Ulf Unhappy
A forlorn figure at the end of the bench, former golden boy
Ulf Hjortlind let it be known that he might submit a transfer request if he continued being dropped from matches. "The Cup is practically the only competition where I get to play, and I just cannot see the logic behind today's forward line. I love the club, but as a professional I need games, especially in my prime."
Concurrent matches played all over the island threw up a trio of not wholly unexpected upsets. Chinablack's Venezuelean hero Luis Semprún completed his hat-trick late to take his team through to the final stages again, condemning Suhaimi bin Abu Bakar's brace for Anfield into insignificance. ChAmPzz next for the Clubbers.
Previous winners All Stars Team were deserved victors over a subdued lcfc, whose formerly excellent season began crumbling over the past fortnight. Kong Soo-Soou's goals in the 51st and 61st minutes decided the game. Winning Eleven will face All Stars Team next, a fact they can hardly be overjoyed about.
Last season's losing finalists FC RaZer Infernus put out notice that they were raring for another go at the Cup with a dominating 4-1 crushing of heimu XI in a game that was effectively over by the 30th minute. They may find a determined Herron somewhat harder to deal with next, though.
Grilled were paired with jafjfqaoi, currently on a hot 14 game winning streak including their slaying of Arsenal United 4-1 today. Currently Singapore's most valuable side, they will no doubt warrant the strongest possible response from the holders, but as Martinsson succintly put it, "there are no easy matchups any more".