With this post, I mark my 35th post on this blog. This blog does not have a long history, and I am proud to be using this chance to present my Hattrick experience and various arguments and debates for Singapore football.
I shall be talking about, yes, the first televised match this year of the S-League. I had missed the first half an hour, which means the goal Indra Sahdan scored. I saw the replay, though, and it was a good, tight-angled goal from the striker. I was quite amazed when Liaoning FC was dominating from the start of the second half. In the end, they lost to a goal from young prospect Goh Swee Swee. I believe Liaoning had deserved more, but they end up rueing missed chances when a shocking lob hit the crossbar from the left flank. Another opportunity was greatly saved by Singapore's number 1 custodian Lionel Lewis.
Liaoning had proved to be good stuff. Their tactics of sending high balls is really effective, and Goh's winner proved to be a good goal that snatched any reward for the Chinese outfit. I certainly feel for them, as they had dominated proceedings in the second half and shown us what they are capable of. They just have to improve on their heading as, though they have more than 10 corner kicks, most of them ended up being cleared. Thye know how to win the ball in these situations, so they just have to work on their positioning and win more air battles to score more goals. Home United did not play like title favourites, and it was the Chinese team that shown more domination and determination than their opponents.
Kudos to the Chinese team, they will start collecting points very soon, and may end up better than Albirex in the rankings, if they improve on the points I have mentioned. At this point in time, Geylang United seems to be the most hardworking team, and the most champion-like team now is neither SAFFC nor Tampines Rovers. SAFFC appear off-colour, while Tampines' team is jaded and lacking confidence. Home is showing some champion-like appearance, having the ability to come back from being dominated in play to deal a killer punch and settle affairs. They do have enough quality to win the title, but expect stiff competition from Woodlands, due to their strikeforce, and SAFFC, when they regain their form.
Form guide (In opinion, not following much statistics):
In order:
Home United
Geylang United
Woodlands Wellington
Young Lions
Sengkang Punggol
Balestier Khalsa
Gombak United
SAFFC
Albirex Niigata
Tampines Rovers
Liaoning Guangyuan
Korean Super Reds
The bolded ones mean I am more sure with their positions.
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