Singapore beat Montenegro 3-2

Photo: SPH-SYOGOC/Seyu Tzyy Wei

YOG football: Singapore beat Montenegro 3-2
Thu, Aug 19, 2010

Was watching the live telecast earlier, again Singapore boys scored an early goal, played an aggressive match with great spirit & passion. The European players are much bigger than them, but it terms of skill, passing and speed we are certainly better.

Singapore young soccer players put up a superb performance in front of a sold-out crowd to beat Montenegro, 3-2.

The Singapore cubs struck first with an early goal, in 3 mins. This was followed by an equaliser from Montenegro. Shortly, Montenegro went up 2-1 from a penalty kick.

Singapore then equalised before the half time.

Playing in front of a home crowd, the cubs put up a spirited performance, frustrating the Montenegro players many a times.

In the second half, one of the Montenegro players punched a member of the Singaporean team following a tumble. The referee saw that and immediately awarded the player a red card, ejecting him from the field and leaving Montenegro with just 10 players.

Using their advantage, Singapore went on to score a third goad. With Brandon Koh taking Singapore into the lead 3-2. The YOG soccer match is played 80 mins, rather than 90 mins.

This is the hope of Singapore soccer. Look forward for the next match. We are now in the semi finals!

Singapore's 1st medal

Singapore had won the first YOG medal today, a bronze.

Taekwondo exponent Daryl Tan created Singapore sporting history this afternoon by becoming the Republic's first medal-winner at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The 17-year-old Raffles Institution (Junior College) student, clinched the bronze medal in the Boys 55kg competition after winning his quarter-final bout.

Here is a clip on the birth of the YOG medal. Setsuko FUKUZAWA from Japan is the grand prize winner of the Medal Design Competition. Her project has been chosen by the IOC jury as the winning medal design for the first ever Youth Olympic Games

Singapore 2010 Journey of the Youth Olympic Flame

ANCIENT OLYMPIA - THE first-ever Youth Olympic Flame was lit here on Friday, where the Olympic Games first began.



An actress playing the part of a High Priestess focused the sun's rays on a torch to light it, and then handed it over to a Greek athlete.

The flame was then passed on to Singapore Youth Olympic Games athletes Amanda Lim and Silas Abdul Razak, and eventually to YOG organising committee chairman Ng Ser Miang.

He raised it proudly before a gathered audience of about 200, which included Singapore Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan.

Calling it a 'new beginning for the Olympic movement', International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said the YOG will serve as a gateway for youth to improve their performance on the field, and in life.

'By combining sport, education and culture in global forum, the YOG will give the world's best young athletes a chance to compete, learn and share experiences with other young people.'

Ng said: 'This place is so magical, it's where the Ancient Olympics began, where the modern Olympics were revived, and now the beginning of the YOG.'

The flame will travel to Berlin, Dakar, Mexico City, Auckland and Seoul over the next week and arrive in Singapore on August 5.

This will be followed by islandwide torch relay before the opening ceremony on August 14 at the Marina Bay Floating Platform.

About 3,600 athletes from 205 National Olympic Committees will take part, and the Games will end on August 26.

It was conceived by Rogge in 2007 as a way to bring youth spending too much time on television and the Internet back to sport.

Hellenic Olympic Committee president Spyros Capralos said: 'Getting accustomed to the values and ideals of Olympism, the young people will be able to adopt new values, especially in an era when the fundamental principles are in crisis. (Source ST: Leonard)



After journeying to the five cities, the Youth Olympic Flame will arrive in Singapore for a 6-day traditional torch relay run. The journey of the flame in Singapore will be from 7-13 August.

Stay tune for more YOG updates :)

1st Youth Olympic is getting closer..

Lyo & Merly fighting..with Merly having an upper hand.. this is my favourite!

Along Orchard road, looked like containers to me, probably storing all the merchandise items.

Merly Gymnastics

Lyo Football

The 1st Youth Olympic Games will start in less than 99 days..

Was at Orchard Road last Sunday evening, currently along the street is a row of advertisement promoting the games, this is where the Games Mega Store is currently located. Purchased a games mouse pad and was given the games program brochure showing the 26 sports represented by Lyo & Merly.

Lyo & Merly post

Singapore YOG 2010 Mascots

SOLD OUT...4 months before the game.

The Mascots Pin...

The first Youth Olympic Games will be coming to Singapore this August. This week I managed to get the pin from the post office. On the trip down, I was supposed to get a refund from my order, upon seeing the pin on display in the showcase, I asked the staff to sell the display items to me (got a pair).

Was told that this particular pin was sold out and they are not producing anymore! I would not have bought them, if I had waited longer...

Introducing Lyo (firey lion) & Merly (female, idea came from the Singapore Merlion) the games Mascots. In my opinion the games mascots are very well-designed.

Lyo & Merly in their signature pose.

Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010

2 years ago on 21 Feb, I was at the scene waiting for the announcement. I still remember clearly how excited everyone was when we were awarded to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games. Here is a clip, on that amazing day at the Padang.



Looking forward for the games this year! Singapore will be hosting the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from 14 to 26 August 2010.

The Official Games Page!
www.singapore2010.sg