Some pictures taken on Saturday afternoon.
As this is a three-day event (since Friday), more pictures to be loaded plus some scribe, as for now enjoy the pictures...
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Geylang upset Bangkok Glass to ensure the Cup remains in Singapore.
So what if Bangkok Glass were the dominating side in terms of attacking and having most of the possession throughout the game?
So what if Geylang were the side being under siege and not getting enough balls behind the Thais' defence? Click to continue reading...

Media information by Football Association of Singapore)
SINGAPORE, 6th November 2009: Match Tickets for the crucial AFC Asian Cup Qualifier between Singapore and Thailand on 14 November will go on advanced sale from Sunday, 8 November during the RHB Singapore Cup final at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Click to continue reading...

Singapore announces advanced ticket sales for crucial Asian Cup Qualifier against Thailand
SINGAPORE, 6th November 2009: Match Tickets for the crucial AFC Asian Cup Qualifier between Singapore and Thailand on 14 November will go on advanced sale from Sunday, 8 November during the RHB Singapore Cup final at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Click to continue reading...

SINGAPORE, 5 November 2009: Singapore's very own Geylang United will take on Thailand's Bangkok Glass in the RHB Singapore Cup Final at the Jalan Besar stadium on Sunday, 8 November.
Tickets for the final have been reduced to $5.00 for adults. There are still early bird specials available at $3. Click to continue reading...

Referee Abdul Malik made a brave decision to carry on the match despite the heavy downpour (as pictured above) that started prior to the start of this live televised game.
Frankly, this fixture would have been a title decider perfectly fit for this season's finale, but it wasn't the case after all. Click to continue reading...

TTM warming-up before the game
To be honest, it was already a damper prior to this returning fixture of this Singapore Cup semi-final between these two invited teams - Bangkok Glass and TTM Samut Sakorn.
With a huge task ahead, it wasn't a surprise to write off the Smokers (TTM's nickname), as not many teams can do what the Portuguese did in 1966 World Cup against the North Korean, before the match started. Click to continue reading...

I would consider myself a SAFFC's jinx if they couldn't beat Sengkang Punggol at Jalan Besar Stadium just now, as I was in person to see their last two matches (against Gombak United and Super Reds),which they played below expectation, that would have allowed them to pop open the champagne.
So third time lucky for the Warriors with their victory over the Dolphins at Jalan Besar Stadium, thus sealed their fourth consecutive league title and another shot to next year's ACL tournament. Click to continue reading...

Was at the training session of the Singapore Veterans, who will be facing the Selangor Veterans in the annual "Sultan of Selangor Cup" tournament, at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
"That's where the VVIPs gonna be seated..." as Mr Richard Wong (in dark T-shirt) pointed towards the grand stand.
Two former national skippers - Au Yeong Pak Kuan and current Young Lions coach Terry Pathmanathan had a brief chat. Click to continue reading...

This eighth edition of the Sultan of Selangor's Cup, that is hosted by Singapore for the third time, will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Sunday, 4th October.
The main match between the Singapore Selection and Selangor Selection will kick off at 7.30pm, while the curtain-raiser match between both Veterans team featuring football legends the likes of Fandi Ahmad and Dollah Kassim will start at 6. Click to continue reading...

SINGAPORE, 23 September 2009 - Ticket sales for the 2009 Sultan of Selangor's Cup will commence tomorrow (24 September 2009) at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
This eighth edition of the Sultan of Selangor's Cup, that is hosted by Singapore for the third time, will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Sunday, 4th October. Click to continue reading...

It's not easy to take action photos, and I just realized that few hours ago.
Armed with my newly-purchased "Fuji S2000", I decided to try it out (not without having some "interactions" with one of the "jaga", again!)
While I was snapping this shot of Geylang's players warming up from this position, I was advised by one of the "jaga", "Sir, you are not allow to take picture from here as you can only do so from behind the goal-line. Click to continue reading...

