Live And Learn
While he would not leave Tampines Stadium exactly covered in glory, 18 year-old Grilled midfielder
Moey Xin Seng had no complaints about the result. "It was about even out there. I guess our link-up play was that bit more dynamic, and having solid centrebacks helped us get off lightly from our mistakes too."
Assistant coach Luis Alcántara refused to get too upbeat, and described the team's performance as merely satisfactory. "I think the youngsters forgot quite a lot of the things we drilled on these past days. Better opponents would have made mincemeat out of that!"
A bit later, Farmer Bunnies were knocked out of a second cup in succesion, as East Coast outfit DuNdUn FC edged them 1-0 in the Ruby Challenger Cup, despite Serbian forward Fedor Bakočević getting dismissed in the 35th minute, for his second yellow card. DuNdUn trainee Chow Kok Wan would head in the winner from a corner seven minutes after that.
Bunnies had their fair share of opportunities, especially in the second half, but were let down by a combination of unconvincing shooting, and the athleticism of opposing keeper Philip Schmidt. The Swiss Number Twelve's highlight of the day was a spectacular double save from
Daniel Nguyen, and then
Solihin Noor Yadah, as the Buns tried for a late equaliser.
While
Sikong Darong was disappointed, he was also of the opinion that the Singapore Consolation Cup was a more realistic target for the side, and they will get their bid off with a match against semi-pro club Yuin Tum, next Wednesday.
