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Where has the filling gone for Home United "sandwich" ??"Two pieces of toasts without fillings in
the middle" as what it sums up Home United performance in their season curtain-raiser against
defending S.League champions Tampines Rovers in the Charity Shield match at JBS.
The void left by Valery Hiek was clearly illustrated in the goal conceded in less than five minute
how the once stout brick-like Protectors' defense was fully exploited by Stags' new signing Davor
Piskor with not follow up from Lionel Lewis' narrowing of angle from near distance.
Where has the filling gone for Home United "sandwich" ??"Two pieces of toasts without fillings in
the middle" as what it sums up Home United performance in their season curtain-raiser against
defending S.League champions Tampines Rovers in the Charity Shield match at JBS.
The void left by Valery Hiek was clearly illustrated in the goal conceded in less than five minute
how the once stout brick-like Protectors' defense was fully exploited by Stags' new signing Davor
Piskor with not follow up from Lionel Lewis' narrowing of angle from near distance.
By Chris Wright
United made it Manchester 2-0 North London in the second of Sunday's super-duper
all-singing-all-dancing encounters, beating Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates to whittle City's lead at
the summit of the Premier League back down from six points to three.
By Alan Duffy
Manchester United 3-0 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 14th January 2012
Starting for the first time since his surprise emergence from retirement, Paul Scholes made it
18 Premier League seasons (out of 18) in which he's scored after netting the opener against
Bolton, with the goal coming just before the break.
Etoile have never been everyone's favorite cup of tea. A bunch of French journeymen pros parachuted
into the tropics in the hope of kick starting their stagnant careers?
Since they arrived in 2010 the club have been involved in controversy after controversy, much of it
of their own making.
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- 2012 Pre Season starts... Geylang United(26/12/11)
2012 Pre-season Training starts with Geylang on Boxing Day 2012.
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- 2012 Pre Season starts... Geylang United(26/12/11)
2012 Pre-season Training starts with Geylang on Boxing Day 2012.
Honestly speaking this hastily-arranged fixture came as a surprise to me when I was told the
"Uniform Duo" (SAFFC and Home United)be playing against each other at Jalan Besar on the New Year's
eve.
John Wilkinson (left) skippered Protectors against his old clubAfter all, not all the teams have
started their pre-season training and let alone if DPMM's status is officially confirmed despite
the earlier report on Asean Football Federation website (AFF).
Bangkok Glass have signed Cameroonian defender Valery Hiek. Should be a good signing for the Thai
team, Hiek has been a consistent performer for Home United over recent seasons.
Priority for Lionel is his family and his club, Home UnitedWhile many consider retiring from
international football at the age of 29 is too young, especially for the case of goalkeeper.
After all, great custodians like Dino Zoff and Peter Shilton did maintain their presence between
the posts for their countries past their forties.
Priority for Lionel is his family and his club, Home UnitedWhile many consider retiring from
international football at the age of 29 is too young, especially for the case of goalkeeper.
After all, great custodians like Dino Zoff and Peter Shilton did maintain their presence between
the posts for their countries past their forties.
Home United may have won the Singapore Cup but the SLeague title is the one they wanted and they
missed out by one point to Tampines. They have already started strengthening their squad for the
new season, which I believe begins in February or March, with a familiar face returning to Lion
City and a hot talent from last season.
It's been another exciting season in the SLeague with the title race not being decided until the
last game of the season. The penultimate game between Home United and Tampines Rovers saw the Stags
win 1-0; they went into their last game knowing three points would be enough. They won 5-0 to
secure their first title in six years.
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- S.League - Gombak Utd 0-3 Etoile FC (5/11/11)
The last match before another adjournment saw Etoile FC beat Gombak Utd 3-0 at the JBS.
To many at the game just now at Bishan Stadium, they jolly well knew that Home United's title fate
was no longer in their hands after they lost to their closest rivals Tampines Rovers nights ago
that saw they being dislodged from the top of the table.
Home United - 2011 League runners-upStill to the recently crowned Singapore Cup winners, they
remained focused with their task tonight and went on to beat a depleted Geylang United 5-0 before
collecting the league runners-up cheque of $75,000 and medals from the guest of honour, Mr Sarjit
Singh who is the honorary treasurer of the FAS at the end of the night.
To many at the game just now at Bishan Stadium, they jolly well knew that Home United's title fate
was no longer in their hands after they lost to their closest rivals Tampines Rovers nights ago
that saw they being dislodged from the top of the table.
Home United - 2011 League runners-upStill to the recently crowned Singapore Cup winners, they
remained focused with their task tonight and went on to beat a depleted Geylang United 5-0 before
collecting the league runners-up cheque of $75,000 and medals from the guest of honour, Mr Sarjit
Singh who is the honorary treasurer of the FAS at the end of the night.
