Minsk Zero
Tian Yonghang could not find it in his heart to lecture his players, after the draw. "To be honest, Beer Piece FC were much more balanced and theoretically sound." he admitted. "However, we got them to engage on our terms to an extent, and that got us a point."
That was about as much as II.2 got against the Kuwaiti Premier League participants, as both newbies are newbies and Joker 9 were cleaned out by their opponents. Giants Kuwait Diamonds hammered newbies 4-0 in much the same style as Beer Piece FC, while the Jokers were demolished 0-9 by three-time Sapphire Challenger Cup winners eXTReMe DeVils.
It would also be a share of the points for Farmer Bunnies against Belarus II.4 representatives FC Iskra Minsk, as they annoyed their visitors over ninety minutes. Robert Hjerter's nod from three yards was about as close as they got, while the Buns got their fair share of tentative counters, which had
Amaya Ravula rue his close misses early and late.
Minsk's Swiss head coach Claudio Arnold was not amused by the Buns' tactics, and he made it loudly known at the conclusion of the contest. As it was, this was enough for the Singaporean II.4 to gain victory over their Belarussian counterparts, after frunzelite likewise nullified ZUBRILOVKA, and Featureship FC did the necessary with Janusz Sabat and Bert-Jan Limaye scoring against FC Brevno, who had to have agonized over Branislau Prusau's 34th minute penalty miss.
