Lion City Cup Football: Singapore U16s go down to Flamengo in penalty heartbreak
The Singapore Under-16 team failed to win the Lion City Cup after losing a penalty shootout 3-4 to Flamengo U15. The final had finished 0-0 after 90 minutes.
The Singapore Under-16 team failed to win the Lion City Cup after losing a penalty shootout 3-4 to Flamengo U15. The final had finished 0-0 after 90 minutes.
Poor refereeing set the stage for the Singapore U15 team to grab third place after they dispatched Juventus FC U15 4-0. Singapore led 1-0 at half time.
CR FlamengoU15s crushed the Singapore U15 team 3-0 in the Lion City Cup semi-final to show why they were the favourites to win the event.
The Singapore U16s held off a late charge by JuventusU15s to win their Lion City Cup semi-final match 4-3 on penalties after the game ended level at 2-2 at the end of 90 minutes.
Despite this treat, the number of fans though have not touched 3,000 in the 6,000-capacity Jalan Besar Stadium. It has been a perennial bugbear of sports organisers that local fans do not come out in full force to support a Singapore national team inaction.
The Singapore U15s failed to capture top spot in Group A as they went down 1-2 against the Italian boys of Juventus FC U15.
The Singapore U16 side drew 1-1 with Everton U15s to qualify for the semi-finals of the 23rd Lion City Cup.
The Singapore Under-16s earned a well-deserved point after a 1-1 draw against Brazilian samba giants CRN Flamengo U15. The Cubs are now in a strong position to qualify for the semi-finals of the 23rd Lion City Cup.