newbies Crowned
Pre-match entertainment in Nigeria was a live stream of the Singapore Cup final, which ended with old rivals newbies are newbies lifting the trophy for the first time. They went 3-0 ahead by the 33rd minute, but had to endure a dicey finish that saw Twenty2 FC reply twice, before forcing two of their defenders out in an unrestrained search for the vital equaliser.
Uruguayan wingback Matías Soto ended up having to be piggybacked to the presentation, but by the look on his face, it was all well worth the pain. The watching Grilled squad were slightly conflicted, with many of them doubtless remembering that it had been them not too long ago.
"Well, congratulations to newbies." captain
Tian Yonghang said, as the players slowly shuffled out of the dressing room for kick-off. "We will be back for it!"
