Kicked About Really
Joe Reece reported relief at finally returning to scoring ways, while regretting not parlaying it into a first career hat-trick. "Getting two goals was great, of course, but I know I missed several good chances too. Such days haven't come by very often, but who knows? We're getting better and better every week!"
As for tpyers' Serbian fullback Zsolt Sajtos, early reports are that he may be out for up to three weeks with damaged knee ligaments, on which Grilled head coach
Tian Yonghang offered his sympathy. "Sajtos put himself on the line in making an important tackle then, and it didn't pay off on this occasion. You never like to see a player out like this, even for the other team."
This wasn't even enough to gain on Phantasm Hotspurs in terms of goal difference, with Hotspurs matching Grilled's aggregate haul with their 7-1 wipeout of third-placed Mayuyu AKB48, with a slight consolation being
Chan Ze Han's Golden Boot rival Mak Hao Heng drawing a blank. The title looks a two-horse race now, especially if Grilled also defeat Mayuyu next week, with the race for fourth looking more contested; tpyers dropped to fifth with today's big loss, as Controlar smashed Snohodez for seven, while LAVINO QUAY beat a careless EF City 2-1 with goals from Ang Hock Boon and Wong Yeow Kum.
Farmer Bunnies took a huge step towards saving themselves as they upset Really McCoys 1-0 at Super Lakhsa-Lorong 12, helped by a waterlogged pitch that severely limited McCoys' usual passing game.
Vitaliy Efendiev scrambled the only goal of the match home in the 17th minute, which lifted the Buns above Leeds Celts to the relative safety of sixth, on goal difference.
Leeds Celts for their part were no match against a Brighton UK side still harbouring championship ambitions, falling 5-0 after a very long ninety minutes. Bot Team FC would stay the pace as they displayed great character to come back twice against a motivated WhiteSandsMechs, before triumphing in added time through Kevin Zhang and Ho Chun Guang. This had to be a disappointment for Mangrove Pittas fans, who had been anticipating their club overtaking the Bots at the top, with a big win - 7-0 in the end - over Singapore Foodies never in doubt.
Grilled International will have to endure another nothing season after their last chance at making a race of it imploded disastrously, with all their possession being for naught as they were outthought and outplayed at every turn by the far more cerebral Amelinho Kickers. Finnish winger Niko-Matti Pelander displayed his patience in helping to absorb International's early waves, before unleashing himself against a wearied
Waldemar Gołata for a brace. Gołata had opportunities of his own, key amongst them a superb through ball by
Chua Jun Long in the 55th minute, but he was let down by a lack of mutual understanding.
"A lot of them are very young." club captain
Safari bin Hj Jali remarked sadly. "We have to give them time."
