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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. If not, they will have to redefine their direction after this. PICTURES OF THE DAY & THE SHORT TAKE of THE GAME To be fair though, I snapped this before the game. Is “pathetic” the best word to describe what I saw at Jalan Besar Stadium? I got a creepy feeling that it would be a poor turnout for this crucial AFC Cup tie. After all, the news was all about Liverpool coming to town in July and the back pages were splashed with news of that “$88 to rest your bums on the benches” at the National Stadium, so much so that this mat...

1. Please tell us a bit of yourself and do you have any link or role with DPMM FC? => Hi Po Hui , Thanks for interviewing on bolasepako. First of all my name is Zaeri Zolkefri and I am 24 years old. Environmental advisor by education who has the passion for football. With regards to link with Brunei DPMM FC, I am just their facebook creator and I do not have specific link to the club. The facebook group is also control by the management of the club and it is the official facebook page for the club. 2. You started a Facebook group for the club, why and how did it came about? => That is true, I started a Facebook group page for the club. The main reason for the creation of the Facebook group is to create awareness and spreading the word about the club and also the club participation in S –league. This is because nowadays everybody in Brunei and around the world is using Facebook and thus this can create awareness and spread it quite faster. 3. How active is this ...

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 will progress into the quarter finals. The four teams who finished at the top of last season’s S.League competition, SAFFC, Super Reds, Home United and Tampines Rovers, were seeded and were drawn to helm the separate groups. This season’s League Cup, which kicks off on June 1, will be the first to be shown live on cable television with 13 of the 20 matches broadcast live on the Football Channel (Channel 27). (P.S: The main picture and part of the text were extracted from the official ...

It's nice to see "H-TWO-O" roped in the likes of Noh Alam Shah, Lionel Lewis, Ridhuan Muhamud, Hariss Harun etc. to promote this brand of istonic drink (as depicted in those promotional posters below spotted at City Hall MRT station). Ridhuan Mahamud showing his skill Noh Alam Shah (foreground), Lionel Lewis (in biking gear and cycling) and Hariss Harun At least, we get a chance to see local footballers gaining some much-needed publicity other than during those "prominent" matches (i.e., "AFF Championship"). The recent TODAY article that paid tribute to the late Quah Kim Beng The article above was published weeks ago in TODAY and tells the story of the Quah family, widely regarded as the "first family" of local football. It was a well-written piece that provided insight into the footballing brothers of the Quah family (Kim Beng, Kim Choon, Kim Siah, Kim Swee, Kim Lye, and Kim Song), who were household names in their prime. Sadly, this is no l...

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. Suddenly, that 2007 Cup Final fiasco resurfaced inside the stadium with the fiery striker had to be restrained before making his way out of field following his marching order, and all in front national coach Raddy Avramovic. Stags fans had every right to be angry Without any doubt, the furious Tampines supporters felt that British-born Bennett was instrumental in the sending off and hurled endless of verbal abuses towards the center-back at the end of day. Although, I wasn't sure if the stadium announcer did the sensible thin...