Discontent Despite Thriller
Although two goals in the final seven minutes to gain a credible away draw should have been enough for many, it did little for travelling die-hard Ang Ah Bah, 72, who stated that he was reconsidering his support for the Birds.
"Cannot, lah! Are Grilled a dirty communist club or something? Always share, share, share the points!" he spluttered while waving his walking stick animatedly, apparently affected by Singapore's recent political renaissance.
He was then confronted by another elderly man who insisted loudly that Grilled were a soulless capitalist entity concerned only about the bottom line, pointing out their lack of signings, and also the club colours of green, silver (grey) and gold (yellow), all intimately related to money. They ended up wrestling on the ground as onlookers recorded the brawl on their mobile phones.
The other match between II.2's remaining Cup representatives also ended in a draw, with newbies are newbies holding BDSM FC in a nil-nil affair. They will be concerned about the injury proneness of U-20 dazzler Yue Haoping though, as he limped off before half-time.
Arrogancae look set for auto-promotion after getting a 0-2 win at Changi Genius, with their only concern being knocks to Luis Víctor Loinaz and Georgică Bălan, who scored the second. At the other end, ArseVikings are in trouble after slipping to last place as they were crushed 1-8 by CharlesCheesePie despite taking a third-minute lead.
As they say, when it rains, it pours, and main ArseVikings midfielder Johan Wallen will be out for a month after taking a tackle from Deng Aik Leng head-on. Juan Carlos Fábregas looked positively disinterested as he came on for Wallen, and some have whispered that the Spanish playmaker has had his head turned.
Grilled captain
Gleb Dorogan expressed confidence going into Wednesday's Cup meeting against Golden Kakis, despite the Kakis picking up their tenth straight victory with a 1-3 result against Team of Semipro, whom Grilled faced in the fourth round two seasons ago. "There will be no excuses if we don't get through." Dorogan said. "We are about as fresh as we can be."
