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]
 Jalan Besar Stadium, where the Peter Lim Charity Cup was held. | |||||||
| Event | Charity Match | ||||||
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| Date | 22 May 2013 | ||||||
| Venue | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | ||||||
| Referee | Yazeen Buhari | ||||||
| Weather | Fine | ||||||
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
editThe 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
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Pre-match
editTicketing
editTickets for the Charity Cup were made available sale from 15 April 2013 through Ticketbooth with prices ranging between $15 and $50.[4]
Match
editDetails
editSingapore Selection  | 0 – 2 |  Atlético Madrid |
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| Report |  29' Raúl García 87' Diego Costa |
         Singapore Selection
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References
edit- ^ "Atlético Madrid – Peter Lim Charity Cup". Goal.com Singapore.
- ^ "Atletico Madrid visit to Singapore brought forward". Axross The Line by Liga Singapura.
- ^ "Singapore selection side named". Axross The Line by Liga Singapura. Archived from the original on 2013-08-31.
- ^ "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.