The Other King
Wang Chu Chi, all too often relegated to the status of the second Wang in a squad with the capped Hanxuan, proved his worth in today's game at K. Olsa Brakel. The first half had ended with
Didi Reidenbach equalizing after Carlos Lorenzo's retry from a corner, and only Chu Chi's untiring efforts eventually secured a 4-1 victory. He was denied a hat-trick only due to an incredible 13th minute save from Óscar Ram de Liñan, and is now tied with
Fausto Perono and two others for the league Golden Boot.
Grilled International are now four points clear of Nice litle pingvin, after they played out a frustrating nil-all home draw against Manchesthair United FC. There was likewise no winner between Recife Sport and AC Uettligen, while fc Snoetie claimed fourth place by destroying Uusimaa FC by ten goals.
Roar Olaisen urged his charges to equal or better that haul, when they host Uusimaa next week. "It would be entirely unsporting to go easy on them, and we need all the goal difference we can get."
Meanwhile in Singapore,
Kwek Yun Jie would salvage a 3-3 draw with Kenya in a Group 10 qualifier, by bending a free-kick over the wall and past Moses Yimbo, in the 87th minute. This came after Saade Lelel looked to have nicked it for the visitors, as Kenya surged following a Tan Tong Leong shot to the woodwork.
Kwek, who further had a commanding header tipped over early on, conceded that the defence had not done very well against Kenya's counterattacking. "We operated as a unit, but they had the personnel to hang off the last man whether it was
Morgan Hu or Ang Keng Jing, and it's tough to protect against everything like that. It's great that we didn't lose at the end, and got no new injuries - pretty clean game, all said."
Finally, Farmer Bunnies - or at least their finance department - would have more reason for cheer, after Umakant Chakraborty completed a bumper S$12.24 million transfer to Czech third divisioners FK Notorkros on his nineteenth birthday. Under the conditions of his standard contract, the Buns will gain a cut of nearly S$250000.
Buns head coach
Dalibor Kostadinović remembered Chakraborty fondly. "We all knew he was going places, but this is beyond all reasonable expectations. Hopefully, he can keep up his development and make the country proud."
