SINGAPORE AIM FOR PLACE IN UNDER-19 SEMI-FINALS

Head coach Salim Moin said the players should always be at their best and that they should treat the honour of playing for Singapore with the right mental attitude.

“I know that we did not have the best of preparation with some players being committed to their studies with the academy while others had to do their duty in the national league but that should not be used as an excuse,” said Salim.

“The players should look at this tournament as the best avenue to gain experience in preparation for the AFC U19 qualifiers in November.

“I hope that the players are not looking at taking part in this meet as just to complete the numbers.”

Other than Australia in their Group A, the Singapore side will also be up against Cambodia and favourites Thailand.

In Group B are hosts Vietnam, Malaysia, Timor Leste and Myanmar.

To strengthen their team further, Singapore have included seven players from their Young Lions squad who are playing in the S-League – among them strikers Khairul Nizam and Eugene Luo.

SINGAPORE UNDER-19 TEAM

Neezam Abdul Aziz, Syed Sufian, Amirul Kamal, Azfar Zainal Abidin, Fariss Haiqel, Safuwan Baharudin, Shakir Hamzah, Emmeric Ong Yu Min, Eugene Luo Zhenlun, Faiz Ronedin, Fazli Yahaya, Haziq Azman. Nazrul Ahmad Nazari, Raihan Abdul Rahman, Safirul Sulaiman, Zulfahmi Arifin, Khairul Nizam, Muhyamin Salim, Syafiq Zainal.

GROUPINGS

Group A: Cambodia, Australia, Singapore and Thailand

Group B: Malaysia, Myanmar, Timor Leste and Vietnam

FIXTURES

4 August 2009
Thanh Long Centre –
Myanmar vs Timor Leste (1530)/ Australia vs Singapore (1745)

Thong Nhat Stadium –
Cambodia vs Thailand (1530)/ Malaysia vs Vietnam (1745)

6 August 2009
Thanh Long Centre –
Timor Leste vs Malaysia (1530)/ Singapore vs Cambodia (1745)

Thong Nhat Stadium –
Thailand vs Australia (1530)/ Vietnam vs Myanmar (1745)

8 August 2009
Thanh Long Centre –
Cambodia vs Australia (1530)/ Malaysia vs Myanmar (1745)

Thong Nhat Stadium –
Thailand vs Singapore (1530)/ Vietnam vs Timor Leste (1745)

10 August 2009
Thong Nhat Stadium –
Semi-finals 1 – Winner A vs Runner up B (1515)
Semi-finals 2 – Winner B vs Runner up A (1745)

12 August 2009
Thong Nhat Stadium –
3rd / 4th Placing – Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 (1530)

Final – Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (1745)