New Faces for 2009 Season

Home United FC has made changes to its player roster for this coming 2009 season.

Walid Yunos, Farhan Farook, Kamarulariffin Abd Karim and Ram Shanker have all left the club for greener pastures. Naufal Omar Ashibilie is serving his National Service and Thai import Kornprom Jaroonpong has returned to his homeland.

Among the new faces coming in is National defender Ismail Yunos. Having represented Young Lions in last season's competition, Ismail has since graduated and joins us for the 2009 season. Ismail Yunos was a member of Singapore's AFF Suzuki Cup squad this year. Ismail will add further steel to our back-line and also provide "Rory Delap" long throws.

More new faces are being lined up as Home United FC go in search for the much coveted silverwares. Stay tuned......

Lions crash out of Suzuki Cup !!!

Defending Champions Singapore crashed out of the Suzuki Cup after a shock 0-1 loss to Vietnam in the 2nd leg semi-final held at our National Stadium. A capacity crowd 0f 55,000 were there to cheer on our Lions but the Vietnamese had the last laugh. The return of Kallang Roar failed to bring out the fangs of our Lions as they just couldn't score!!!

Successful trials nets quality youth players

Youths from all over Singapore gathered at Ang Mo Kio Secondary School over the past 3 days hoping to be the next batch of HUFC's Under-16 players.

Fighting intense competition, a group of quality players succeeded in gaining a spot in the training squad. They will be assessed over the forthcoming training sessions. A final cut will be done in due time.

HUFC replica jersey selling at $19...Unbelievable !!!

For this festive season, Home United FC is offering great deals on its replica jersey. Grab one now at only $19/-. You can grab it from our Home United Fan Club located at Bishan Stadium.

Don't miss this great offer....

Young Protectors Trials

Home United FC will be looking for its latest batch of players to represent their COE U-16 team for 2009.

Interested males born 1993 and 1994 are welcomed to attend the trials held from 16th-18th December 2008, at 8.30am. Trials will be held at Ang Mo Kio Secondary School on all 3 days.

Players are to bring their own attire for the trials and are advised to avoid bringing valuables.

Do note that there are no trials for the U-18 or Prime League Teams.

2008 Yeo's People's Choice Award - Kengne Ludovick

Our top scorer Kengne Ludovick deservedly won the 2008 Yeo's People's Choice Award.

At the 2008 S-League Awards Night, he received the award from FAS President Ho Peng Kee.

Congratulations! Looking forward to more awards in 2009 S-League Awards Night! Let's bring back those glorious days.......

Special Half-time Performance !

It's been a long while since we've had half-time entertainment during our matches. In today's final match at the Bishan Stadium, we welcome the Bag Pipe Band from the 45th Girls Brigade Singapore. The girls gave the fans an entertaining performance. For 2009, we should look to bring in more half-time entertainment.

Tigers Blazed in Protectors' Den !!!

Home United FC blazed the visiting Balestier Khalsa FC 6-1 in tonigsht's final match. Despite this big win, it was not enough for us to clinch second place. Super Reds FC beat Tampines Rovers FC 3-1 to stay ahead of us.

Well, let's look forward to a better 2009! Let's hope 2009 will bring us the silverwares that we've not had for the past 3 years......Come on Protectors !!!

Title lost....Let's gun for 2nd place !!!

It was a disappointing loss last Friday to SAFFC. Watching them celebrate their 3rd consecutive title in front of us was even more heart-wrenching. Well, going into our final match, we should have no problems slaying the Tigers. A win is a must if we want 2nd place, but then our fate lies in Tampines Rovers FC hands as well. We need them to beat Super Reds FC so with our win, we will clinch 2nd place on goal difference. Tonight, let's hope our Protectors recover from the disappointment and end the season on a high. A good performance in front of our fervent supporters will at least ease some pain. Come on let's turn up in force to cheer them in this season's final match!!!

Home United Under-16s defends title!

Our Young Protectors once again brought honours to the club by winning the 2008 FAS COE Under-16 Challenge Cup. The final was played at the Jalan Besar Stadium in front of many supporters. The match against COE West Under-16s was a tight affair and it ended 0-0 after extra-time. In the penalty shoot-out, our boys held their nerves and won 4-3 on penalties. Heroics by goalkeeper Mohd Ameerul Shafiq, saving 3 penalty kicks, ensured Home United Under-16s successfully defend their title crown. Well done boys !!!

