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Hasnim Haron in action for Singapore (as credited) With the ball at his feet near the corner flag, the conventional move would have been for Hasnim Haron to pass it to a teammate in a better position to deliver a cross into the box. Nonetheless, the nippy Singapore winger had other ideas. He slightly rolled the ball backwards with the sole of his boot before flicking it up and whacking it into the penalty area during a Liga Semi-Pro (the Malaysian League) match at the old National Stadium. Such unorthodox trickery sent the thousands at Kallang into a state of frenzy. I will never forget the moment I saw that play on a delayed telecast back in 1990. The start of the last decade of the 20th century marked the rise to prominence of a man touted to fill the void vacated by both Fandi Ahmad and V. Sundram moorthy. (L-R) Hasnim and V Sundram moorthy in 1987 ( source ) With the exodus of the aforementioned duo overseas in the 1980s, the island republic was in desperate need of a new football...

"While Tampines Rovers have admitted their mistake, the Fourth Official and the MC (Match Commissioner) must share the blame. This oversight was entirely preventable had they intervened in time," shared a former Match Commissioner during a recent exchange, days after the 2025/26 Singapore Cup final between Lion City Sailors (LCS) and BG Tampines Rovers . "Fourth Official" making substitution during a match ( as credited ) The aforementioned match was won 2-0 by LCS after extra time, with goals from Hami Syahin and Anderson Lopes. However, the result was subsequently overturned after it was confirmed the Stags had committed the following breaches : A COSTLY SUBSTITUTION • Breach of Article 19.2 (Minimum Local Player Requirement): The club failed to maintain the mandatory minimum of four Singaporean players on the pitch at all times. This occurred in the 81st minute of the match when Joel Chew (a Singaporean player) was substituted for Yuki Kobayashi (a Japanese nati...

It was a damp squib of an affair as both Lion City Sailors (LCS) and BG Tampines Rovers failed to deliver a match worthy of that of a Singapore Cup Final. The overcautious approach by two of the biggest clubs in local football resulted in an ordeal that the fans simply had to endure. I still cannot believe this was the kind of football we saw at the Jalan Besar Stadium earlier (10/1). LCS' Kyoga Nakamura in front of the Tampines' fans who used to adore him  Everything was in place for the match everyone had been looking forward to (i.e.: the recruitment of former Stags' cult figure Kyoga Nakamura to LCS was enough to hype up the match), yet the quality shown was poor. The lack of dynamism in the final third at both ends made it a pain to watch. Dragging the match into extra time felt unnecessary; it could have been avoided if both the Sailors and the Stags had been more aggressive in attack. If this is the standard for our local 'Heavyweight' clashes, what needs t...

 Community Shield - Lion City Sailors 1-4 BG Tampines Rovers 160825 BG Tampines Rovers claimed the first trophy of 2025/6 season BG Tampines Rovers secured a 4-1 victory over Lion City Sailors at the Jurong East Stadium to lift the Community Shield - the traditional curtain-raiser to the Singapore Premier League. Coach Akbar Nawas made a triumphant return to local football by guiding the Stags to their sixth Community Shield. CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES ➤  Community Shield - Lion City Sailors 1-4 BG Tampines Rovers #ACLTwo - Lion City Sailors 4-2 Selangor FC 011025 The Selangor players having a word with the referee. The match was kicked off at 6pm, before the activation of the LWS halted the play. The game resumed following the deactivation of the LWS. CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES ➤  #ACLTwo - Lion City Sailors 4-2 Selangor FC #ACLTwo - BG Tampines Rovers 2-1 BG Pathum United 021025 BG Tampines Rovers caused an upset by beating BG Pathum United in this ACL2 fixture The Stag...