2008 Geylang United FC season

The 2008 S.League season is Geylang United's 13th season in the top flight of Singapore football and 33rd year in existence as a football club.

Geylang United FC
2008 season
ChairmanSingapore Patrick Ang
CoachSlovakia Jozef Herel
GroundBedok Stadium
S.League5th
Singapore CupRound 1
League CupRound 1
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Squad

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No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Amos Boon   GK (1972-07-12) 12 July 1972 (age 52)
19 Fajar Sarib   GK (1977-08-04) 4 August 1977 (age 47)
Defenders
2 Noh Rahman   DF (1980-08-02) 2 August 1980 (age 44)
5 Aide Iskandar   DF (1975-05-28) 28 May 1975 (age 49)
6 Baihakki Khaizan   DF (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 40)
12 Faizal Senin   DF (1982-01-12) 12 January 1982 (age 42)
13 Jonathan Xu   DF (1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 41)
15 Fabian Tan   DF (1985-02-25) 25 February 1985 (age 39)
Midfielders
3 Rastislav Belicak   MF (1977-11-09) 9 November 1977 (age 46)
4 Shah Hirul   MF (1986-05-07) 7 May 1986 (age 38)
8 Mohd Noor Ali   MF (1975-05-16) 16 May 1975 (age 49)
11 Syed Thaha   MF (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 39)
17 Hafiz Rahim   MF (1983-11-19) 19 November 1983 (age 40)
18 Lau Meng Meng   MF (1983-05-29) 29 May 1983 (age 41)
Forwards
9 Miroslav Latiak   FW (1981-03-19) 19 March 1981 (age 43)
10 Fazrul Nawaz   FW (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 (age 39)
14 Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior   FW (1979-06-05) 5 June 1979 (age 45)
16 Masrezwan Masturi   FW (1981-02-17) 17 February 1981 (age 43)
20 Rivaldo Costa Amaral Filho   FW (1978-05-08) 8 May 1978 (age 46)

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Jozef Herel
Assistant coach   Darimosuvito Tokijan
Goalkeeping coach   Koh Chuan Hwee
Team manager   Lim Tong Hai
Physiotherapist   Thomas Pang Yok Boon
Kitman   Abdul Halim Yusop

Pre-Season Transfers

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Position Player Transferred From
GK   Amos Boon   Sengkang Punggol
DF   Baihakki Khaizan   Young Lions
DF   Fabian Tan   Young Lions
FW   Fazrul Nawaz   Young Lions
DF   Faizal Senin   Gombak United
MF   Masrezwan Masturi   SAFFC
MF   Noor Ali   SAFFC
MF   Shah Hirul   Geylang International U21
FW   Farizal Basri   Balestier Khalsa
FW   Rivaldo Costa Amaral Filho   Esporte Clube Tupy
FW   Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior   Nanchang Bayi
MF   Rastislav Belicak   MFK Zemplín Michalovce
FW   Miroslav Latiak   MFK Ružomberok
Position Player Transferred to
GK   Hassan Sunny   Tampines Rovers
DF   Abdul Hadi Released
DF   Razaleigh Khalik   SAFFC
DF   Dennis Lim Released
MF   Syed Fadhil   Home United
MF   Razali Johari   Sengkang Punggol
FW   Leopoldino dos Santos Released
MF   Rangsan Vivatchaichok   Provincial Electricity Authority FC
MF   Ballamodou Conde   Wollongong
FW   Fadzuhasny Juraimi   Woodlands Wellington
MF   Abdelaziz Dnibi   PSIS Semarang

Pre-Season Friendlies

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19 February 2008   Geylang United 4-0   Police SA Bedok Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)
23 April 2008   Geylang United 7-1   Katong FC Bedok Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)
26 January 2008   Chinese Recreation Club 0-5   Geylang United CRC Penang Field
19:30 (UTC+8)
27 January 2008   Kampung Seronong 0-1   Geylang United USM Field A
17:00 (UTC+8)
31 January 2008   Geylang United 4-0   Admiralty FC Bedok Stadium
19:00 (UTC+8)
4 February 2008   Johor FA 2-3   Geylang United Pasir Gudang Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)
11 February 2008   MBJB F.C. 0-3   Geylang United Seri Gelam Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)
16 February 2008   Geylang United 9-0   Summerville FC Bedok Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)