Meanwhile, our Under-18s finished third in the 2008 FAS COE Under-18 Challenge Cup after beating Tampines Rovers Under-18s 4-2 in the 3rd/4th match.

Toothless Sengkang blazed !!!

Home United FC kept up the pressure on leaders SAFFC as they cut the point difference to one with a 3-0 win over Sengkang Punggol FC. Goals from Brazilian wizard Peres De Oliveira, Kengne Ludovick and Tengku Mushadad gave Home United FC a convincing victory. If not for the heroics of ex-Protector Joey Sim, the scoreline would have been double digits !!!

Leaders SAFFC meets title rivals Super Reds FC this Wednesday evening at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Sparks are bound to fly......Let's hope it ends in a draw!

and we're left with 4 games to go!

yes, after the game against young lions at jalan besar, we're currently top on the table. With a 12th minute goal from a free kick by Indra, we secured all 3 points! now, we are left with 4 games against Woodlands Wellington, Sengkang Punggol, Singapore Armed Forces FC and Balestier Khalsa. Of course, out of this four, the most exciting would probably be the one against SAF! Still, all four games are equally important so all the best to the protectors! FIGHT ON!

Vote Ludovick for the People's Choice Award!

Calling out to all Home United's fans and Ludovick's fans!!
well, i think the title says it all so get clicking away!
you can click on the title, it links straight away to the website where you can vote.
you might even stand a chance to win cash prizes just by supporting your favourite player so...
VOTE NOW! (:
preferably, vote ludovick! hehe.

Football and harmony - Sunday 20 July 2008

Yo peeps! =) Long time no see. Sorry for not blogging more often. Busy with work and laptop was cranky. Anyway, here's an update on a HUFC event that is coming up soon. Do come join us on the day itself if you have time, ok?

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Care for some football with a difference?

On Sunday 20 July morning, at the Bishan Stadium.

It's a family day event, with the theme of "Harmony BeyondBoundaries", to strengthen socail cohesion and to build bonds amongst Singaporean through sports, art & cultural performance.

Co-organised by the Harmony Centre, the Home United FootballClub (HUFC), OnePeople.sg, the Taoist Federation and the An-NahdhanMosque.

Watch this space for more info! For now, the date and time ...

Sunday, 20 July 2008

8.00am - 12.00 noon @ Bishan Stadium

That's Hunny Bear, by the way, a mascot of the Singapore United movement. =)

we'll come back strong!

sorry for the lack of updates. finally can update cause it's school holidays.
home united has been competing in 4 different competitions, namely Sleague, AFC cup, RHB Singapore Cup and the League Cup. Shall talk about the Sleague first then!

We played 2 away matches, one against Dalian and the other against Gombak United. i can't comment much cause didn't watch the 2 matches, but we won Dalian 6-0 and lost to Gombak 1-0. So that leaves us 6 points behind both SAF and Super Reds, with Tampines, 3 points behind, hot on our heels. Sleague is on the hold now since the world cup qualifiers are going on now. 5 of our players are in the national team, so all the best LIONS! RAWR, haha. anyway, although 6points behind the leaders, Home United won't be going down so easily. hopefully, we'll come back strong and win as many matches as possible to tighten the race! (:

AFC Cup. Home United is through to the quarter finals! quite old news ah? heh. AFC cup's on the hold too. It's the knock out stage next. Our next match would be away on the 16th of September, against Dempo, a team from India. And the 2nd leg would be on the 23rd of September.
ALL THE BEST HOME UNITED! :D

RHB Singapore Cup. Again, we are through to the quarter finals. Think the last update talked about this. We won Dalian 5-1 away and the next match would be against Tampines Rovers away. oh manz. quite a difficult match! so we'll wait and see what happens when that day comes! hopefully, the odds will be in our favour! WOOHOO.

