Unfunny Headache
A rebuilding process it may be, but it remains hard to escape criticism after a joint-record eight-nil whitewash, club legend that
Tian Yonghang may be. The new head coach would try to take as much of it by himself as possible, and suggested that the local papers go light on his charges.
"We kind of fully expected these sort of results to pop up this season, not that I will accept too many of them." Tian insisted. "I mean, we did them by the same scoreline last season, so there might be some sort of symmetry here."
In any case, the Birds dropped down to seventh on their second thrashing of the season already, and against a resurgent Moeinsingapore - that just got their first points in a 2-0 over Club Dinosauria - next, things are decidedly not looking up. Random Curiosity FC established themselves as clear favourites by dismissing CE Sindiket 07 5-1 at home, courtesy of another big day by Zahreddine, with Arcturules climbing to third on the day's only away win, 4-1 over Benfleet Branch 2, who had Liod Jaga sent off.
Farmer Bunnies would keep up the good work in III.9, as they stayed top with a third win on the trot, with headache unable to make an impression at Carrot Field.
Lim Su Liang and
Vitaliy Efendiev have been revelations thus far, and both would continue on their positive trajectories with goals coming towards the end of the first half.
Arvind Shah would be in pain after trying to block the latter's shot, and while the goalkeeper recovered, there wasn't much he could do to turn the match around.
Ibrahim Zahran Al-Maashany, who replaced Efendiev after the hour mark, praised the Kazakh striker for having reached six league goals already, while not even playing full games for the Buns. "It's a quite incredible return, especially as an often-isolated lone target man. He's found the trick to it."
Grilled International bounced back with a six-nothing result against French bottomdwellers Funs of OL, who had officially entered administration at the end of last month. This meant the dissolution of their squad, and with a bunch of neighbourhood guys now flying their banner,
Didi Reidenbach thought it safe to give off-form players like
Wang Chu Chi a run-out - and he was correct.
There wouldn't be much resistance or threat, save for some desperate goaltending from Abdeljalil Ahnich, by Funs here, and Wang would get a much-needed pick-me-up, with his first league brace since Michenvillage FC two seasons past.
Tibor Atzenhain would somehow manage to miss out on a hat-trick as he attacked relentlessly from midfield, with
Li Xin Chi and
Yao Erguo making up the remaining goals.
Rohan remain in the lead with a three point gap after taming Al Khanal 3-0, with roter stern ghana up to second thanks to early goals by Nicholas Manu and Hayden Stanwick giving them the win against Livius International. The Sun men joined roter and Grilled International on six points as they slammed Maas en Wall United 5-0, and with financial trouble supposedly brewing at the Dutch club too, the league may yet lose another active participant.
