Bolasepako

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.

"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.

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).

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Following the recent announcement by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) on 9th December, Jalan Besar Stadium (JBS) will become the home ground for both Lion City Sailors (LCS) and Young Lions, featuring a newly-installed natural grass turf.

I will not comment on whether Gavin Lee (pictured right) should be given the permanent role as Singapore national team head coach after he successfully guided the Lions to their first AFC Asian Cup qualification on merit on an interim basis.

Some time ago, I received some images of a few black-and-white photographs from a member of the family of the late Mr Foo Hee Jong, a defender who represented Singapore during the 1950s.

When ground sharing among Singapore Premier League (SPL) clubs started in 2019, there were mixed reactions from the fraternity.

To some fans, the uprooting of their favourite clubs from their allocated home ground was like “losing the sense of identity.”

For a large part of the first half, Singapore was literally swimming against the tide with the Indians dominating much of the possession.

More spaces needed to be created to move the ball forward, and we have to be reminded that this is not a rugby match!

I still have that distraught feeling after the blunder that allowed India to level the game at the closing stages of it.