Hopping Mad
The Birds would maintain a slim one-point lead going into the final three matches of the season, and to team captain
Moey Xin Seng, that they managed to claim all three points here was ample proof of their title credentials. "This is about as good that the Deinos have played all season, and yes, I'm including their upset of Sarcastic Fringeheads." Moey judged.
It also made for a serious test going into the club's most critical match of the campaign, and victory over Haha at The Cooking Pot must install Grilled as heavy favourites for a second S-League trophy. Haha were not exactly overwhelming in their 4-1 home thrashing of Tecos Foreign Legion, but the form of Simon Mazlov - who scored a hat-trick to take the lead in the scoring charts - had to be concerning.
"Mazlov was a thorn in our side in our game at Haha Arena, and half of it will hinge on whether we can contain him." Grilled defender
Bhavya Panigrahi said. "It won't be easy, but we will be up to it."
Fringeheads stayed in third place by cleaning UDNTK FC's clock 3-0, and are well-poised to take advantage of any slip by the Birds or Haha; as for UDNTK FC, time is running out to haul themselves out of the automatic relegation zone, all the more with Ramseille Volliard FC now seven points ahead with their home win over a fast-fading -= Manchester United =-. Tan Hock Ping is reportedly under severe pressure to arrest their fall, and UDNTK FC's next game against Ramseille should shed much light on whether they are likely to stay up.
The Farmer Bunnies meanwhile flopped against the Hachiman Hoppers, who belied their basement club position to eke out a 2-0 win. To be frank, their frontline headed by hometown boy Abdul Rasyid Aziman was anything but ordinary, and spectators might well have been left wondering as to why they weren't higher in the table. Margus Võsu's tenth minute strike set them on the way, and Kahraman Gönülden made sure, two minutes from time.
It was even worse for Grilled International in their Battle for Division IV assignment, as they were busted 1-6 by Barbados' Ira Saint Gregor. Famed as one of the best clubs in Saint George, Gregor attacked and defended as a cohesive unit, and
Tibor Atzenhain's consolation papered over the cracks more than anything for International.
