Football: Atletico Madrid beat Singapore Selection 2-0 in charity friendly at Jalan Besar
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Atletico Madrid's Raul Garcia (No. 8) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against Singapore during the Peter Lim Charity Cup fund-raising exhibition soccer match in Singapore, on May 22, 2013. Goals by Garcia and Diego Costa were enough to give Atletico Madrid a 2 - 0 win over a Singapore Selection side in the Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Charity Cup at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Wednesday evening. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois makes a save against Singapore during their Peter Lim Charity Cup fundraising exhibition soccer match in Singapore on May 22, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Atletico Madrid's Cristian Rodriguez (centre) is challenged by Singapore's Baihakki Khaizan and Izwan Mahbud (right) during the Peter Lim Charity Cup fundraising exhibition soccer match in Singapore on May 22, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Atletico Madrid's Oliver Torres (left) dribbles past Singapore Selection defender Baihakki Khaizan (right) during a friendly football match in Singapore on May 22, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Singapore Selection goalkeeper Hassan Sunny (centre) saves the ball as Atletico Madrid's Oliver Torres (right) leaps into the air during a friendly football match in Singapore on May 22, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Atletico Madrid's Adrian Lopez (centre) misses a header against a Singapore Selection team during a friendly football match in Singapore on May 22, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP
Atletico Madrid's Raul Garcia (No. 8) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against Singapore during the Peter Lim Charity Cup fund-raising exhibition soccer match in Singapore, on May 22, 2013. Goals by Garcia and Diego Costa were enough to give Atletico Madrid a 2 - 0 win over a Singapore Selection side in the Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Charity Cup at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Wednesday evening. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois makes a save against Singapore during their Peter Lim Charity Cup fundraising exhibition soccer match in Singapore on May 22, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Atletico Madrid's Cristian Rodriguez (centre) is challenged by Singapore's Baihakki Khaizan and Izwan Mahbud (right) during the Peter Lim Charity Cup fundraising exhibition soccer match in Singapore on May 22, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Atletico Madrid's Oliver Torres (left) dribbles past Singapore Selection defender Baihakki Khaizan (right) during a friendly football match in Singapore on May 22, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP
Singapore Selection goalkeeper Hassan Sunny (centre) saves the ball as Atletico Madrid's Oliver Torres (right) leaps into the air during a friendly football match in Singapore on May 22, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP
Atletico Madrid's Adrian Lopez (centre) misses a header against a Singapore Selection team during a friendly football match in Singapore on May 22, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP
Goals by Raul Garcia and Diego Costa were enough to give Atletico Madrid a 2-0 win over a Singapore Selection side in the Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Charity Cup at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Garcia opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a cool, first-time shot, before Costa bundled the ball home from close range three minutes from tine.
Tanjong Pagar United's Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin came close to grabbing a late consolation goal, but his long-range effort in stoppage time was touched onto his crossbar by Atletico goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo.
A total of $756,143 was raised through the match - all of which will go to the Peter Lim Scholarship fund, which was introduced in 2010 to help promising young athletes from low-income families.
