SINGAPORE, June 30 (Reuters) - Gold Coast United's soccer match
against the Singapore Olympic side was postponed on Tuesday after
the Australian club failed to make it to the Southeast Asian
city-state due to aeroplane problems.
The A-League club had been due to clash with the U23 Singapore
side at the Jurong West stadium later on Tuesday but the match was
called off after the Australians' plane suffered a mechanical
failure prior to departure on Monday night.
A Gold Coast official said the club was still hoping to
reschedule the match for Wednesday but would not give details.
A game against Hong Kong later in the week was still planned,
the official said.
Singapore had been hoping to use the match to give youngsters a
taste of high quality opposition as they prepare for upcoming SEA
games in Laos and the Olympic qualifiers.
Gold Coast's new club skipper Jason Culina is hoping to use the
mini tour of Southeast Asia to get to know his new team mates
before they face English Premier League side Fulham at home next
Wednesday.
"I've been waiting for a few months now to get into training
with the boys here at United so I'm really looking forward to
getting over to Singapore and getting started," the Australian
international and former PSV Eindhoven midfielder said.
"For me this trip is about getting to know all the other boys in
the squad and having a run. The squad has been together for a while
now so I'm very keen to be with them all and join in with the group
-- that's the most important thing for me at the moment," he told
the club's website.