Singapore’s captain Jeffrey Lightfoot (#5) in action against Thailand last year during the Asian Youth Games. Singapore are aiming for a place in the semi-final stage. (Photo © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports archive)
Singapore, Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – The Singapore National Under-15 squad has been drawn to play Zimbabwe and favourites Montenegro in the upcoming 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
In the other group, Bolivia will play Vanuatu and a representative from CONCACAF. Cuba were originally slated to play but the country decided to send their volleyball team instead. Each country is only allowed to field squads for two team events only.
The top two will qualify from their group for the semi-finals.
In the women’s category, Turkey, Iran and Papua New Guinea were drawn together in Group A while Chile, Equatorial Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago will fight it out in Group B.
| Group C | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bolivia  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
Haiti  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
Vanuatu  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Group D | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SINGAPORE  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Montenegro  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Zimbabwe  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
YOG Football Fixtures (Men's)
All games at Jalan Besar Stadium| DAY/DATE | TIME | COUNTRY A | COUNTRY B | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 13 | 6pm | Vanuatu | 0 | Bolivia | 2 |
| Fri, Aug 13 | 8.45pm | SINGAPORE | 3 | Zimbabwe | 1 |
| Mon, Aug 16 | 6pm | Bolivia | 9 | Haiti | 0 |
| Mon, Aug 16 | 8.45pm | Zimbabwe | 1 | Montenegro | 2 |
| Thu, Aug 19 | 6pm | Haiti | 2 | Vanuatu | 1 |
| Thu, Aug 19 | 8.45pm | Montenegro | 2 | SINGAPORE | 3 |
| SEMI-FINALS | |||||
| Sun, Aug 22 | 6pm | Bolivia | 3 | Montenegro | 1 |
| Sun, Aug 22 | 8.45pm | SINGAPORE | 0 | Haiti | 2 |
| 5TH/6TH | |||||
| Mon, Aug 23 | 6pm | Vanuatu | 2 | Zimbabwe | 0 |
| 3RD/4TH | |||||
| Wed, Aug 25 | 6pm | Montenegro | 1 | SINGAPORE | 4 |
| FINAL | |||||
| Wed, Aug 25 | 8.45pm | Bolivia | 5 | Haiti | 0 |
[…] as basketball in Singapore, also sees only six countries taking part in each gender category. The Singapore national U-15 football squad is drawn to play Zimbabwe and Montenegro in the opening round of the football […]