Champions make a losing return

Champions Etoile FC lost their first match since the Hougang incident as they went down 1-2 to Courts Young Lions at Queenstown Stadium.

Fazli Ayob and Safuwan Baharudin scored for the Cubs while Kevin Lefranc reply for the French side.

In other matches, Hougang United won their matchup against the slumping Balestier Khlasa 4-2 while Geylang United won their third match in a row as they defeated Albirex Niigata (S) 1-0.

Carlos Delgado, Noor Ali and a brace from Jordan Webb did the job for Hougang with Balestier goals coming from their new recruit Mark Kevin McGough.

Vasile Ghindaru scored the winner for the Eagles from the spot. 

Courts Young Lions

Izwan Mahbud (GK), Afiq Yunos (Faris Ramli), Eddie Chang (Safirul Sulaiman), Irwan Shah, Safuwan Baharudin, Fazli Ayob (Ignatius Ang), Hafiz Abu Sujad, Zulfahmi Arifin, Hariss Harun (C), Nazrul Ahmad Nazar, Khairul Nizam

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Balestier Khalsa

Ahmadulhaq Che Omar (GK), Anaz Hadee, Lim Young Woo, Paul Cunningham (C), K Sathiaraj, Ishak Zainol (Ridhwan Osman), Armanizam Dolah, K Vikraman (Shamsurin Abd Rahman), Andrew Tan (Nurhilmi Jasni), Kim Young Kwang, Mark Kevin McGough 

Hougang United

Fadhil Salim (GK), Lau Meng Meng, Fumiya Kobayashi, Ratna Suffian (C), Azhar Sairudin (Fathi Yunus), Jordan Webb, Fazli Jaffar, Faizal Amir, Sobrie Mazelan (Noor Ali), Carlos Delgado, Emmeric Ong (Aqhari Abdullah) 

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Geylang United

Yazid Yasin (GK) (C), Sofiyan Abdul Hamid, Adrian Dhanaraj, Syed Fadhil, Vasile Ghindaru, Hassan Aziz (Sevki Sha'ban), Kim Jae Hong, Shah Hirul (Jonathan Xu), Syed Thaha (Fadli Kamis), Jung Hee Bong, Hafiz Rahim