Go Forth And Score
Grilled Birds had done all they could, but it couldn't keep Sarcastic Fringeheads from creeping closer, as the defending champions made up three goals on the Birds with their 5-0 whitewash of Arrogancae. The East Coast giants quite rationally sat back, given their squad in flux, with Argentine forward signing Marcelo Iván Azcurra not making the cut. It was mostly for naught, sadly, as Fringeheads got three past Cristian Marra in the first eight minutes.
With this, the destination of the S-League title will most likely be decided on goals, making for an ultra-high-stakes final day. On paper, the Birds retain the upper hand, with three extra goals, more goals scored, and a trip to a The EV team with a qualification game to worry about.
Chan Ze Han would nevertheless drum it in, that Grilled were not about to take any relief in that.
"We have to remember, that it's not technically fully in our control." Chan lectured. "Fringeheads versus Bots should be a close battle, yes, but who can promise anything? No, this is a race to score, and with all due respect to The EV, we have to look towards putting as many past them as possible."
Given an automatic three points for Haha - who relegated FC Barca Singapore with today's walkover - up next, the placings for the bottom four clubs are more or less set in stone, not that it would have turned attention from the title situation. Grilled are playing their cards very close to their chest on this, but it seems clear that
Neeraj Muthyala will not be available, according to the club's medical reports.
The Farmer Bunnies secured at least a qualifier of themselves despite another defeat, this one to Tecos Foreign Legion, who walked away from Carrot Field with all three points courtesy of Chee Long Jie's 61st minute winner. Although a win against Marina Sailors should give them good chances to guarantee a stay in Division Two, some fans are already of the opinion that it might be a good idea to rebuild lower down.
As with the S-League, the title race in II.1 remains razor-close, with Arcturules getting the barest of leads on kala811s after their 2-0 win over Real Batigol. kala811s could only manage a late 3-2 against FC Tobi 74, which means that they are a single goal adrift of Arcturules. That already-relegated teams could run the league leaders so closely, only gave support to the tightness of this series.
Finally, Grilled International closed their latest Battle for Division IV contributions with a two-all draw against Scotland's grandiosely-named Mysterious Cape Coast Ebusua Cow Tipping Dwarfs, with
Arcadi Sansalvador bagging the late equalizer. IV.59 would finish a credible 18th of 52 participating leagues, despite today being mostly defeats against IV.34, with only Los lobos de Cotopaxi tasting triumph through walkover.
