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
Singapore Spain
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 Singapore GK (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 Singapore LionsXII
Hassan Sunny Singapore GK (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 Singapore Warriors F.C.
Defenders
Afiq Yunos Singapore DF (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 Singapore Courts Young Lions
Noh Rahman Singapore DF (1980-08-02) 2 August 1980 Singapore Home United
Safuwan Baharudin Singapore DF (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991 Singapore LionsXII
Baihakki Khaizan Singapore DF (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 Singapore LionsXII
Shakir Hamzah Singapore DF (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 Singapore LionsXII
Hafiz Abu Sujad Singapore DF (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 Singapore LionsXII
Daniel Bennett Singapore DF (1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 Singapore Warriors F.C.
Rosman Sulaiman Singapore DF (1982-11-06) 6 November 1982 Singapore Woodlands Wellington
Midfielders
Jozef Kapláň Slovakia MF (1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 Singapore Geylang International
Sirina Camara France MF (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 Singapore Home United
Hariss Harun Singapore MF (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 Singapore LionsXII
Faris Ramli Singapore MF (1992-08-24) 24 August 1992 Singapore LionsXII
Isa Halim Singapore MF (1986-05-15) 15 May 1986 Singapore LionsXII
Mustafić Fahrudin Singapore MF (1981-04-17) 17 April 1981 Singapore Tampines Rovers
Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin Singapore MF (1979-05-29) 29 May 1979 Singapore Tanjong Pagar United
Forwards
Indra Sahdan Daud Singapore FW (1979-03-05) 5 March 1979 Singapore Home United
Fazrul Nawaz Singapore FW (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 Singapore LionsXII
Shahril Ishak Singapore FW (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 Singapore LionsXII
Aleksandar Đurić Singapore FW (1970-08-12) 12 August 1970 Singapore Tampines Rovers
Monsef Zerka Morocco FW (1981-08-30) 30 August 1981 Singapore Tanjong Pagar United
Coaches
V Sundramoorthy Singapore Head coach Singapore LionsXII
Kanan Vedhamuthu Singapore Assistant coach Singapore 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 Singapore0 – 2Spain 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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