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Match Previews - 5th February 2012

 

 

Tampines Rovers FC VS Home United FC



Home United FC will take on S-League winners Tampines Rovers FC on 5th February in this season's S-League curtain raiser. Called the Great Eastern Charity Shield, which pits the RHB Singapore Cup winner and the S-League Champion. Both teams will be out to win the first match of the season.

Our Protectors, much changed from last season, have superb firepower up front in the dynamic trio of Shotaro Ihata, Frederic Mendy and Qiu Li. The trio will be ably supported by Shi Jiayi and John Wilkinson in central midfield. In pre-season, defensive frailties has been a major concern and our Protectors hopes to shore up its defence with the signing of Franklin Anzite.

For Tampines Rovers FC, they are also much changed, but only in terms of foreigners. The only foreigner retained is French defender Benoit Croissant. Joining him will be Croatians Sasa Dreven and Davor Piskor, and Macedonian Gligor Gligorov.

It will be an interesting match with both teams promising to field their best and play an exciting game of football.

Come support our Protectors this Sunday and stand to win attractive prizes like Large LCD TVs, X-Boxes and Play-stations. There will also be a pre-match concert featuring Singapore Idol winner Sylvia Ratonel. Kick-off is slated for 6pm and pre-match activities starts at 5pm.

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(Frederic Mendy will lock horns with Benoit Croissant)





Probable Line-up : Lionel Lewis, Rosman Sulaiman, Zahid Ahmad, Jeremy Chiang, Kenji Arai, Sofiyan Hamid, Shi Jiayi (Cpt), Firdaus Idros, Masrezwan Masturi, Shotaro Ihata, Frederic Mendy,