League Cup. Just for those who haven't heard of this competition, the League Cup is the second major cup competition in Singapore. It keeps the different clubs occupied while the Sleague is on hold, and when the world cup qualifiers are going on. Sadly, Home united is out of the competition already. We drew with Gombak away 1-1 but lost to them at home, 0-1 by a penalty. Home united played without our national players and Peres and Subramani. Although missing key players, we still played well in the first half until Gombak was given a penalty. Morale was high when we came back from the second half but it was just not our day. We didn't make a comeback, maybe cause Gombak was playing a very defensive game and the referee was making a lot of wrong decisions. OH WELL, i personally feel that home united has tried their best and played a good game, so even if we lost, i'm still proud of them!

Perhaps because we have so many competitions in hand, Home United has not been performing their best... the players should be physically tired. BUT! it's not over. We'll definitely come back strong.

GO HOME UNITED!

to our dear taggers,
enough is enough. i agree with dark. we have done nothing to offend anybody. i don't feel that we are arrogant, or that our players are arrogant. We are just passionate supporters of home united and we are proud of our team. There's nothing wrong with that so once again, i'll appreciate it if we don't have others coming here to criticise Home United. We welcome constructive criticism but if you want to criticise us and scold/offend Home United, please think.

Breaking the losing streaks

Nothing beats winning hands down to break that losing streak. Winning 5 goals to 1 is no easy feat and winning by such a big margin at an away game is definitely a confident booster. It has all the ingredient of a amazing game, four goals in the first half, even better than the Man United - West Ham game last weekend. And that is exactly what the Protectors did today at Queenstown Stadium. Our boys rose from two consecutive defeats to demolish Dalian Shide 5-1. The Americans must be reeling with frustration for not signing Indra who single handedly slotted in four goals for the visitors. Ludovick scored the final goal of the day on the 52nd minutes. What more can a fan ask for?

Now it is time to ride the wave and continue knocking out one competitor at a time till we regain our rightful place at the top of the league.

it was just not our day...

home united played well in the first half and came back with 1 goal just before half time. when they came back for the second half, we equalised with a wonderful goal by Naruphol Ar-Romsawa, our promising young player. but everything went down when tampines scored their 3rd goal, which looked offside to me but apparently not to the linesman and referee. after the goal was given, the complexion of the game totally changed. well, it could have been different when shahril ishak was brought down in the penalty box but was denied when the penalty was not given as the referee deemed it as a dive. he even got a yellow card! earlier on in the match, ludovick was brought down too but still no penalty. the final score was 2-4 to tampines.

well, 2 losses already, but it's only 12 games played so far. we must cheer home united on. as i said, the fans must always be behind home united.

HOME UNITED!!

reply to taggers

well, i'm blogging to reply the taggers on the blog.

BOI: most of the "professional" bloggers for the home united blog are busy. as for me, i'm not really in any position to talk about the details of the AFC cup cause i might say something that is not reliable and accurate. that will make it worse, wouldn't it? furthermore, i'm more of a fan commenting on the matches and giving as much details as possible. dan (another tagger) is right to say thast you can find details from the sleague website http://www.sleague.com , or may i recommend the official home united website, here's the link http://www.hufc.com.sg/ You can find frequent updates of home united and the details of their recent games played. thanks.

Outsider: firstly, we do not welcome people who tag negative messages of home united. we would rather have constructive comments. please do not say things that has no evidence and are purely just personal comments that attacks the club. i would appreciate it if you would stop tagging these messages that will cause conflicts. as a fan of home united, i really can't take this lying down, i'm sorry if we gave you the idea that we believe we're undefeatable, i guess you can only say that we have the upmost confidence in home united. what is wrong with being able to fully support and be proud of your team? since when were we arrogant? if we work hard, we definitely can be proud of our achievements. look at cristiano ronaldo of manchester united, he can be proud because he works hard, plays well and scores fantastic goals! why can't the fans and players celebrate home united's achievements? yes, we have lost one match in the sleague, but why should we keep our heads low? it's not the end of the season, home united is not giving up that easily. maybe this will even spur us on. well, that's all i want to say.

justme: i agree that fans are supposed to support their team win, lose or draw. but please don't forget, fans are humans too. sometimes, it's hard to not complain. perhaps the boo-ing was going a bit too far but sometimes, it just can't be help with frustration and all. humans don't think straight at times like these. yes? i'm saying all these based on your tag, whether it's 100% true, i don't know but either way, i believe, no matter what, home united fans will always be behind the players. (:

i just have a bit more to say, i didn't blog about the game against balestier khalsa because i didn't attend/watch the match against balestier khalsa so i'm in no position to blog about anything. so dear readers, if you want details, please click the above links! sleague website and home united official website. :D AND, good news for home united. THE PROTECTORS ARE MOVING ON TO THE QUARTER FINALS OF THE AFC CUP.

