NDC U-15 rue missed chances as BG Pathum triumph on penalties in Lion City Cup 2023 final

The NDC Under-15 squad lose out 3-4 on penalties to BG Pathum United in the Lion City Cup final, September 2023. 

SINGAPORE, 4 SEPTEMBER 2023 – Many in the National Development Centre (NDC) Under-15 squad were keen to face Thailand’s BG Pathum United in the final of the Lion City Cup 2023, and their wish was duly granted. The trophy was 90 minutes away from their grasp but fate had other plans in store, as they succumbed 4-3 in a dramatic penalty shootout to The Rabbits, in front of a 2426-strong crowd at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night (3 September).

The Singapore Under-15 team, in an unchanged lineup from their 3-1 victory match against Selangor FC on Friday, got off to a shaky start, conceding an early own goal just 23 seconds into the game. Defender Ahmad Ilhan Rizqullah’s back pass was misjudged by goalkeeper Jarec Ng, despite his last-ditch attempt to retrieve it as the ball to trickled over the line, handin

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