Langen Remonded
Tian Yonghang was relieved to note that neither of
Mohsen El Khateeb nor
Cameron Law had sustained long-term injuries, as he reserved comment on his rotated forwards, none of whom found the mark today. "There's a lot more observation to be done." he said. "Phantasm Hotspurs on Sunday will define the progress we have made these last few seasons, so we will be handling the squad selection very, very carefully."
Farmer Bunnies breezed through the day with no worries in their late friendly in Grenada, with IV.6 hosts Spartak Sauteurs countered 2-0.
Amaya Ravula appeared to have gained a taste for scoring, as he rushed together with
Miran Raulj in the twelfth minute for a successful tap-in, and
Ho Ah Kian got a second in the 28th minute. Sauteurs' best chance by far was Guido Renckens' big header from a corner on the hour, which brushed the crossbar with
Arvind Shah well beaten.
The Buns would also be informed that both
Toh Eng Guang and
Prakash Bhujbal had been retired from the national youth squad, after a disappointing U21 Nations Cup that had seen the Young Lions finish second from last, of the 48 participating countries. "It was a honour to serve." Toh mused wistfully. "Maybe the juniors here can do better, when it's their turn."
Grilled International had a busy few days, as they first advanced to the third round of the consolation bracket of the City Glory tournament, by defeating Peruvian Division Four challengers Palpa F.C. 2-1 with
Leri Bezhanishvili and
Chua Jun Long scoring early. Kenya's Kisumu Impalas then condemned them to a first defeat - and elimination from - the Tzepesh Cup, despite
Safari bin Hj Jali's explosive brace in the opening eight minutes. John Ebole led the Impalas to 4-2, before Chua made a last effort in vain.
It was then
Remond Bergervoet to find the decisive goal versus Haiti II.3 side Langen FC from the penalty spot, as he blasted it confidently into the top right corner, leaving Elison Annesil no chance. Annesil would be left watching again from his free-kick two minutes later, but that mercifully came off the post. Bergervoet would have a whole host of chances through the remainder of the game, but as it turned out, he had done enough.
There would be good news for International Number Six
Leri Bezhanishvili, who got his first call-up to the Georgian U-20 setup, to possibly feature in the upcoming friendly against Kenya. "Oh, he deserves it." Dutch buddy
Egidius van der Duin said. "But maybe he can stop letting everyone know about it!"