ALL THE BEST HUFC! :D

ps: our next sleague match is against tampines rovers, please come down to bishan stadium today (saturday) to give your full support. (:

STILL...

the only undefeated team in the sleague. SAF was lucky to go away with a point in a match that was dominated by home united especially in the second half. home could have definitely won the match if not for the cross bar and some (well, actually most home united fans) say the referee! nevertheless, it was SWEET, SO SO SO SWEEEEEEET, to come back from 2 goals down in the span of FIVE MINUTES. POWER MAN!

If our players can sustain this fighting spirit and never say die attitude till the end of season, there's no doubt that home united will be the champion in the 2008 sleague season. THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT FROM ALL THE FANS OUT THERE. and remember, our next match is a home game against Balestier Khalsa on the 26th of April, this coming saturday. hope to see you there!

WELL DONE PROTECTORS. THE FANS ARE ALWAYS BEHIND YOU! (:

top of the table(s)!

and i'm not only talking about sleague, i'm also talking about AFC cup! well, we are currently top of our group with 4 wins in 4 matches. awesome work from the team! (:

here's an update of the scores in sleague so far.
home united 2 super reds 1
young lions 1 home united 2
woodlands wellington 0 home united 3
home united 4 sengkang punggol 0

that means, we are currently the only team that hasn't been defeated in sleague. our next sleague match is against SAF who's currently hot on our heels with only 1point behind us. and it makes it slightly tougher when we're playing an away game. but who knows what's going to happen? hopefully, everything will go our way! so remember to come support home united yeah?

now for the AFC cup, we won our home game against victory. the score's 2-1 with goals coming from indra and peres. and yesterday, we won the away game at maldives, final score, 3-1, the goals coming from shahril ishak, indra and peres. we have 2 games left, one at home against South China, the other away against Kedah. well, all the best to our team!

that's all for now, hopefully we will have more good news on the way... (:

updates

oops, sorry for the lack of updates! but at least the blog is kept alive by the tagboard. so, here's an update of the scores of the matches home united has played so far.

tampines rovers 1 home united 2
home united 3 gombak united 3
albirex niigata 1 home united 5
home united 6 geylang united 1

the game against tampines was really a nail-biting experience. we snatched a late victory at the last minute with a goal coming from peres, securing 3 points even though we were away. and then there was the match against gombak. home united seem doomed to lose when we were down 2-0 at the first half. we even made a comeback when we equalised in the second half but gombak scored at the 91st minute. our first loss? no no no. we actually settled for a draw with a goal from Kengne Ludovick at the 92nd minute. nothing is impossible huh?
then came the games with BIG WINS! 5 goals, 6 goals! unbelievable. thrilling match for all to see. well, home united's next game is against super reds who's currently top of the table. so please, come down and support HUFC at bishan stadium on the 30th of march!

now, talking about the AFC cup. home united has played 2 games so far. one away, against South China and one at home, against Kedah. and yes, we have won both! 3-2 for the south china game and 5-1 for our home game! with 6points, we are currently top of our group! awesome? definitely. haha. our next game for the AFC cup is a home game against Victory(Maldives) on the 2nd of April. remember to come down to jalan besar to support home! hopefully this year, home united would be able to go far in this competition! alright, shall end off with a picture of the south china match. home united's in white! our newest jersey, very nice huh?

First Game - First Win

The final score 2-1.