It's been a torrid season thus far for Singapore. The national team has struggled, even Liverpool beat them, the Young Lions preperations for the SEA Games are floundering without a recognised goal scorer and DPMM (from Brunei) won the League Cup.
Last night in the Singapore Cup Thai side TTM Samut Sakhorn defeated DPMM 3-1 in front of 1,506 fans at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Click to continue reading...

(P.S1: Just mainly pictures, with the main text being those "tweets" I posted by mobile earlier and also to try out some photo-taking using some new methods which I'm still working on it.)

be visit an old fren at JBS later which I hope can materialize,work been piling up & already snapped, can't keep my cool?

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Phnom Penh Crown v Bangkok Glass 1-2 (Chan Chaya; Chatree Chimtail, Mathee Pungpo) 1,095
TPL challengers Bangkok Glass came from behind to defeat Cambodian side PPC last night at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore in front of a crowd that was bigger than any recent SLeague games. Click to continue reading...

DPMM's fans outside the ground celebrating their team's win (Sorry for the quality as I used my mobile to snap this)

The first thing that came to my mind on the Monday morning was whether DPMM would be able to sustain their run with their hard and tough aggressive that won admiration from most lately.

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Cup games are always something different as it's a no-hold barred contest between the two team that whoever lose - OUT YOU GO!! simple as that.
The match between Geylang United and Brunei DPMM was my first League Cup match having just returned from my Down Under trip.
This was deemed "NO-GOAL"
Was late for the game as it was last minute decision to be at the ground for this match, so I missed the first goal of the night. Click to continue reading...

Robbie Fowler has gone Down Under, but he is certainly not down and out. 34 years old Kop hero has joined Australian League and is now playing for North Queensland Fury.Fowler and his Australian team were over at Singapore 2 weeks ago to play a friendly against S.League's Tampines Rovers at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Click to continue reading...

The "Super-sub" of the late 80s - Abdullah Noor signed on the 1990's poster (25th May 2009)
"Don't take my picture!!" said Abdullah Noor when I bumped onto him just now outside the Jalan Besar Stadium.
But when he saw the priceless poster, he was surprised and asked how and where I got it. Click to continue reading...

(P.S: Below is a press release by Strategic Public Relations Group Singapore, a renowned public relations consultancy who are coordinating the above-mentioned event )
Australian team brings Robbie Fowler back to Singapore!
New A-League Franchise North Queensland Fury to play Singapore at Jalan Besar Stadium on 31 May 2009
Singapore, 14 May 2009 - Australia's newest team in their domestic A-League, The North Queensland Fury, is set to play the Tampines Rovers at Jalan Besar Stadium come the end of May. Click to continue reading...

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PREVIEW
Home United's fate in the AFC Cup will be determined by the outcome of this fixture after their away defeat to Vietnamese club Binh Duong.
However, Mr PN Sivaji's men should take some comfort for the fact they had not lost their last two games since that lost in Vietnam, but there's no room for complacency as the club jolly well know that further participation in this continental tournament means a victory at all costs against this Thai side. Click to continue reading...

FAS president Mayor Zainudin Nordin (right) and S.League CEO Winston Lee with the new League Cup trophy
The 2009 League Cup draw was held this afternoon at the Jalan Besar Stadium's National Football Academy Conference Room.
The Groupings as follows:

• Group A - SAFFC, Brunei DPMM, Albirex Niigata (S)
  
• Group B - Tampines Rovers, Geylang United, Young Lions
  
• Group C - Super Reds, Gombak United, Balestier Khalsa
• Group D - Home United, Sengkang Punggol, Woodlands Wellington

The top two sides in each group progressing into the quarter finals. Click to continue reading...

Young Lions fans at the stands
Sometimes, you really need a kick at your butts to get things going.
After their coach Terry Pathmanathan's outburst on Monday, the Young Lions restored some pride after they came from a goal behind to draw level with Woodlands Wellington at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Click to continue reading...

