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Mr Ang had been the face of the clubIn less than a week, perennial underachievers Geylang United
are hit by another news when it was announced that their long-serving chairman Mr Patrick Ang
(pictured left) will step down from his post on 1st February.
According to the media release issued by the Football Association of Singapore, the long-time
veteran in the local football scene will hand over the reins to former national skipper Leong Kok
Fann.
Cambodian team Preach Khan Reach will be competing in the Malaysian FA Cup. They follow champions
Phnom Penh Crown who have entered the Singapore Cup the last few years and likely will do so again
next year.
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.
I've never been a fan of the League Cup. In a season of 33 league games (28 next season) plus
the Singapore Cup I have always felt this is a competition too much on the crowded calendar but I
don't call the shots and no one listens to me so who cares?!
With the revamp of the SLeague next season it would be nice if we could also have a revamp of
this insignificant little competition.
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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.
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.
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.
Long overshadowed by its more glamorous counterparts (i.e.: the S.League and the Singapore Cup),
the FA Cup is the third major tournament organized by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS)
since 1995.
From 1999 onwards, the tournament had become a chance for a silverware for the NFL clubs after a
decision was made that S.
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.
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?
The SLeague is back after lengthy breaks for the fasting month, the Singapore Cup, World Cup
Qualifiers plus of course the Conker World Championships which were hosted in Simei.
Last night saw Hougang United defeat Etoile 2-1 and to celebrate this the SLeague website is down!
Congratulations to Phnom Penh Crown who were, umm, crowned C League champions in Cambodia last
weekend. Since David Booth came in to replace the China bound Bojan Hodak PPC won all eight games,
allowing them to stretch clear of nearest challengers Naga Corp.
PPC have shown themselves to be a very ambitious football club with an academy , merchandising, a
cafe, a regularly updated website plus regular appearances in the Singapore Cup.
- S.League Match- Balestier Khalsa 0-1 Tampines Rovers (6/8/11)
Ahmad Latiff (pictured above in yellow jersey) delivered the sucker punch at the last kick of the
game to help Tampines Rovers beat Balestier Khalsa 1-0 at Toa Payoh Stadium.
While the Tigers had a Mark McGough's goal disallowed which they claimed the Aussie's effort had
crossed the goal line before Lions defender Fahrudin Mustafic cleared for safety in the first half.
- S.League Match- Balestier Khalsa 0-1 Tampines Rovers (6/8/11)
Ahmad Latiff (pictured above in yellow jersey) delivered the sucker punch at the last kick of the
game to help Tampines Rovers beat Balestier Khalsa 1-0 at Toa Payoh Stadium.
While the Tigers had a Mark McGough's goal disallowed which they claimed the Aussie's effort had
crossed the goal line before Lions defender Fahrudin Mustafic cleared for safety in the first half.
Wasn't able to attend any of the Singapore Cup matches over the few days until today due to work
commitments and ultimately saw the lack of update of the blog until this.
As the result of the concluding matches played over the past few days saw the emerging of the
"FINAL FOUR" for one of the holy grails in Singapore football.
Wasn't able to attend any of the Singapore Cup matches over the few days until today due to work
commitments and ultimately saw the lack of update of the blog until this.
As the result of the concluding matches played over the past few days saw the emerging of the
"FINAL FOUR" for one of the holy grails in Singapore football.
Holding a 3-0 lead going into the 2nd leg of their Singapore Cup Quarter Final against Myanmar side
Okkthar United, Hougang United were made to fight all the way as the Myanmar team gave them a scare
or two. Fortunately for the daftly nicknamed Cheetahs, Jordan Webb's goal right on half time gave
them some breathing space but their 3-1 loss was enough to see them into the semis where they join
Albirex Niigata, who defeated them in the League Cup Final, and Home United.
The fate of both Hariss Harun and Safuwan Baharudin (pictured below) to join the national team for
the upcoming World Cup group stages qualifiers is still hung in a balance, despite having their
names on the 24-men squad list released by the Football Association of Singapore this evening.
Would Sufawan having the last laugh?
(Media Information from the Football Association of Singapore)
SAFFC hold the record number of win of the S.League title
SINGAPORE, 11 August 2011: Due to the closure of several stadiums for the upcoming
Presidential Elections and also to facilitate our National Team's preparations for the upcoming
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Asian Qualifiers, Third Round matches this year, the following 2011
Great Eastern-YEO'S S.
As I was filing my match report for the earlier 3rd-4th placing match between Home United and
Tampines Rovers that I wasn't paying much attention during the League Cup final match between
Hougang United and Albirex Niigata (Singapore).
But what I did realize was Canadian winger Jordan Webb was the man of the night for the wrong
reason when he came so close to end the trophy drought of the under-achievers in the dying moments
of the second half of the extra time, before agonizingly saw his spot-kick saved by White Swans'
keeper Yoshito Matsushita that gifted the Japanese their first ever title since joining S.
