Illyas Lee (Singapore U16 #14) tussling for the ball against a Juve midfielder. It was an entertaining match that kept Singapore fans on their seats as they saw their side give up a 2-0 lead and hang on to the last penalty kick of the evening before securing and celebrating the final berth against Flamengo on Sunday. (Photo 2 © Low Sze Sen/Red Sports)
Brandon Koh (Singapore U16 #7) challenging for the ball in midfield. (Photo 3 © Low Sze Sen/Red Sports)
Muhaimin Suhaimi (Singapore U16 #17) is crowded out by Juve players in midfield. (Photo 4 © Low Sze Sen/Red Sports)
Both teams fought tooth-and-nail and it was the local side that got the advantage going up 2-0 in the first half. Juve’s Gianluca (#13) was red carded late in the second half. (Photo 5 © Low Sze Sen/Red Sports)
Jonathan Tan (#11) races down the flank. The winger provided several good crosses into the penalty box. (Photo 6 © Low Sze Sen/Red Sports)
Late into the second half with the score tied at 2-2, Juve goalkeeper, Giacomo Volpe, is made to stretch to retrieve the ball, defying SingaporeU16 forwards from finding that winning goal. (Photo 7 © Low Sze Sen/Red Sports)
With the final score squared at 2-2, the match went into a penalty shootout. Juve goalkeeper, Volpe, who the referee said had stepped off his goal line early, can’t stop the retaken penalty by Jonathan Tan. (Photo 8 © Low Sze Sen/Red Sports)
Singapore’s goalkeeper, Fashah Rosedin, watches as the 5th and final penalty kick by Juve’s Lorenzo Zarmanian hits the crossbar to allow the U16s to go through to Sunday evening’s final. Singapore won the penalty shootout 4-3. (Photo 9 © Low Sze Sen/Red Sports)
Singapore fans decked out in red and white attire chanting and singing vociferously in support of both Singapore teams who made it through the round-robin stages to the event’s semi-finals. The U16s were up against the Juventus U15s, whilst the U15s squared off against tournament favorites, Flamengo of Brazil. (Photo 10 © Low Sze Sen/Red Sports)
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