Important Holdups
Results elsewhere went the way of the Grilled clubs, with Phantasm Hotspurs firstly dealing Controlar their first defeat of the season, to overtake them at the top of III.1 - with the Birds now within two points of first place. The Woodlands club's defence would finally fail against Hotspurs' facility from corners, as they conceded two in two minutes midway through the first half. Veteran Mak Hao Heng then supplied the final nail in the coffin, with a beautifully-anticipated volley in the 31st. Tong Yi Chuan got one back, and it ended 3-1.
Mayuyu AKB48's revival continued as they saw Krattene off by a Rudolf Kefalín penalty to go as high as fifth, as Shadow Chaser(R) SC dropped Sunrise Treasure FC to the bottom off a Mitja Tolonen brace, for 3-0 at the end. "I think we are in a good spot to challenge." Birds boss
Tian Yonghang said. "Both for the league, and for cup glory."
Farmer Bunnies stayed second in III.9 with their 2-1 win over FC Jurong Rovers, but are now level on points with FC Phondle, after they slipped up to draw 1-1 against Mangrove Pittas. The Buns had to work after
Lee Yau Tong's neat 13th minute counterattacking coup de grace got cancelled by Spencer Bryan's speedy breakaway in the 51st, which was polished off by Kwok Wen Chu.
Ho Ah Kian saw
Amirul Jufri Khairil's cross coming all the way eight minutes later, thankfully, and the score ended that way.
In fact, Pittas were maybe unfortunate not to have gotten more than Aidan Babb's goal, as they recorded ten clear shots against FC Phondle, but this was already more than
Vishnu Tallapaka dared hope for. The chasing pack didn't slow either, with Brighton UK smashing WhiteSandsMechs 5-1, and Really McCoys steamrolling AFC Woodlands 6-0.
Grilled International lived up to expectations as they held league leaders AC Rabissale to a one-all draw at Switzerland's Stadio Lago Maggiore, although for a while it felt like more of the same, after Faroese forward Anfinnur Næs gave the hosts the lead on the counter in the 29th.
Chua Jun Long replied with his guile in the 49th, and both teams had chances to win it outright - but neither made it.
This was however good enough for skipper
Safari bin Hj Jali, given that International will have another opportunity next weekend. "Our destiny remains in our own hands, and that's enough for me."
