Bojon Sit Pretty
The fans at The Cooking Pot were singing after the final whistle for the first time in a long while, and the relief was apparent on
Tian Yonghang's face. "Better late than never, I say. It's been a long month, and now that we have gotten started in earnest, the points should be rolling in fast."
The Birds will definitely be the favourites against MyTeamName next Sunday, after they were thrashed 0-11 by Good Luck FC today, which kept the Ubin club just one point behind Controlar. The league leaders had disposed of Offshore Haven 4-0, though at the cost of a red card and suspension for Tong Yi Chuan, and a thigh concern for Li Loong Siong. tpyers rose to third, by defeating KickzFC 4-2 thanks to a dazzling Kwok Ho Shi hat-trick.
Farmer Bunnies tried hard but got nowhere against III.9 frontrunners FC Sattarian Island, who maintained their usual, infuriatingly-balanced poise. Zbigniew Kasprowiak opened from a Jerry Leonhart flick-on off an 18th minute corner kick, and after Juvenal Rodriguez got the second from a very similar cross in the 37th, the visitors would basically challenge the Buns to come at them - which they did, and failed.
Sattarian thus carry on their perfect record with four wins from four, as the cup-chasing Brighton UK stayed on their heels with a 4-1 over Mangrove Pittas. Brotherhood SG also went up to nine points with a 5-1 win against surprise strugglers Really McCoys, with WhiteSandsMechs making up the top half of the table, after their 9-0 gimme against the Aloka Monsters.
Grilled International's league ambitions appear to have been stunted again, as they lost 2-5 away to main challengers FC Bojons. The French side dominated the early going, with Antonio De Granada probing hard in the 15th minute, and they worked past a shoulder injury to midfielder Jean-Antoine Beauvisage by scoring through Ruben Andrews - who ended the day on three.
Chua Jun Long would do himself proud at least with a brace fighting from behind, but of bigger concern to
Didi Reidenbach will be the three injuries sustained on the day, with
Umut Koza and
Remond Bergervoet tweaking their ankles in the first half. Both should recover promptly, but it appears curtains for 39 year-old
Abdul Hamid bin Hj Ali Timbang, who took the full brunt of a mistimed challenge to his right knee, and further had the whole incident missed by the referee.
International club doctor Kamil bin Hj Daud confirmed that Abdul Hamid's knee damage was very likely career-ending, and advised the supporters to be prepared for the worst. "From what I understand, Hamid will be making a decision on whether to try and rehabilitate for football, after discussing it with his family. We will respect whatever decision he takes."
