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Teams marching out ... (c) 2014 Ko Po Hui It was a night that things did not go according to the script with Warriors FC found themselves knocked out of the only tournament they have yet to win since they were known as Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC) in local football fraternity. A solitary strike in the extra time from former national striker Firduas Idros was deemed enough to see Tanjong Pagar United to the semi final phrase for another juicy encounter against Hougang United awaiting them. For this match, Warriors coach Alex Weaver fielded a much superior-looking side as compared to the team he had against Geylang International that caused quite a stir in the running up to this Queenstown tie. Having rested the majority of his key players during the 4-0 thrashing by the Eagles , the Englishman penciled the likes of Daniel Bennett, Shi Jiayi, Hafiz Rahim, Marin Vidosevic, etc. back to the starting eleven. In the first half, it was the Warriors who were

Credible display by SRC (white shorts) Despite losing both their group matches in the Starhub League Cup on close margin, NFL side Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) had won applauds for their efforts by bowing out gracefully after their 2-0 defeat to Home United at the Bishan Stadium last night. The defeat against the Protectors came days after they were narrowly beaten 1-0 by another S . League side Woodlands Wellington on last Friday. Unlike Police SA, their fellow NFL peers in the same tournament who suffered heavy losses in their campaign, the Padang-based club filled up their roster with a number of players who had experience in the professional scene, as compared to the law enforcers's base of mainly regular officers and full-time national servicemen. Aliimaran Lomri clears the ball In the meantime, owing to the tight fixtures that are scheduled ahead, Home United coach Lee Lim Saeng did not start a number of his regulars on the starting eleven with stars like Ko

Tigers' keeper Zaiful Nizam also fumbled this cross Strange things had happened prior to the Starhub League Cup fixture between Brunei DPMM and Balestier Khalsa. While faulty goalposts were the reason behind the rescheduling of the match between Tampines Rovers and Warriors FC at Clementi Stadium the day before , the sights of lighting and flashes of thunders did not cause the activation of the Lighting Warning System (LWS) at the Jalan Besar Stadium when it should. Nonetheless, the game went ahead amid drizzling with defending holders Tigers came with a mission to win this match against two-time winners from the oil rich sultanate to avoid elimination from this tournament. All eyes on the ball True to what Tigers coach Marko Kraljevic said after their earlier 3-0 loss to Hougang that fresh legs would be brought for this live televised showdown, the evening saw the likes of Prime Leaguers Alando Nicholas and Muhaymin Salim in starting positions. It was a game that

Defending Cup holders Balestier Khalsa are just a defeat away from being eliminated from the first major title they won last year , following a 3-0 whitewash by Hougang United who have been impressive this season since former international Amin Nasir took over during the mid-season last year. Geison Moura (left) opened the account It was a pretty physical Group D encounter between these two teams that banded together as the "Pinball Derby" - a term that was coined last season after former Cheetahs coach Johana Johari described the Tigers' game as "playing pinball" in their Singapore Cup Quarter-Final match that eventually saw the Toa Payoh-based side knocked the team from Hougang out of that tournament. Since then, many changes between the two had been taken place with the Balestier languished at the bottom half of the league with the Cheetahs riding on the crest of things that see them ranked as one of the "dark horses" for the league title r

(This entry is formulated based on the media release issued by the Football Association of Singapore) SRC's John Tan at the draw (credit: FAS) The annual mid-year tournament - the Starhub League Cup is scheduled to kick off on the 7th of July starting with the group stages following the draw on last Friday that saw the participating 12 teams split in four groups with three teams each. Unlike last year that saw the NFL clubs having to go through a playoff to decide their berths, this year will see both Singapore Recreation Club and Police SA represent the part-timers in the tournament. Here is a recap of the grouping:- Group A: Albirex Niigata (S) FC, Tanjong Pagar United FC, Police Sports Association Group B: Tampines Rovers FC, Geylang International FC, Warriors FC Group C: Home United FC, Woodlands Wellington FC, Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) Group D: Balestier Khalsa FC, Hougang United FC, Brunei DPMM FC The Fixtures of the Group Stages Stage

(P.S: If you access this site via "come . to/ matchpix ", please click the "Facebook" icon after you click "HERE" when you want to view the album as that will redirect you to the album, thank you) I got myself a new lenses that I tried out on a few occasions for the past few weeks, although I would say I am still trying to get the grip on areas such as the focusing mechanism and the various settings that I'm still on the ropes. Starhub League Cup SF - Woodlands 0-1 DPMM 10/9/13 Synchronized Gliding in Air Wasn't I lucky that both teams were in light-colored outfit to make my job easier? The settings were at 1/800, f2. 8 and ISO 3200 which made the shots looked noisy, but with the dark background it helped to "absorb and focus" while snapped these swift movements on the field. Woodlands Wellington FC were unlucky to miss the penalty in the first half and paid the price to see the Bruneians back to the final for the second tim

