Some Little Light
Interestingly, there was a feeling that few were overly disappointed at the final result, despite Controlar dropping another two points at home, and Grilled giving up another lead. Grilled skipper
Tian Yonghang had an opinion on that.
"We have to take the positives, in our current state, and there were a number of them today." the goalscorer said. "We mostly stuck to the script, there was fairly good linking-up between midfield and attack for once, and there was some of the old brashness floating up."
"It was unfortunate for Caleb Tam, but from what I've heard, it was nothing very serious, completely superficial. He showed his class in the short time he was on, and I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do at The Cooking Pot."
The point at least lifted Grilled out of the basement, with Batok Earthquakes taking their fifth league loss at the hands of Claseek. The Birds' four points now puts them level with Controlar and next opponents Arcturules in the relegation zone, with The EV and FC Barca Singapore pulling well away at the top.
Tian refused to promise too much from the upcoming doubleheader. "Arcturules have always been a tough team, and I'd be happy with a victory from our meetings."
KingofNoobs United meanwhile shook the Bunnies off at Carrot Field, with Qatari attacker Ahmed Mohannadi the consensus Man of the Match, after putting in a uniquely dominant performance. The rain-drenched game revolved around him as he directed the league leaders from the frontlines, and it was his corner that led into Mirko Silei's gamewinner.
Intriguingly, it was newcomer
Dalibor Kostadinović who took to the Buns' press conference alongside head coach
Sikong Darong, despite not even making the bench, but he wasted no time in charming the pants off the assembled reporters with his analysis and banter.
