Project 2013 better in defeat

PROJECT 2013 lost to Spain Under-21 3-2 in their second friendly in Barcelona yesterday.
The squad, in Tour of Europe to prepare for the 2013 Junior World Cup, had held the Spaniards 2-2 on Thursday.
However, team manager Mirnawan Nawawi was more impressed with the second friendly, even in defeat.
“The boys have been steadily improving after every match in this Tour, and even though we lost 3-2 to Spain in the second friendly, they played much better than the 2-2 draw on Thursday,” said Mirnawan.
Spain fielded six Singapore-Malaysia Junior World Cup players, while the Malaysian team is made up of raw trainees.
Today, Project 2013 will meet Scotland Under-21: “And I believe if they keep their structure, like they did against Spain, we have a good chance of winning against the Scots.”
The team will play seven more matches before they return on July 22.
Meanwhile the senior squad, who are in China for a Four- Nation, will square off against China in their last pool match today.
They edged Russia 3-2 and beat Pakistan 3-0 earlier, and coach Stephen van Huizen said: “We hope to keep a clean slate and enter the final without dropping any points.”