With the Vietnam, Malaysia, Thai and Singapore leagues roughly in sync with each other and due to
start their new seasons in the early weeks of 2010 clubs are now preparing training schedules,
squads and friendlies.
Why not get the champions from each country to get together in a friendly tournament in December?
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Former SAFFC striker Aleksander Duric has confirmed he will stay in Singapore next season saying
that his new club will probably be 'somewhere in the east.'
Two choices there, Geylang United and Tampines Rovers.
He has of course previously lined up with Geylang United, 2001-2004, and by returning to Bedok
Stadium he would relish the opportunity of Asian club competition with the Eagles.
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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.
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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.
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Sriwijaya have that said they could not meet the demands of Singapore international striker
Aleksander Duric.
The club who have won the Copa Indonesia in the last two seasons say that they were unwilling to
pay for Duric and his family to stay in an executive apartment at Palembang's only 5 star hotel
after they had arranged a mansion for his use.
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SAFFC's 1-0 victory last night against Sengkang Punggol meant they became SLeague champions for a
record 4th time - something not even Manchester United have achieved as Aleksander Duric told me
last week. The bean pole striker made his own personal tally 28 for the season as he looks to sew
up the golden boot award.
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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.
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As befits a weekend in Lion City there is a strong Singapore focus to Jakarta Casual TV this week.
Already up is an interview with SAFFC striker Aleksander Duric who talks about his move to
Sriwijaya and Sasikumar who looks at the state of the SLeague.
Also Singapore coach Raddy Avramovic looks ahead to the upcoming Asian Cup qualifiers against
Thailand.
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(Media information by Football Association of Singapore)
SINGAPORE, 30 September 2009: A robust Singapore squad, consisting of seasoned players such as
Indra Sahdan, Shahril Ishak, Daniel Bennett and Agu Casmir, will front the Singapore challenge for
the Sultan of Selangor's Cup trophy this Sunday.
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ERIC SAMUEL
PETALING JAYA: Peter Butler has resigned as coach of Kelantan, throwing the team's preparations for
next week's Malaysia Cup competition into disarray.
Azman Ibrahim, the chairman of the team management committee, said Butler had on Thursday informed
the Kelantan FA (Kafa) via fax of his intention to resign with immediate effect as his wife was
ill.
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SoccerLens 27 August @ 02:35 PM EST
On the other side of the world to the eupohoria filled European Champions League, there is
another ‘Champions League'. The AFC Champions League. For those of you unaware of this league, 35
teams participate, either though direct qualification, or if you're from the UAE, Indonesia,
Singapore, Thailand or India, you have the arduous task of a playoff.
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SINGAPORE, 7 AUGUST 2009: Tampines Rovers chairman Teo Hock Seng and Brunei DPMM FC players Pg
Sallehuddin Damit, Yusof Salleh and Rene Komar have been charged by the Football Association of
Singapore for bringing the game into disrepute.
Teo faces two charges of misconduct for his touchline behaviour in the Great Eastern – YEO'S S.
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THE SHORT TAKE OF THE GAME
Barely 30 minutes into the game, the defending champions SAFFC shown that being the more
experienced side given them the much-needed composure in the attacking front.
Two goals in a space of seven minutes by Korean winger Park Tae Won done well to jolt the momentum
of Tampines Rovers who struggled to break into the Warriors heartlands in the first half.
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Shadow Boxing football is a joy to watch actually.
As what Super Reds had shown us how fundamental skills were being applied to curb a superior team
like SAFFC, who were, honestly, out-of-sort hours ago.
Pending how individual look at it, for me it was a joy to watch despite the snail-paced of football
played as it's not very often we seen such simplicity style of being played in an era when the game
is getting more complex with list of dubious formations and much focused on pace, rather than the
basic skills we first taught to master at very young age.
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DPMM fans before the game (snapped outside the Stadium)
"Expectations are high and the whole Brunei are exciting about it." said Aiqbal, a fan specially
flew from Brunei to catch Brunei DPMM in action in their first quest for sliverware in their maiden
S.League season.
According to him, there were a total of approximately 500 fans , comprised of local-based and
visiting Bruneians to cheer their team on.
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Route to the FinalBRUNEI DPMM FC
SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES FC
Group Stage
Beat Albirex Niigata (S) 1-0 Lost Brunei DPMM FC 0-3
Beat SAFFC
3-0 Beat Albirex Niigata (S) 2-0
Quarter FinalBeat Geylang United 5-3 Beat Tampines Rovers 1-1 (aet)
(SAFFC won 4-3 on Penalties)
Semi FinalBeat Woodlands Wellington 2-1 Beat Home United 2-0
Suspension ListTeam No.