VSDATE: 5th May 2009
KICK-OFF:7.30pm (Singapore Time) VENUE: Jalan Besar Stadium
PREVIEWOkay folks, we are heading towards the last home match of SAFFC's ACL campaign this coming Tuesday (5th of May) at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
It has not been a smooth ride for the defending S. Click to continue reading...

Tonight sees Fandi Ahmad bring his Pelita Jaya side to the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore to take on DPMM in the Singapore Cup. Catch an exclusive preview here. Click to continue reading...

Just wondering how it was to catch a game in a 33-degree climate?
Anyway, it wasn't that HOT after all as I was under-sheltered at the Jalan Besar Stadium for the Prime League fixture between Sengkang Punggol and the national-U18.
The final score: National U18 1-5 Sengkang Punggol. Click to continue reading...

The Final Score
TWITTER UPDATE
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PICTURES OF THE DAY & THE SHORT TAKE of THE GAME
Banner boys getting ready
It was indeed a tame affair as compared to ACL, as the crowds were much lesser than expected. Click to continue reading...

DPMM's coach Vjeran Simunic (with cap) with the media last Friday
Not only fans will get to see two of three unbeaten (so far) sides - Brunei DPMM and Gombak United in action for tomorrow's "Friday Night Football" fixture at Jalan Besar Stadium. Fans will also get up close and personal with DPMM's Croatian coach Vjeran Simunic, who is slowly gaining a cult following for his exquisite use of words in the media and also his distinctive, expressive way in urging his team from the sidelines. Click to continue reading...

Albirex Niigata v Young Lions 2-1 (Kenji Adachihara, Tetsuya Kishida; Obadin Aikhena) 1,615
A 3rd win in their last four games, all at home, has seen the Japanese side climb to after losing their first three games of the season. They are now 5th but sit just four points clear of cellar dwellers Sengkang Punggol. Click to continue reading...

Managed to sneak into the post-match conference after DPMM drew 1-1 with Tampines Rovers at the Jalan Besar Stadium and heard what DPMM coach Vjeran Simunic had to say.br /br /a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Hc_jNK5RTKM/SdYljnxlulI/AAAAAAAACqM/Ajem3uo8OXU/s1600-h/Simunic1. Click to continue reading...

If nothing goes wrong with my media accreditation application to this prestigious Asian club tournament, I should be able to go ahead to do something that mark another milestone of this blog - having an instant update of the a href="http://www.the-afc.com/eng/competitions/news/index.jsp_367AFC-09-11-625-1. Click to continue reading...

Inside coach Darren's mind...
Probably, they, Gombak United, could be the ONE I'm looking for.
The role that fits nicely of that as the pace-setters of the season, especially just witnessed they destroyed Albirex Niigata at the Jalan Besar Stadium and earned them the distinction of being the ONLY team, after three rounds of competition, without conceded a single goal. Click to continue reading...

SAFFC's players and officials "get-together" before the start
There was some light drizzling at the Jalan Besar Stadium before the start of this crucial fixture that would see SAFFC becoming the first team from Singapore to join the elites in the financial lucrative ACL proper.
Like what PSMS Medan's skipper Elie Aiboy lamented during the pre-match media conference on having to play on the new surface of the stadium, the Sumatrans started the game slowly in trying to adapt themselves on this alien pitch. Click to continue reading...

View of the new playing surface from the top-tier of the Jalan Besar Stadium.
Sengkang Punggol - the "team of the moment" (at this point of time) posed for this pre-match shot
Close-up action of the match, near the tunnel.
Anything could have happened from this corner. Click to continue reading...

Made it to the final last two of the teams' pre-season press conference held at the NFA conference room at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
Tampines Rovers were the first team being introduced to the media with coach Vorawan Chitavanich, newly-installed skipper Fahrudin Mustafic, Thai winger Sutee Suksomkit, striker Qiu Li, veteran Zulkarnaen Zainal and new French signing Croissant Benoit in attendance. Click to continue reading...