Homenagens Hold
Evandro La Face praised the hosts after the game, for a brave effort. "I think it's fair to say that their reserves were badly outclassed, but they never stopped trying. Their goalkeeper, Tan, he was one of a kind too - saved several near-certain goals!"
Farmer Bunnies travelled to Portuguese Division Six side Ganso o Rei das Homenagens a Três, and had to wait till stoppage time to recover a draw, after playing most of the match with ten men.
Louis Lee, playing with ribs bandaged, drove his head into an opposition player upon being blocked from reaching
Lee Yau Tong's rebound in the 36th minute, and was shown a straight red. Mika Aalto-Setälä then connected with an early cross in the 66th, which required
Vitaliy Efendiev to save the tie with a magical late header.
That cost current national youth defender
Amaya Ravula, however, with Ravula twisting his left knee in making the delivery. "It's dreadfully bad luck." fellow defender
Amirul Jufri Khairil sighed. "He was due his second cap this week."
Grilled International for their part saw off Faroe Island IV.42 club Fortuna Torshavn 3-0, with all three goals coming in a five minute stretch, beginning with
Phua Li Kong's 36th minute sliced half-volley, followed almost instantly by a
Umut Koza power header.
Redhuan bin Mohd Aleshahfezan then nearly followed up his assist with a goal of his own only to see it graze the bar, which left
Safari bin Hj Jali to round the scoring off.
