Padstow Stew Buns
Tian Yonghang would catch up with Haven head coach Cezary Dokurno afterwards, and a brief chat had Tian encouraging Dokurno as to his team's future prospects. "We didn't see the real Offshore Haven today, it was a very young side." Tian explained. "I'd like to play their first team again in a few seasons, there's something good being built up over there."
Vishnu Tallapaka would not have that luxury as Farmer Bunnies fell 1-3 to III.11's Padstow Pirates, as they failed to muster enough up top to regain control, after Julian Steindl had equalled
Lim Guang Qiang's fortuitous eleventh minute poach from a botched free-kick. Steve Persson then dismantled the Buns from dead balls, first slicing it past backup goalkeeper
Arvind Shah from the corner of the penalty area, and then waiting for Shah to move first, from a last-minute spot kick.
While the fans would largely not blame Shah for the defeat, there was inevitably speculation as to whether Farmer Bunnies would have prevailed, had
Gilberto Sorondo not been out injured. "Can't say much about the penalty, but Steindl's... maybe more could have been done there, I don't know." disappointed Buns fan Leong Chee Khai said.
Grilled International advanced in the H.I. Emerald Challenger Cup with a 5-0 stoppage of English H.I. V.248 club Baldock Town Bullets, which was perhaps less of an achievement for the Hertfordshire outfit being in administration.
Egidius van der Duin and
Chua Jun Long collected braces after a torrid first half an hour in which International were stood up by the brave goaltending of Connor Byrne, with
Mohsen Zeynali adding a memorable distance effort in the 40th minute.