Hedegaard 2 Rampant
Tian Yonghang admitted that it was painful watching his side mess up attack after attack, the winning scoreline regardless. "Well, today's reminded us that this team is very much a project." the head coach grimaced. "I could count the number of inspired passes that we made, on one hand."
Farmer Bunnies could well have taken that instead, however, considering the whipping they received at the hands of Jogorku Liga leaders, Hedegaard 2.
Dalibor Kostadinović hadn't shrunk when the reigning Kyrgyzstani champions accepted their friendly offer, and the outcome would be a hat-trick by former Portuguese youth international attacker Francisco Mário Santos Saraiva, as part of a 0-6 thrashing. The Buns' defensive pride was nowhere to be found, as they were toyed with through the ninety minutes.
If it rankled Kostadinović that his team were not only thoroughly outplayed, but also outworked, trainee
Lim Guang Qiang saw the lesson in an entirely different light, despite being grounded on the sidelines with a busted right ankle, at the final whistle. "Last month, I was playing the local secondary school kids, and today I was up against bona-fide internationals like Saraiva and Bao Heng." he managed. "It's almost too much to process."
Grilled International were on the correct side of a 6-0 scoreline as they hosted Norwegian Division Five club Rosenborg BK 09 at Burung, in a game which had
Li Xin Chi explode with two goals in the first twenty minutes. Sadly, Li never managed to complete his own treble, but International had plenty of fun otherwise, as they assumed Hedegaard's role against their hapless guests.
