SOFT football outing to Singapore Vs Australia friendly on 23rd March

[faizal_rocks]

Any of u guys keen? I read all about it on KallangRoar.com n its confirmed

23rd March is on a Sunday..so most of us should be free...wat a way to take on Australia before our WCQ clash with Lebanon on the 26th March, 3 days later..

Maybe we can go to both matches! What do u say?

Anyone in favour, post here...

 

[Dime]

whats the price for a ticket?

 

[faizal_rocks]

Not sure of that but I hope its not too ex...will post those details as soon as I get them

 

[jeepers]

shouldnt be more than $12.

i'm more interested as to where the match will be held? jalan besar stadium? might think twice.

 

[faizal_rocks]

Road to South Africa: Lions to play Socceroos ahead of Lebanon tie

The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is pleased to announce the International Friendly between Singapore and Australia on Saturday, 22 March ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifying tournament match against Lebanon on Wednesday, 26 March.

Tickets for both the Australia and Lebanon matches will go on sale at the Admin & Finance Division of the FAS offices at Jalan Besar Stadium from 10 March.



International Friendly



Singapore v Australia

Saturday, 22 March 2008

7.30pm

National Stadium



Grandstand – S$10.00

Gallery Adult – S$6.00

Gallery Student – S$2.00 (for Secondary & ITE students only)

(Free entry for Primary School students and younger)



Pre-sale for the Australia match is from 10 March till 20 March. Sales hours are 11.00am – 7.00pm (closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays)



2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone Qualifying Tournament


Singapore v Lebanon

Wednesday, 26 March 2008

7.30pm

National Stadium



Grandstand – S$18.00 till 25 March, S$25.00 on Match Day

Gallery Adult – S$8.00 till 25 March, S$10.00 on Match Day

Gallery Student – S$3.00 till Match Day (for Secondary & ITE students only)

(Free entry for Primary School students and younger)



Pre-sale for the Lebanon match is from 10 March till 25 March. Sales hours are 11.00am – 7.00pm (closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays)



CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE

06 MARCH 2008


Take note guys, the Australia match is on the 22nd March, NOT 23rd March...anyone care to join me??

 

[tim098]

i dont understand why singapore wants to play australia before a WCQ. for warm up? retarded man, tire their asses out.

 

[fgl]

If it dont clash with any AFC matches...Im on

 

[faizal_rocks]

Anybody else keen??

 

[atheist]

australia??? again??

 

[faizal_rocks]

Yea...but the England based players won't be involved though...

 

[theunknown]

haha the only australian players i know are england based.

eh i tot national stadium closed? why got match? liarliar haha

 

[screamfest]

they always like that laaa.say last match at kallang.but still helding soccer matches there.
bet when they start renovating then will stop all events.
on match will there be ticket sales?or would be sold out?

 

[JaarVis.]

the other time. i went to watch cuz of harry kewell. ha.
and when he scored , u could hear the lions roar. haha.
we show love for outsiders too. can see they loved it there. ha.

im goin with my grp of friends. but i'll meet up with the softies awhile
and maybe sit with u guys too. ha.

 

[faizal_rocks]

Anymore keen in going?

 

[Dime]

where is it held?if jln besar.say goodbye.

 

[faizal_rocks]

Road To South Africa:Quantas Socceroos Name Squad to play Singapore

YOUNGSTERS GET CHANCE TO PUSH FOR SENIOR SELECTION

Football Federation Australia today named a youthful Qantas Socceroos squad that will play the Singapore national team on Saturday 22 March at the Singapore National Stadium.

Only four of the squad named today by National Coach Pim Verbeek have been capped at full senior level with 12 of the 17-man squad all in contention to be part of the Qantas under 23s that will represent Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

With a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match to be played against China in Kunming only four days after the Singapore match, it is a vital opportunity for these players to push to be included in the final squad that will travel to China.

"I will not finalize my squad for the match against China until after the Singapore game so these players have a chance to impress and be included in the team for China," said Mr. Verbeek.

"There is a good possibility that some Europe-based players will be added to this squad to play Singapore if an early release from club duties can be negotiated".

"It is important that we continue to keep the Hyundai A-League players fit with vital national team and Olympic team matches coming up so this camp and match is important to us."

Hyundai A-League Grand Final winners Newcastle Jets are the most heavily represented club in the squad with five of the Championship winning team selected.

Players will arrive on Monday ahead of the Singapore match except for players from Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory who will join the camp after their Asian Champions League matches are played on Wednesday 19 March.

Socceroos Squad:

Nigel Boogard (Central Coast Mariners), Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory), Nathan Burns (Adelaide United), Billy Celeski (Melbourne Victory), Ante Covic (Newcastle Jets), Bruce Djite (Adelaide United), Tarek Elrich (Newcastle Jets), Adam Griffiths (Newcastle Jets), James Holland (Newcastle Jets), Mile Jedinak (Central Coast Mariners), Jade North (Newcastle Jets), Nikita Rukavytsya (Perth Glory), Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory), Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Perth Glory), Tando Velaphi (Perth Glory), Ruben Zadkovich (TBC), Michael Zullo (Queensland Roar)

Taken from FAS website

Dime: Ur answer is in bold.

