Niculae Stanca could barely find the words to describe his team's feats. "Going two down was slightly careless, but we once more stood up when it counted!" he enthused. "The S-League may actually be within our reach."

Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim, whose seventh league goal kept him level with Siegmund's Leo Simons, exhorted his colleagues not to take anyting for granted. "Four wins from our remaining games could do it, but why take the risk?"

Simon's brace today for his side was not enough against SpartanSG, unlike for Mohd Safri, which left Siegmund United again slipping into the relegation zone. Phantasm Hotspurs likewise surprised CCP 2-0 to clamber into fifth place, as they leveraged home advantage into a fine win.

Grilled's closest challengers heimu XI too hit a roadblock, with JUtd picking up their maiden league win against them at New Bukit Batok. heimu's famed defence was breached in the 21st minute from a precise shot from Gino Alzamora, and there was no way back once Gerardo Senesi had his say as well.