Match Statistics for Match 33 - Young Lions vs Home United (25 Mar 2009)

GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S.LEAGUE 2009
MATCH 33: YOUNG LIONS vs HOME UNITED
25 Mar 2009, 1945hrs, Jalan Besar Stadium


Match Summary
Young Lions secured their first win of the season after they beat Home United 1-0 at Jalan Besar on Wednesday.

Obadin Aikhena settled the game for the home side in the 72nd minute when he headed home an Isa Halim corner on the right.

The visitors tried to rally in search for the equalizer but lack of incisiveness in the final third cost them as they slumped to their second consecutive league defeat.

With the win, Young Lions now leapfrog Home United from bottom to fifth place in the league table.

Full match report to follow...

Final Score
Young Lions 1
Obadin Aikhena 72'
Home United 0

Line-up
Young Lions
22 Izwan Mahbud (GK)
4 Isa Halim (C)
6 Hamqaamal Shah (28 Azfar Zainal Abidin 65')
7 Gabriel Quak Jun Yi
9 Faritz Abdul Hameed
14 Afiq Yunos
16 Shahir Hamzah (10 Irwan Shah 46')
20 Obadin Aikhena
23 Arif Aiman
25 Fadhil Noh
26 Khairul Nizam (27 Eugene Luo 61')
Subs not used: Eddie Chang, Hafiz Abu Sujad, Jasper Chan, Goh Swee Swee

Home United
1 Ridzuan Fatah Hassan (GK)
4 Juma'at Jantan
5 S Subramani (C)
7 Shi Jiayi (20 Peres de Oliveira 59')
9 Norikazu Murakami (15 Fadzuhasny Juraimi 70')
10 Kengne Ludovick
13 Valery Hiek
14 Rosman Sulaiman
17 Shahril Ishak
24 Firdaus Idros (12 Itimi Dickson 63')
38 Shahdan Sulaiman
Subs not used: Shahril Alias, Tengku Mushadad, Syed Fadhil, Lionel Lewis

Cautions
Young Lions: Shahir Hamzah 45', Arif Aiman 85', Afiq Yunos 90', Gabriel Quak Jun Yi 90'
Home United: nil

Expulsions
Young Lions: nil
Home United: nil

Match Officials
Referee: P Pandian
Asst Referee 1: Eugene Chan
Asst Referee 2: Amos Lim
Fourth Official: Abas Daud
Match Commissioner: Sri Kishan

Attendance: 2,863