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There is news going around that Brazil may come to Singapore for one of their Olympics warm-up match on the 28th of July. Taken from CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE FUTEBOL news,

Seleção Brasileira Olímpica embarca no dia 21 de julho para Cingapura, para preparação para Olimpíadas de Pequim. iagem será via Paris, onde os jogadores que atuam na Europa se apresentam, e equipe fará amistoso no dia 28 de julho contra Seleção de Cingapura.

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Olympic Selection: friendly with Singapore and preparation outside Brazil. CBF mark departure for the day July 28 in Asia. Complete program for the Beijing Olympic Games is not yet disclosed

Singapore is chosen to be one of the Asian countries that the U21 team will be playing against! It'll be so cool to see the national team play against the giants. Although I foresee a trashing on the Singapore side, I guess it's good exposure for the team. And I wonder where this match will be played at? (since the last World Cup Qualifier match marks the closure of the Kallang Stadium for real!)

If they are really coming over to play Singapore, I'd definitely go and watch! And I'll wear a Brazilian jersey with a Lion's logo at the back. LOL.

Here is the tentative lineup for the Brazilian team.

Diego Alves - Almería

Renan - Internacional

Alex Silva - São Paulo

Breno - Bayern de Munique

Thiago Silva - Fluminense

Ilsinho - Shakhtar Donetsk

Rafinha - Schalke 04

Marcelo - Real Madrid

Anderson - Manchester United

Diego - Werder Bremen

Hernanes - São Paulo

Lucas - Liverpool

Ronaldinho - Barcelona

Thiago Neves - Fluminense

Alexandre Pato - Milan

Jô - Manchester City

Rafael Sobis - Real Bétis

Robinho - Real Madrid

Every dollar spent on the ticket was worth it! Although we came for a Singaporean victory, we were pretty happy at how the Lions played last night (despite some blatant mistakes). In the past several years of Singapore soccer, I have never seen the Lions attack so ferociously. Khairul Amri was amazing that night. Fast-footed, he sliced through the Uzbek's defence like a Ginsu knife. Amazing!



Since the past Asian Cup, the Lions have been touted the "come back kids" and coming back is what they do everytime they concede a goal. That was what happened last night too. The fighting spirit of the Lions kept their fans at the edge of their seats. Well, at least for the first half-an-hour. Thereafter, a series of mistakes by a particular someone ("3") caused the Lions their morale and subsequently, their victory.



Their passing was superb at the beginning. Maybe it was their tired legs or their dishearten emotions; the Lions were making too many mistakes in the second half. The Lion's defence was so easily crumbled by the Uzbeks. They found a weakness. The Lions weakness was defending Baihakki Khaizan's flank. A was out-ran, tricked and out smarted. Gosh. It was painful to see everytime the Uzbeks attack at his flank. It was like a near 70% chance of getting a goal and 90% chance of a shot on target!

The final score was Uzbekistan 7, Singapore 3. Although we lost, at least we bagged in 3 goals into the Uzbek's net. We've done what the Indonesian, Malaysian, China and even Saudis couldn't do. Saudi Arabia (Asian's football giant) lost 3-0 to the Uzbeks. Singapore is still in second place on the tournament table. Thus, I must say that Singapore do still stand a chance against the Saudis next Saturday (14/06) at the Kallang stadium.

Work on the defence fellas! Give the Saudis a fight that they will remember.