The away fans left contented after Grilled came from behind yet again to win at New Bukit Batok, with student Shaun Hua summing up their tactics as follows - "If they score four, we just score five!". Gamewinner Tian Yonghang was in agreement. "All respect to Stacey, we are not going to keep many clean sheets with a two-man defence. However, I don't see too many clubs shutting us out either."

On Dexter Stacey, the medical team determined that his shinpads had protected him from the worst, and they gave him a slight chance of being passed fit to start against Phantasm Hotspurs next Sunday. While Phantasm were held goalless by SpartanSG, who translated early dominance into a 3-0 win, Stacey will be sorely missed against the dual threats of Long Ruokang and Hong Tinghan if he does not in fact make it.

There was much worse news for JUtd skipper Ján Lipčák, who may be out for the season after having to be kept under observation following a head-on collision. Retirement is now a very real possibility for the 35 year-old Slovak, who had just signed with JUtd two months ago.

Rapala FC meanwhile stayed top by beating Siegmund United 2-0 despite playing away, a sure sign of title challenger credentials if there ever was one. While it was true that Siegmund's midfield was slighly less inspired than usual, Rapala proved irresistable when on the front foot, and former U-20 defender Ding Jingnan's 14th minute departure for a twisted ankle didn't help Siegmund either.

It was defending champions CharlesCheesePie who would occupy the cellar, however, as they were whitewashed 4-0 by heimu XI after their strategy of completely surrendering possession backfired. It was shooting practice for the heimu attack, and despite it being early days yet, pre-season favourites Siegmund and CCP must now be eager for a win next week to kickstart their campaign.