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Chan Ze Han's hat-trick might have put him in pole position to defend his Golden Boot alongside EF City's Jace Leong, but the attention from the travelling fans would unmistakably be centered around his new strike partner,
Joe Reece. The 19 year-old Welsh debutant might have some ways to go on maintaining composure, but the evident feeling that he put into his game, would earn him some early converts.
"I like what I see." Birds veteran
Moey Xin Seng, who watched the game from the VIP boxes, said. "Reece has the size to cause problems for most defences, that's for sure, but there's quite a bit more to him too. The footwork he showed to feed Chan for the fourth goal, you wouldn't expect that from most big men."
That had the Birds as early frontrunners in III.1, with EF City right behind after ousting Snohodez 4-1. Phantasm Hotspurs remain highly-favoured in the title race after a haughty 3-0 over Controlar, however, with Mayuyu AKB48 rounding out the top four, after defending a late comeback by tpyers to prevail 3-2.
It was heartbreak for Farmer Bunnies however, as they tripped up to under-administration Singapore Foodies, in what had to be a real downer for
Vishnu Tallapaka's young side. That said, they were lucky that
Gabriel Luke saved an early penalty by Abdul Muhaimin Ajui, but the lax response after
Vitaliy Efendiev's counter in the 62nd minute got saved, would doom them. No-one was covering Erik Jacob when he called for the ball at the top of the Buns box, and his excellent strike would zoom in at the top right corner.
The Foodies thus join former S-League champions Bot Team FC as well as Mangrove Pittas and Really McCoys on three points, with the latter having edged Brighton UK thanks to a Evair Britto Costa goal. Bot Team FC had to take the lead three times before shaking off Leeds Celts in a 4-2 win, while the Pittas head up the table after thrashing WhiteSandsMechs 5-1.
Things surely can't get much worse for Grilled International, after they were hammered 8-1 by France's FC Bojons;
Tommy Dongelmans appeared to have given International a solid base to build on in his shrewd pull forward and finish in the 15th minute, but all that brought was an absolute storm that included four goals by German Number Nine, Henning Finger. Head coach
Didi Reidenbach would decline comment after the fact, a sign of how bad it was.