Ahmad Latif's goal just after the hour mark means that the SLeague won't be decided until Sunday
when both Home United and Tampines Rovers play their final game of the season.
You could say it's advantage Tampines as they have a narrow one point lead going into Crunch Sunday
(hey, ESPN do it all the time) but Home United have the superior goal difference.
Mr Teo Hock Seng, Tampines chairman hugged by his players
after the 1-0 victory over Home United on an atrocious field. A decent turn out at the Tampines
Stadium saw the epic clash between Tampines Rovers and league leaders Home United on a unplayable
surface marred by the heavy downpour before the start.
Mr Teo Hock Seng, Tampines chairman hugged by his players
after the 1-0 victory over Home United on an atrocious field. A decent turn out at the Tampines
Stadium saw the epic clash between Tampines Rovers and league leaders Home United on a unplayable
surface marred by the heavy downpour before the start.
On the day Home United travel to Tampines Stadium to battle it out for the SLeague title I can
reveal plans for widespread football hooliganism that could bring chaos to public transport and
even see houses prices fall. A Singaporean double whammy.
While thousands of Home United fans are expected to make the journey east by bus and MRT hard
core Tampines hooligans are planning to give them a hot reception at various points in their
journey.
(This entry is formulated with the transcript obtained from S.League title sponsor, H-TWO-O, via
the Football Association of Singapore)
Isa and H-TWO-O - a perfect combinationBoasting a score of 13.3 in the pre-season beep test, Home
United and Singapore national team midfielder Isa Halim is one of the best in the business.
It's every schoolboy's dream. You're in the Cup Final, it's heading for stalemate. Then, right at
the death, you pop up and score the winner. Arsenal are past masters of this; think Alan Sunderland
in 1979 and Andy Linighan in 1993.
In yesterday's Singapore Cup Final it was the turn of Frederic Mendy to live the dream.
HUFC's skipper Shi Jiayi hoisted the CupIt was indeed a hard fought triumph for Home United who
with the win over Albirex Niigata (Singapore) had claimed the accolade being the most successful
Singapore Cup side with their fifth record win.
Cautious play from both sides dominated much of the play with Albirex stroking the ball around the
park with possessive tactics that failed to shackle the rock solid defence line of Rosman Sulaiman,
Kenji Arai and man-of-the-match, Valery Hiek.
Tomorrow sees the Singapore Cup Final taking place at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Home United will
look to complete the first leg of a domestic double when they take on League Cup winners Albirex
Niigata.
Last year's affair saw Bangkok Glass defeat Tampines Rovers 1-0 (programme cover left) while I got
shitfaced in an infamous bar district with persons unknown and returned home with just a toy bus
for my son.
Picture tells a THOUSAND words....Decent first half defensive display by the Lions until the sucker
punch that came in the 42nd minute to see the well placed grounder by Yu Hai (pictured below
foreground) to give the Chinese the headstart before end of the first period.
As what they always said in football that conceding a goal at this juncture of any game would have
a psychological demoralizing effect on team that conceded that goal.
Two games played last night, two away wins in the SLeague. Wins for both Home United and Tampines
Rovers means the title won't be decided until after the SEA Games when the two collide.
Tampines needed Ahmad Fahmie's 89' winner to get three points at Gombak United while two second
half goals in 10 minutes brought Home the points and keeps them clear.
Malaysia Cup Final
Terengganu v Negeri Sembilan 1-2 (Ashaari Samsuddin; S Kunalan, Hairuddin Omar)
The Negeri's second win in three years, they also reached last year's final but were beaten by
Kelantan. Malaysian football done and dusted until January when we can expect to see foreign
players line up for the first time in three years.
I have been most remiss in my coverage of the SLeague in recent weeks and I do apologise for that.
I hope to take some games in before the end of the season though.
So how do we stand as we enter the final furlong? I think it's fair to say it's a two horse race as
the table shows;
1 - Home United 29 22 2 5 72-28 682 - Tampines Rovers 29 21 3 5 60-23 66
Four games remaining and a two point difference make for another exciting climax to the SLeague.
Firdaus Idros being called up to LionsIn a media release announced just hours ago by the Football
Association of Singapore (FAS), national coach Raddy Avaramovic added two more uncapped players
into the 21-men squad that are due to face Jordan (away) and China (home) next month in their
upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
With just about five games remaining in the SLeague it appears Home United are in pole position
with a five point cushion over second played Tampines Rovers who have played a game less.
Last year's champions Etoile are out of the race, 10 points behind the leaders but then they did
lose five points after getting involved in a brawl with Hougang United earlier in the season.
