Sunday, March 24, 2013

Jaguars return back to winning way

After a brilliant start to the season scoring 9 goals and winning full points against Balestier Khalsa and Warriors FC, Tanjong Pagar United then slumped to score only one and win only 1 point from their next two - Harimau Muda and Home United.

Now they have got their season back on track with a hard-fought 3-2 win against Hougang United.

The Cheetahs had taken the lead twice from Robert Eziakor and Hasree Zais against the Jaguars who showed their weakness in defence.

Both times the Jaguars could not deal with the Cheetahs physical play and heading prowess.

At the same time, the Jaguars showed the strength and why they scored 9 goals in their first two matches as they hit back both times and then go on to grab all 3 points. In term of attack, the Jaguars can rival any of the best attacking team in the league as Hafiz and then Frenchman Ismael Benahmed - two goals - grabbed their chances.

The Jaguars go up to third in the table.

In other matches, Albirex Niigata (S) and Tampines Rovers remain perfect teams in the S-league as they won their fifth and fourth match respectively in a row.

Albirex Niigata (S) defeated Courts Young Lions 1-0 with the winner from Kazuki Sakamoto. Tampines also won their match 1-0 with a goal from Khariul Amri.

Warriors FC
Hyrulnizam Juma'at (GK), Abdil Qaiyyim, Ruzaini Zainal, Marin Vidosevic, Daniel Bennett (C), Sufian Anuar, Tatsuro Inui, Shimpei Sakurada, Prakash Manikam (Erwan Gunawan 69'), Shi Jiayi, Mislav Karoglan

Tampines Rovers
Sasa Dreven (GK), Jufri Taha, Kunihiro Yamashita, Seiji Kaneko, Shaiful Esah, Imran Sahib, Mustafic Fahrudin (C), Shahdan Sulaiman (Martin Wagner 79'), Khairul Amri (Aleksandar Duric 74'), Ismadi Mukhtar (Ahmed Fahmie 84'), Sead Hadzibulic  

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Courts Young Lions
Rudy Khairullah (GK), Al-Qaasimy Rahman (C), Sheikh Abdul Hadi, Tajeli Salamat, Eddie Chang, Shamil Sharif, Nur Ridho, Sherif El-Masri, Ignatius Ang (Farhan Rahmat 45'), Fareez Farhan (Faiz Salleh 82'), Sufianto Salleh

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Hougang United
Fadhil Salim (GK) (C), Jeremy Chiang, Hasree Zais, Syaqir Sulaiman, Fazly Hasan, Faizal Amir (Nurhilmi Jasni 87'), Thomas Beattie, Azhar Sairudin, Liam Shotton (Fairoz Hasan 68'), Robert Eziakor, Jerome Baker (Sobrie Mazelan 76')

Tanjong Pagar United
Aurelien Herisson (GK), Ahmad Latiff, Walid Lounis (C), Zahid Ahmad, Azhar Ahmad, Hafiz Nor (K. Vikraman 90'), Sazali Salleh, Kamel Ramdani, Asraf Rashid, Ismael Benahmed, Monsef Zerka

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