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 (age 53)
19	Fajar Sarib		GK	(1977-08-04) 4 August 1977 (age 48)
Defenders
2	Noh Rahman		DF	(1980-08-02) 2 August 1980 (age 45)
5	Aide Iskandar		DF	(1975-05-28) 28 May 1975 (age 50)
6	Baihakki Khaizan		DF	(1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 41)
12	Faizal Senin		DF	(1982-01-12) 12 January 1982 (age 43)
13	Jonathan Xu		DF	(1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 42)
15	Fabian Tan		DF	(1985-02-25) 25 February 1985 (age 40)
Midfielders
3	Rastislav Belicak		MF	(1977-11-09) 9 November 1977 (age 47)
4	Shah Hirul		MF	(1986-05-07) 7 May 1986 (age 39)
8	Mohd Noor Ali		MF	(1975-05-16) 16 May 1975 (age 50)
11	Syed Thaha		MF	(1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 40)
17	Hafiz Rahim		MF	(1983-11-19) 19 November 1983 (age 41)
18	Lau Meng Meng		MF	(1983-05-29) 29 May 1983 (age 42)
Forwards
9	Miroslav Latiak		FW	(1981-03-19) 19 March 1981 (age 44)
10	Fazrul Nawaz		FW	(1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 (age 40)
14	Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior		FW	(1979-06-05) 5 June 1979 (age 46)
16	Masrezwan Masturi		FW	(1981-02-17) 17 February 1981 (age 44)
20	Rivaldo Costa Amaral Filho		FW	(1978-05-08) 8 May 1978 (age 47)

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
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

Out

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

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