Singapore Youth Olympic Games: 10 years on

When the Cubs thrilled Singapore

Just two are professionals now as players lament poor follow-up and lost opportunities

Clockwise, from above: Back on the Jalan Besar pitch recently where they made history are (front row, from left) Brandon Koh, Muhaimin Suhaimi and Jonathan Tan, (centre row, from left) Illyas Lee and Amirul Emmran, and (back row, from left) Jeffrey L
Back on the Jalan Besar pitch recently where they made history are (front row, from left) Brandon Koh, Muhaimin Suhaimi and Jonathan Tan, (centre row, from left) Illyas Lee and Amirul Emmran, and (back row, from left) Jeffrey Lightfoot, Fashah Iskandar and Dhukhilan Jeevamani. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Clockwise, from above: Back on the Jalan Besar pitch recently where they made history are (front row, from left) Brandon Koh, Muhaimin Suhaimi and Jonathan Tan, (centre row, from left) Illyas Lee and Amirul Emmran, and (back row, from left) Jeffrey L
Singapore's Youth Olympics football coach Kadir Yahaya thanking fans after the third-place play-off on Aug 25, 2010. TNP FILE PHOTO
The ecstatic Cubs on the podium after they thrashed Montenegro 4-1 to earn the bronze medal. TNP FILE PHOTO
Sazali Abdul Aziz
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Updated
Aug 24, 2020, 10:03 PM
Published
Aug 24, 2020, 05:00 AM
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Even minutes before their first match at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), not a single Singapore footballer knew what to expect.

"In the changing room, we were wondering among ourselves about what the crowd was going to be like," recalled winger Brandon Koh.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 24, 2020, with the headline When the Cubs thrilled Singapore. Subscribe

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