2013 League Cup Winners - Balestier Khalsa Buoyed by vociferous fans who packed the main gallery before the start of the game where many available tickets were made by off-site purchase, the impressive Balestier Khalsa completely dominated the proceedings of the night. "It's not about me." said Tiger's coach Darren Stewart at the post-match press conference following his side's 4-0 shutout of defending holders Brunei DPMM in the Starhub League Cup Final at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Since taking over the reins at Toa Payoh Stadium two years ago , the former Australian international helped to transform the club he once skippered from a perennial minnow to a side now being characterized as a tough combative unit. Paul Cunningham (5) scored the first goal of the night With one trophy in the bag, the Tigers could possibly in for another bonanza if they are to bag another title when their upcoming RHB Singapore Cup semi-final matches are scheduled to take

Agony for Shariff Samat "The penalty was the turning point of the game and we should have won the game in the first half." said Woodlands Wellington coach Salim Moin after his team crashed out of the Starhub League Cup with a 1-0 loss at home to defending holders DPMM in the semi-final. Indeed, should that spot kick converted by Korean import Moon Soon Ho in the 28th minute, the dimension of the match would have changed, especially the visitors were deemed the less unlikely side to make it to the Saturday's final to face Balestier Khalsa for their poor form in the league of late. Nonetheless, cup game is always different breed as compared to the league match with wins at all for the former setting and eventually saw a well-taken free kick in the second half by Hendra Azam in the 50th minute to seal the game. DPMM celebrated after took the lead As such, a costly error by Moon in the first half proved to be a fatal one which seems to have some damages done to

The League Cup Trophy (This entry is formulated based on the media release issued by Football Association of Singapore) The League authority had announced the rescheduled fixtures of the Starhub League Cup's remaining matches (i.e.: semi-finals, plate and cup finals) in a statement issued days ago. Originally scheduled to play in June, but the unforeseen hazy weather then forced the semi-finals and subsequent matches to be postponed to September. The revised fixtures are as follows: (SF1) ALBIREX NIIGATA (S) FC vs BALESTIER KHALSA FC JURONG EAST STADIUM 9 SEPTEMBER, Kick-off 7.30PM Ticket price: $6 for Adult and $2 for Concession (SF2) WOODLANDS WELLINGTON FC vs BRUNEI DPMM FC WOODLANDS STADIUM 10 SEPTEMBER, Kick-off 7.30PM Ticket price: $5 for Adult and $1 for Concession Tickets for the semi-finals will be sold at the respective stadiums from 6pm onwards on match days. At the meantime, the "Plate Final" match between Courts Young Lions and Ha

(The entry is based on the media release issued by the Football Association of Singapore). The Football Association of Singapore released a media release in regards to the incident that took place on the 6th June 2013 at Queenstown Stadium after the League Cup between Courts Young Lions and Tanjong Pagar United, which was reported on various media outlets, as detailed below: Parent of CYL player involved in punching incident (by Axrosstheline.com) FAS begin investigations for Queenstown fracas (by Axrosstheline.com) Angry dad lashes out (by The New Paper) Angry dad creates commotion after S-League match  (via AsiaOne) The full content of the media release is being reproduced as below in verbatim . Investigation of the Incident after the League Cup match between Courts Young Lions and Tanjong Pager United on 6 June SINGAPORE, 18th July 2013: The investigation of the incident after the League Cup match between Courts Young Lions and Tanjong Pager United on 6 June has

(This entry is formulated based on the media release by the Football Association of Singapore) Due to the ongoing haze looming over the island, the league authority released a statement this afternoon (20/6/13) pertaining the semi-final matches that were supposed to play during the last two days. "Due to the weather conditions caused by the haze and in consultation with StarHub, the title sponsors, both the StarHub League Cup 2013 semi-final matches which were scheduled for tonight, 20th June will be postponed. As a result of the postponement of tonight’s semi-final matches, the finals scheduled on Sunday, 23rd June will also need to be rescheduled. The semi-final and final matches will now be rescheduled to the period between 2nd and 15th September 2013." (Abovementioned paragraph extracted from the FAS media release issued on the 20th of June) RHB Singapore Cup 2013 Quarter-Finals Fixtures TEAMS (HOME) TEAMS (AWAY) VENUE DATE TIME