 

[Dime]

alright bro im 70% confirmed going to watch them play

 

[theunknown]

alamak clash with gig...damn...if not, can follow.

 

[faizal_rocks]

Kewell wants Singapore stop-over
12 March 2008 | 16:50 - SBS EXCLUSIVE: David Lewis
ARTICLE
SBS The World Game - Kewell wants Singapore stop-over

Match hungry Harry Kewell is aiming to make a shock appearance for the Socceroos as the sole luminary in a line up of A-League rookies in the international against Singapore at the tiny nation's National Stadium on March 22.

Frozen out at Liverpool, Kewell has asked boss Rafa Benitez for a release to join coach Pim Verbeek - and his gallery of saplings - in camp in Singapore next week in a bid to tweak his fitness for the World Cup qualifier against China in Kunming.

In a stunning sign of the times for the most celebrated Australian export of the past decade, Kewell will learn on Friday whether Benitez is willing to allow him to play in a match where he would rub shoulders with total strangers like Perth Glory’s Nikita Rukavytsya, Newcastle kid James Holland, Queensland Roar rookie Michael Zullo and Adelaide’s Bruce Djite.
It’s likely that if Benitez gives Kewell the thumbs down, the result will be him also missing out against China on March 26 because of lingering concerns over his match fitness.
It’s believed Verbeek wants to give Kewell - who wasn’t picked against Qatar last month - a 45-minure run-out to help him prepare to scale what could prove a great wall of China should the Socceroos take their opponents lightly in the smog soup and high altitude of Kunming.

Kewell would be likely to get another 45 minutes against the Chinese.
He didn’t travel to Milan as Liverpool eased through to the final eight of the UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 second leg win over 10-man Inter MIlan - that sealed a 3-0 aggregate success.

And he hasn’t even made the bench since coming on as a substitute during Liverpool’s embarrassing FA Cup exit against Barnsley in mid-February.

Kewell has made only 15 appearances this season and after nearly five years of injuries, false dawns, surgical interventions and sheer bad luck, he is heading for a parting of the ways with his boyhood idols with his contract almost up.

The emergence of Dutch super-kid Ryan Babel appears to have sealed his fate and now Kewell just wants to play - against anybody - to try and recapture lost confidence and cohesion.
Verbeek may name a provisional squad of up to 30 players as early as Friday for the China duel, with only five expected to come from the A-League.

The squad will be trimmed to 23, and finally 18 closer to the main event, in keeping with Verbeek’s modus operandi in the build up to the 3-0 win over Qatar at the Telstra Dome.

The European heavy hitters have been mobilised with the obvious exception of Newcastle’s Mark Viduka, who will meet Verbeek in April, and could make a shock return in June when Australia face Iraq (twice), Qatar and China again.

Indications are that Nicky Carle, whose Bristol City side are on the cusp of winning promotion to the Premier League, could be left out again.
The former A-League Player of the Year left his box of tricks at home when Socceroos assistant Henk Duut saw him recently in the Championship clash against Leicester.

But the news is better for Foxes defender Patrick Kisnorbo who impressed Duut in the recent clash against Preston and will be recalled after falling sharply out of favour during last July’s ill-fated Asian Cup campaign.
It’s possible Kisnorbo could even pip main rival Michael Beauchamp, who is also back in the mix after missing out against Qatar, in the race to partner skipper Lucas Neill at the heart of the defence against China.

Derby County’s Mile Sterjovski, who was given a leave pass against Qatar because he was in the midst of his move to England, will also resurface in Verbeek’s preliminary squad but Torino’s Vince Grella again misses out - this time with a knee injury.

It’s shaping as an taxing exercise for the foreign legionnaires who are booked on 12-hour flights from Europe to Singapore, where they face three-hour layovers, before a four-hour onward journey into Kunming - making the trek to China almost as taxing a trip as coming to Australia itself.

China, meanwhile, have been in camp since March 1 and play their final warm-up against Thailand in Kunming on Saturday.

Source from Kallangroar.com

 

[empihsrow]

the other time. i went to watch cuz of harry kewell. ha.
and when he scored , u could hear the lions roar. haha.
we show love for outsiders too. can see they loved it there. ha.

im goin with my grp of friends. but i'll meet up with the softies awhile
and maybe sit with u guys too. ha.

I went because of Khairul Amri! Haha, it was totally hilarious that day man. Cos the crowd over at my side and myself were all anti-Australia.

I'm going to watch with my girlfriend. Anyone has any idea how to get to Jalan Besar office to buy the tickets?

And hopefully Kewell will appear for Australia.