationals Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin, Indra Sahdan and Rosman Sulaiman. Foreign players Jozef Kapláň, Monsef Zerka and Sirina Camara were also selected for the game.[3]

Squad
Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Team
Goalkeepers
Izwan Mahbud GK (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 LionsXII
Hassan Sunny GK (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 Warriors F.C.
Defenders
Afiq Yunos DF (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 Courts Young Lions
Noh Rahman DF (1980-08-02) 2 August 1980 Home United
Safuwan Baharudin DF (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991 LionsXII
Baihakki Khaizan DF (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 LionsXII
Shakir Hamzah DF (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 LionsXII
Hafiz Abu Sujad DF (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 LionsXII
Daniel Bennett DF (1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 Warriors F.C.
Rosman Sulaiman DF (1982-11-06) 6 November 1982 Woodlands Wellington
Midfielders
Jozef Kapláň MF (1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 Geylang International
Sirina Camara MF (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 Home United
Hariss Harun MF (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 LionsXII
Faris Ramli MF (1992-08-24) 24 August 1992 LionsXII
Isa Halim MF (1986-05-15) 15 May 1986 LionsXII
Mustafić Fahrudin MF (1981-04-17) 17 April 1981 Tampines Rovers
Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin MF (1979-05-29) 29 May 1979 Tanjong Pagar United
Forwards
Indra Sahdan Daud FW (1979-03-05) 5 March 1979 Home United
Fazrul Nawaz FW (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 LionsXII
Shahril Ishak FW (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 LionsXII
Aleksandar Đurić FW (1970-08-12) 12 August 1970 Tampines Rovers
Monsef Zerka FW (1981-08-30) 30 August 1981 Tanjong Pagar United
Coaches
V Sundramoorthy Head Coach LionsXII
Kanan Vedhamuthu Assistant Coach Geylang International

Pre-match

Ticketing

Tickets for the Charity Cup were made available sale from 15 April 2013 through Ticketbooth with prices ranging between $15 and $50.[4]

Match

Details
Singapore Selection 0 – 2 Atlético Madrid
Report  29' Raúl García
 87' Diego Costa
Referee: Yazeen Buhari
Singapore Selection

References
  1. "Atlético Madrid – Peter Lim Charity Cup". Goal.com Singapore.
  2. "Atletico Madrid visit to Singapore brought forward". Axross The Line by Liga Singapura.
  3. "Singapore selection side named". Axross The Line by Liga Singapura. Archived from the original on 2013-08-31.
  4. "Event Details: Singapore Olympic Foundation - Peter Lim Charity Cup: Singapore Selection Vs Atletico Madrid". UEFA.com. TicketBooth. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06.
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