Kaukonen's Present
Of course, the destination of the title depended as much on Batok Earthquakes' day as much as it did the Birds', but on that end, Mariusz Szałański would be stymied. Faced with an FC Barca Singapore club that were themselves still very much in the chase, the Earthquakes got what they wanted with an early Dunkel goal on the counter, but Barca's ceaseless pelting of Fausto Chiara led to Georg Weidl and then Tero Kaukonen scoring.
The 2-1 result put FC Barca Singapore level with Batok Earthquakes on 26 points, one behind Grilled - but with the Birds guaranteed three from next Sunday's walkover against Charis FC, this also meant that both clubs would have to wait for their first Division Two title.
Tian, who was the architect of this accomplishment, might not even be present at the coronation, but judging from the activity in his ward, it was clear that his contributions had not been forgotten. "It's incredible. Never gets old." the man himself said, lying down with his ankle wrapped up. "I'm just hoping to pull through for the qualifier."
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Sikong Darong-less Farmer Bunnies outscored WhiteSandsMechs for once in IV.13, with
Enzo Paolo Panzarino and
Brendan Leung snagging braces against Dr3aM_43v3r, but it remains far too late to dethrone the leaders. "A draw, at least, would be nice." Sikong said as he directed his team while on crutches. "We might yet face them again for the new season."