S-League

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Match Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 February 21, 2008 Home Balestier Khalsa 2–1 A. Iskandar   49', M. Masturi   70'
2 February 26, 2008 Away SAFFC 3–1 M. Masturi   15'
3 March 3, 2008 Home Albirex Niigata (S) 1–1 M. Masturi   89'
4 March 7, 2008 Away (LIVE) Super Reds 1–0
5 March 15, 2008 Away Home United 6–1 F. Nawaz   70'
6 March 19, 2008 Home Young Lions 3–2 F. Nawaz   20',   43',   90'
7 March 31, 2008 Away Gombak United 3–1 M. Masturi   58'
8 April 8, 2008 Home Dalian Shide Siwu 1–3 M. Masturi   55'
9 April 11, 2008 Away (LIVE) Tampines Rovers 0–1 Júnior   35'
10 April 20, 2008 Away Woodlands Wellington 1–2 M. Latiak   53',   59'
11 April 27, 2008 Home Sengkang Punggol 2–0 M. Latiak   45', F. Nawaz   50'
12 May 4, 2008 Home SAFFC 2–3 Júnior   72', M. Masturi   77'
13 May 20, 2008 Away Balestier Khalsa 2–2 M. Masturi   6', R. Costa   94'
14 May 25, 2008 Away Albirex Niigata (S) 1–5 A. Iskandar   30', M. Masturi   38', R. Costa   45', Júnior   59', N. Ali   78'
15 June 25, 2008 Away Super Reds 2–1 M. Latiak   36'
16 July 1, 2008 Home Home United 1–2 R. Costa   9'
17 July 15, 2008 Away Young Lions 0–0
18 July 18, 2008 Home (LIVE) Gombak United 3–1 A. Iskandar   19', R. Costa   23', F. Nawaz   82'
19 July 22, 2008 Home Tampines Rovers 0–1
20 July 25, 2008 Away Dalian Shide Siwu 0–1 R. Costa   49'
21 August 4, 2008 Away Sengkang Punggol 1–2 M. Masturi   47', M. Latiak   57'
22 August 12, 2008 Home SAFFC 2–2 N. Ali   17', R. Costa   60'
23 August 27, 2008 Home Balestier Khalsa 2–1 F. Nawaz   2', N. Ali   56'
24 September 12, 2008 Home Albirex Niigata (S) 1–1 F. Nawaz   75'
25 September 17, 2008 Away Super Reds 2–1 R. Costa   26'(pen.)
26 September 25, 2008 Home Woodlands Wellington 4–1 R. Costa   46', N. Ali   53', M. Latiak   76', M. Masturi   88',
27 October 3, 2008 Away (LIVE) Home United 3–1 F. Nawaz   85'
28 October 9, 2008 Home Young Lions 1–1 F. Nawaz   57'

Singapore Cup

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Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 May 12, 2008 First Knockout Round Away Super Reds 2–1 R. Belicak   90'

Singapore League Cup

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Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 May 31, 2008 Singapore League Cup 2008 Home Balestier Khalsa 1–2 M. Latiak   30'

Player seasonal records

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Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 25, 2008.

Goalscorers

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Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Total
1   Masrezwan Masturi 8 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 7 (15)
2   Fazrul Nawaz 5 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 5 (15)
3   Miroslav Latiak 3 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 3 (15)
4   Júnior 3 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 3 (15)
5   Rivaldo Costa 2 (7) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (8)
  Aide Iskandar 2 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (13)
6   Rastislav Belicak 0 (13) 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (14)
  Noor Ali 1 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (15)

Goals conceded

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Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Total Average per game
1   Amos Boon 27 (13) 2 (1) 0 (0) 29 (14) 2.07
2   Fajar Sarib 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) 1
3   Nazri Sabri 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0

Discipline

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Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Total
                Total Cards
1   Rastislav Belicak 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 7
2   Noh Rahman 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
3   Aide Iskandar 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 4
4   Jonathan Xu 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
5   Masrezwan Masturi 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
6   Miroslav Latiak 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
7   Farizal Basri 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
8   Baihakki Khaizan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
9   Faizal Senin 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
10   Noor Ali 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
11   Júnior 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
12   Fazrul Nawaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
13   Syed Thaha 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
14   Faizal Senin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
15   Rivaldo Costa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

References

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