- S.League Match - Hougang Utd 2-1 Etoile FC (4/9/11)
My setting at Hougang Stadium - 1/250, f5.6 (default), ISO3200 set another low in my S.League foto
shoot -_-
Hougang Utd upstaged defending champions Etoile FC 2-1 at the Hougang Stadium.
In this rescheduled fixture, the Cheetahs took the lead through Vitor Borges in the first half
before Selim Kaabi leveled in the half.
AFC Cup
Arbil v Persipura 1-0 8,000 (Arbil win 3-1 on aggregate)Nasaf v Chonburi 0-0Muang Thong United v
Kuwait SC 0-0 11,212 (KSC win 1-0 on aggregate and had 8 players booked!)
Malaysia Cup
Kedah v Perak 1-1Sabah v Johor 4-1Terengganu v Negeri Sembilan 0-0 Sime
Darby v Selangor PKNS 0-1Kelantan v Felda United 2-0Johor FC v Sarawak
3-1Selangor v KL 2-1PDRM v T Team 0-6
Teams in bold qualify for next round which kicks off next Monday.
I must admit I have not been giving much attention to COE football until this afternoon at the Old
Police Academy.
Alerted by "Liga Singapura" that the title decider was going to be staged at the once Police
training facilities, I decided to head down with my camera to snap some shots between Home United
and Tanjong Pagar United.
Albirex Niigata are in line for a Singapore treble after they squuezed by Hougang United in their
Singapore Cup semi final last night.
The game ended 1-1 on 90 minutes meaning the teams had to go into extra time for the right to face
Home United in the final in November. Yosuke Saito gave the White Swans the lead after five minutes
of extra time but their hearts must have skipped a few beats when prolific scorer Shotaro Ihata was
red carded minutes later.
The beauty of the Cup competition lives on in the RHB Singapore Cup as the "Final Four" - Etoile
FC, Home United, Albirex Niigata (Singapore) and Hougang United fought till the very end to see the
emerging of the Protectors and the White Swans for the 19th November date at JBS.
Fred Mendy (pictured above right) scored against his old team to send HUFC to the finalIn both
first leg fixtures of the "Final Four" saw both the Stars and White Swans agonizingly forgo their
lead in the dying moments of those matches to see their respective opponents - Home United and
Hougang United crawled back to level terms to square off the encounter.
Singapore Cup
Etoile v Home United 0-1 (Frederic Mendy)
Mendy's goal against his former team ensured at least one of this year's Singapore Cup Final would
be a local team, Home winning 2-1 on aggregate.
Tonight Hougang United take on Albirex Niigata.
Recent Singapore Cup Finals
2010 Bangkok Glass v Tampines Rovers 1-02009 Geylang United v Bangkok Glass 1-02008 SAFFC v
Woodlands Wellington 2-12007 SAFFC v Tampines Rovers 4-32006 Tampines Rovers v Chonburi 3-22005
Home United v Woodlands Wellington 3-2
To depress Singaporeans even more when was the last time a local team won any thing there?
Singapore Cup
Etoile v Home United 0-1 (Frederic Mendy)
Mendy's goal against his former team ensured at least one of this year's Singapore Cup Final would
be a local team, Home winning 2-1 on aggregate.
Tonight Hougang United take on Albirex Niigata.
Recent Singapore Cup Finals
2010 Bangkok Glass v Tampines Rovers 1-02009 Geylang United v Bangkok Glass 1-02008 SAFFC v
Woodlands Wellington 2-12007 SAFFC v Tampines Rovers 4-32006 Tampines Rovers v Chonburi 3-22005
Home United v Woodlands Wellington 3-2
To depress Singaporeans even more when was the last time a local team won any thing there?
Based on their line up in their league fixture against Albirex Niigata (Singapore) that featured
the likes of Lionel Lewis, Shi Jiayi, Qiu Li and Juma'at Jantan, one question floated into my mind
and made me wonder if these Home United's Lions (and the rest from other teams in the S.League)
felt that national duty is become a liability for having to juggle their club commitments after
such a hectic international duty?
SLeague
Tanjong Pagar v Home United 0-3 (Frederic Mendy, Valery Hiek 2) 447
The Protectors return to the top of the SLeague with a comfortable win over new boys Tanjong Pagar
but another disappointing crowd. 15 consecutive games watched by less than a 1,000 fans.
SLeague
Balestier Khalsa v SAFFC 1-3 (Mark McGough; Mislav Karoglan 2, Fazrul Nawaz) 454Young Lions v
Albirex Niigata 1-1 (Shahdan Sulaiman; Tatsuro Inui) 676
Albirex Niigata's flood of goals dried up last night at Jalan Besar when they could only manage a
draw, a result that sees them move second.
