Extra Relief
As midfielder
Aw Keng Chuan reflected on Grilled Birds' third 5-4 victory in a row, he acknowledged that it wasn't the ideal way for the team to operate. "In some sense, we got lucky again." he confessed. "It felt like roulette out there at times, and I never cease to be surprised at the goals our guys can pull out of nowhere."
This has the Birds advance to take on II.3 risers Sentoza Springboks in the quarterfinals, after the Springboks had knocked off Division Three leaders Ang Mohs in flip flops 3-2, in a close-fought match that went to extra time. Gundu Prabhu got the winner as they pushed hard from the outset, and
Tian Yonghang would acknolwedge their defence as being a particular challenge to crack.
Farmer Bunnies advanced in the Consolation Cup too, beating Ang Mo Kio III.13 representatives EEE1997, 3-0. This too after the Buns had reverted to their counterattacking roots, though it did require them to survive some near-assists by the very-watchable Mohd Abdul Rasyid Khairil Azizi, in the first half.
Louis Lee finally broke the deadlock five minutes after coming on for
Arun Ponnusamy at the break, at which EEE1997 shifted to a more offensive tack, in an effort to regain parity. This only left more space at the back, however, and after
Mauro Fau converted a penalty for contact in the box,
Judah Cho added a third in injury time, as
Amaya Ravula breezed down an abandoned right flank.
Grilled International's friendly against H.A.L VII.2474 club """ANEMOS""" ended in a seven-goal rout, with Icelandic star winger
Snæbjörn Sigfússon coming up with two of them, and a rash of assists to boot.
Waldemar Gołata and
Leri Bezhanishvili were amongst the grateful recepients as they recorded braces too, with
Chua Jun Long the odd one out with his lone 64th minute poach.