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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.
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June 1 sees the start of the Singapore League Cup (SLC) with the 12 members of the SLeague facing
off against each other for the chance of some silverware.
Woodlands Wellington won the first edition of this trophy in 2007 while last year Gombak United
collected it.
This season sees some changes with the competition beginning with a group format, replacing the
knock out manner of earlier years.
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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.
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Tampines Rovers surrendered their unbeaten record
I "tweeted" (above) before I reached Choa Chu Kang Stadium yesterday that expect "lotsa fire and
intensity" when SAFFC versus Tampines Rovers.
Indeed, the old feud of Noh Alam Shah and Daniel Bennett resurfaced after the former had allegedly
elbowed the latter when "Ah Long" scored the equalizer, that was ruled illegal by referee Abas Daud
following consultation with his assistant.
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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.
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SAFFC were knocked out of the Singapore Cup tournament by resurrected Geylang United at the Bedok
Stadium.
Picture tells a thousand words - take note of SAFFC's players' (in darker outfit) reaction after
the game.
"They (Geylang) took their chances and we didn't." said grim-faced Richard Bok after his fatigued
SAFFC were knocked out of the Singapore Cup by Geylang United.
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My pal Antony Sutton might not fancy another shot to climb up to this scaffold structure..hehe
I always want to take a closer look at those equipments used in every "Friday Night Football" and
when the game was shifted to Bedok Stadium for the Cup fixture between Geylang United and SAFFC, I
decided it's time to take some shots on them.
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(Poster courtesy of Geylang United FC )
Live televised football is making its return to heartlands on the Labour Day (1st May 2009), when
Geylang United will play hosts to defending Singapore Cup holders SAFFC at the Bedok Stadium.
The Eagles are enjoying some good run of form lately since Mike Wong took over as the head coach of
the Bedok-based team, whereas the SAFFC Warriors aren't having that kind of luxury after that away
defeat to DPMM that knocked them off from the top of the table days ago at Brunei.
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The Final Score
TWITTER UPDATE
The "Twitter" box had been removed from this blog entry and you can trace whatever I "tweeted" on
the right of the page (under the "BoLASEPaKO" on twitter menu).
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.
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Snapped this shot from today's TODAY's TV listing pages and those of you guys are sharp enough will
see what I'm trying to say, get it?get your instant update of this Blog!!
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The SMS update!!
Shell-shocked is too nice a word to describe last night 7-1 demolition of Sengkang Punggol by a
revitalized SAFFC.
I still struggling to come to term why the Dolphins, after yet another promising pre-season hype
up, failed to deliver?
Not reacting to that "shell-shocker" but because of the network jam last night (Picture credit: Mr
Gan Meng Yeow of Kallangroar.
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PREVIEW
Kashima's Brazilian coach Oswaldo de Oliveira, at the pre-match press conference, also feared the
artificial surface at Jalan Besar might affected the performance of his team.
Although weather wise in 'keeper Hitoshi Sogahata's words (in sleague.com) "It is humid but we are
pretty acclimatized after training this morning.
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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
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Imaginary caption above from me on these DPMM folks.
Absolutely "suay loh" (out of luck)....
That sums up the situation at Yishun Stadium after the hosts, Super Reds, were cruelly denied all
three points when young Aussie striker Bryan Soane scored with a header off a free kick in the
dying seconds of the night to level the scores!
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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.
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The defending champions SAFFC, fresh from their mid-week ACL victory, is back in town to kick start
the defending of their league title with perennial minnows, Balestier Khalsa being their first
opponents for the season 2009.
Credits to my hometown club that they hold the Warriors at the bay until veteran striker Aleksandar
Duric broke the deadlock in the 36th minute with a well-taken shot, after chested down a long pass
from the middle of the park, from outside the box.
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(Picture on the left: with the league trophy, it's very pretty heavy, precaution required if you
ever got a chance to lift it!! Many thanks to Mr Samuel Panthradil for making this picture possible
in Oct 2005)
Although the ultimate target is the league championship, it's equally important as well to be the
early pace-setters too.
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Was at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium to watch the match between SAFFC and Young Lions.
The Young Lions, being the core of this year's SEA Games squad, had shown that the lack of
experience and skill maturity can make up by the sheer display of hard work and strong desire to do
well, as suggested by coach Terry Pathmanathan.
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Thanks again to Mr Bryan Lim, whom I met at Clementi stadium just now, for telling me this friendly
fixture.
The defending champions SAFFC, without those players on national duty, walked away with 3-1 win
over Balestier Khalsa.
Park Tae Won marked his Warriors debut with his cross from the right that saw Ahmad Latiff opened
the accounts with his header in the 35th minute.
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