All actions were in the first half within a span of about 20minutes. Kengne scored the first goal just 20mins into the game. But a foul in the box gave Dalian a chance to make a miraculous come back - and true enough 18-year-old Wang Liang calmly slotted in the penalty to make the score 1-1 just past the half hour mark. But just as Dalian saw light in the horizon, it didn't take long for comeback kid (bloke to be exact) Peres to erase any hope they have by making it 2-1 before the half-time whistle. This definitely gave Home United a psychological advantage going into the second half, and Dalian's frustration to make a S-League impression showed when midfielder Quan Heng got sent off leaving his team with 10 men with 2 minutes to full time.

First win for the season! A good start!

victory robbed from home's hand?

well, it was clear that home played a better game. we dominated both halves but why the outcome? home deserved to win, but because of the crucial penalty given to SAF at the 86th minute, we were robbed of our victory. even the SAF coach Richard Bok said, and i quote from the sleague website, "I felt we were very lucky to win today. Home played much better for most of the game."
anyway, it's alright if we didn't win today's game, cause now, the other teams know that home is the team to watch out for this sleague season.

PS: impressive football by home's new signings! watch out for both Valery Hiek and Naruphol Romsawa. of course, not forgetting every football player at home united, they were IMPRESSIVE as always. (:

Indra!

Latest news!!!

Happy Hols to everyone. =) Valentine's Day is just round the corner. Woot.

signed,

Cuddly Chick

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Feb 12, 2008
SOCCER

Indra is the first Singaporean to try out for MLS

By Leonard Lim

HE RETURNED from Saudi Arabia last Friday expecting to start pre-season training with Home United, in preparation for an onslaught on this year's S-League title.
But, within hours of touching down, Indra Sahdan Daud learnt he could be taking aim at a much bigger target.

The national captain leaves tomorrow night to join American Major League Soccer (MLS) side Real Salt Lake for a 10-day training camp and trial in Miami, Florida.

The striker is the first Singaporean to undergo trials with an MLS team, and also the second national player to try his luck abroad in two months.

Goalkeeper and club-mate Lionel Lewis had a training stint with English Premier League club Manchester City and a one-week trial with Switzerland's Grasshopper Zurich, but failed to land a contract.

Apart from training with Real Salt Lake's first team, Indra - who was part of the team that lost 0-2 to Saudi Arabia in a World Cup third-round qualifier last Wednesday - will also play in several friendlies.

If the Utah-based club deem the 28-year-old suitable, they will offer him a contract for the 2008 season, which kicks off late next month.

The S-League season starts on Monday, so Indra will miss Home's first two matches against Dalian Shide (Feb 21) and Tampines Rovers (Feb 27).

But Home coach P.N. Sivaji said the marksman had the support of the club, who were runners-up last year to Singapore Armed Forces FC.

'It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance,' said the former national coach.

Yes, he could be on the same pitch with the likes of former England captain David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy) and Danny Dichio (Toronto FC), who played in the Premier League with Queens Park Rangers and also had a stint with Sampdoria in Italy.

He will also etch his name in the history books alongside household names Fandi Ahmad and V. Sundramoorthy.

The former Singapore stars plied their trade overseas with the Netherlands' Groningen and Switzerland's Basel respectively in the 1980s.

Said Indra, the S-League's Young Player of the Year in 1999 and 2000, yesterday: 'I've always dreamt of playing abroad one day and, now, the opportunity has come.

'They were actually trying to contact me when I was in the Middle East with the Lions, but my mobile phone wasn't turned on.'

He will be paying for his own airfare, with some help from sponsor Nike. 'I'd like to thank Nike and my club for their support,' he said.

Once there, his accommodation and meals will be paid for by Real Salt Lake.

Described by some as South-east Asia's most-lethal finisher, Indra has scored 24 goals in 86 appearances for the Lions. He has also scored against the likes of Manchester United (in 2001), Uruguay (2002) and Japan (2004).

According to his agent, Dave Roberts, it was this enviable record, plus the striker's turn of pace, bravery and experience, that attracted Real Salt Lake's interest.

The club, who finished sixth in the Western Conference last year, currently have five strikers. But the oldest is American Kyle Brown, a mere 24 years old.

Said Roberts, a former S-League referee: 'When you see Indra's scoring record, that's as good a professional record as you can get anywhere in the world.

'Now, they want to see if he can perform at that level in America.
'It's a great opportunity for him and for Singapore football.'

limze@sph.com.sg