2008 Geylang United FC season

Geylang United FC

2008 season
Chairman	Patrick Ang
Coach	Jozef Herel
Ground	Bedok Stadium
S.League	5th
Singapore Cup	Round 1
League Cup	Round 1
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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.

Squad

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

Coaching staff

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

In

Position	Player	Transferred From
1 !GK	Amos Boon ! Amos Boon	Sengkang Punggol
2 !DF	Baihakki Khaizan ! Baihakki Khaizan	Young Lions
3 !DF	Fabian Tan ! Fabian Tan	Young Lions
4 !FW	Fazrul Nawaz ! Fazrul Nawaz	Young Lions
5 !DF	Faizal Senin ! Faizal Senin	Gombak United
6 !MF	Masrezwan Masturi ! Masrezwan Masturi	SAFFC
7 !MF	Noor Ali ! Noor Ali	SAFFC
8 !MF	Shah Hirul ! Shah Hirul	Geylang International U21
9 !FW	Farizal Basri ! Farizal Basri	Balestier Khalsa
10 !FW	Rivaldo Costa ! Rivaldo Costa Amaral Filho	Esporte Clube Tupy
11 !FW	Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior ! Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior	Nanchang Bayi
12 !MF	Rastislav Belicak ! Rastislav Belicak	MFK Zemplín Michalovce
12 !FW	Miroslav Latiak ! Miroslav Latiak	MFK Ružomberok

Out

Position	Player	Transferred to
1 !GK	Hassan Sunny ! Hassan Sunny	Tampines Rovers
2 !DF	Abdul Hadi ! Abdul Hadi	Released
3 !DF	Razaleigh Khalik ! Razaleigh Khalik	SAFFC
4 !DF	Dennis Lim ! Dennis Lim	Released
5 !MF	Syed Fadhil ! Syed Fadhil	Home United
6 !MF	Razali Johari ! Razali Johari	Sengkang Punggol
7 !FW	Leopoldino dos Santos ! Leopoldino dos Santos	Released
8 !MF	Rangsan Vivatchaichok ! Rangsan Vivatchaichok	Provincial Electricity Authority FC
9 !MF	Ballamodou Conde ! Ballamodou Conde	Wollongong
10 !FW	Fadzuhasny Juraimi ! Fadzuhasny Juraimi	Woodlands Wellington
11 !MF	Abdelaziz Dnibi ! Abdelaziz Dnibi	PSIS Semarang

Pre-Season Friendlies

Geylang United v Police SA

19 February 2008	Geylang United	4-0	Police SA	Bedok Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)

Geylang United v Katong FC

23 April 2008	Geylang United	7-1	Katong FC	Bedok Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)

Chinese Recreation Club v Geylang United

26 January 2008	Chinese Recreation Club	0-5	Geylang United	CRC Penang Field
19:30 (UTC+8)

Kampung Seronong v Geylang United

27 January 2008	Kampung Seronong	0-1	Geylang United	USM Field A
17:00 (UTC+8)

Geylang United v Admiralty FC

31 January 2008	Geylang United	4-0	Admiralty FC	Bedok Stadium
19:00 (UTC+8)

Johor FA v Geylang United

4 February 2008	Johor FA	2-3	Geylang United	Pasir Gudang Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)

MBJB F.C. v Geylang United

11 February 2008	MBJB F.C.	0-3	Geylang United	Seri Gelam Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)

Geylang United v Summerville FC

16 February 2008	Geylang United	9-0	Summerville FC	Bedok Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)

S-League

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

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

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

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

Goalscorers

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

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

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

See also