The League Cup TrophyThe scheduling of the League Cup has long been a debatable issue since the
inception of this tournament some five years old that either saw it took place during the
pre-season or middle of the league fixtures.
Being widely perceived as the "poor cousin" of the more prestigious two - the league championship
and the Singapore Cup, it's not wonder regional football blogger, Antony Sutton of "Jakarta Casual"
have this to say.
In conjunction with the Great Singapore Sale, Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) will be holding the
"Great Albirex Sale" during their upcoming home match against Balestier Khalsa on 28 June 2011.
Visitors at Jurong East Stadium can take the opportunity to purchase a wide range of Albirex
merchandise at special prices, including their black-and-orange RHB Singapore Cup jersey as seen in
their first-round victory over South Melbourne.
Coincidently, my fellow blogger Andy Brouwer blogged on the dismay pitch surface that staged a
Cambodian league clash featuring Phnom Penh Crown, one of the guest teams invited for the Singapore
Cup.
To expect professional players to play on this surface and to
perform at a sufficiently high level is simply not on.
As a football club Phnom Penh Crown are doing much right. There is a professionalism about them
that appears to be lacking in other CLeague clubs. They have a small range ofmerchandising
available and, more important, they are investing in youth with an academy designed to attract the
kingdom's finest talents.
With Andy Brouwer of "Kingdom of Football" (many thanks to "LigaSingapura" for the shot taken)It's
always nice to meet up with regional football bloggers and especially if they are happen to be here
in Singapore like Mr Andy Brouwer, the man behind the blog "Kingdom of Football".
I actually have follow Andy's blog on Cambodian football for a while and glad to gather some
insights on the Khmer football scene via his blog postings.
With Andy Brouwer of "Kingdom of Football" (many thanks to "LigaSingapura" for the shot taken)It's
always nice to meet up with regional football bloggers and especially if they are happen to be here
in Singapore like Mr Andy Brouwer, the man behind the blog "Kingdom of Football".
I actually have follow Andy's blog on Cambodian football for a while and glad to gather some
insights on the Khmer football scene via his blog postings.
Tweet courtesy of "@LigaSingapura"
Undoubtedly, the most successful coach in Tampines Rovers Football Club since the inception of the
S.League in 1996 - Vorawan Chitavanich had stepped down as the club's Technical Director and
decided to head home to Thailand.
The timing of his departure could not have come to a rather bumpy timing when the Stags are facing
sticky patches of late after ACL injuries to star players such as 'keeper Hassan Sunny and defender
Park Yo Seb that effectively rule them out of the rest of the campaign.
I guess South Melbourne (in white) must be absolutely frustrated by the passing-holding game
deployed by Albirex Niigata (Singapore) in their RHB Singapore Cup encounter at the Jalan Besar
Stadium.
For a moment, the way the White Swans played was almost identical the way Super Reds made SAFFC
looked jaded years ago on the same ground.
I guess South Melbourne (in white) must be absolutely frustrated by the passing-holding game
deployed by Albirex Niigata (Singapore) in their RHB Singapore Cup encounter at the Jalan Besar
Stadium.
For a moment, the way the White Swans played was almost identical the way Super Reds made SAFFC
looked jaded years ago on the same ground.
Last season, blogger Paul Mavroudis sent me his preview on his beloved South Melbourne FC's maiden
Singapore Cup campaign and this time round he took the initiative to pen his thoughts before the
Hellas are due to meet Albirex Niigata (Singapore) this coming Sunday at the Jalan Besar
Stadium.
Many thanks to Paul for his contribution.
Last season, blogger Paul Mavroudis sent me his preview on his beloved South Melbourne FC's maiden
Singapore Cup campaign and this time round he took the initiative to pen his thoughts before the
Hellas are due to meet Albirex Niigata (Singapore) this coming Sunday at the Jalan Besar
Stadium.
Many thanks to Paul for his contribution.
SINGAPORE, 07 JUNE 2011: The FAS Disciplinary Committee will adjourn to Thursday, 16 June
2011 at 7.00pm (Jalan Besar Stadium conference room) with regards to the incident at the Great
Eastern – YEO'S S.League match between Hougang United and Etoile FC at the Hougang Stadium on 23
May 2011.
Head coach at Phnom Penh Crown Bojan Hodak has quit the club and taken up a position with Chinese
Super League team Shandong Luneng.
Bojan leaves the club in a healthy position as Phnom Penh Crown are favourites to lift the CLeague,
are in the next round of the AFC President's Cup and next month take on SAFFC in the Singapore Cup.
Hosting the AFC Presidents Cup Phnom Penh Crown have assured themselves of a place in the next
round after wins in their opening two games.
After beating Den Bosco from Sri Lanka 3-0 in the opening game, yesterday PPC overcame Abahani 1-0
with an 80th minute goal from Chann Cahaya in front of 8,500 at the Olympic Stadium.
