Do u think Lion City Sailors can defend their 3-goal lead to eliminate J-League powerhouse Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Jln Besar next week?

[Scrabby]

Possible??

 

[batdow]

park bus for 90 mins!

 

[Scrabby]

This team currently has the BEST defence in J-League.

Go go Sailors!!!!!

 

[alvincy]

Never like Izwan the goalkeeper, zero confidence face and always blame his own teammates. Don't play Izwan, Anu and Hariss and to play for a 0-0 maybe got chance.

 

[Scrabby]

Lion City Sailors awarded 3-0 first-leg quarter-final win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima in Asian Champions League 2​

UPDATED MAR 08, 2025, 08:57 PM


SINGAPORE – From a near impossible mission of clawing back a five-goal deficit, the Lion City Sailors will now have a three-goal advantage heading into the second-leg quarter-final match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the Asian Champions League (ACL) Two.

On March 8, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) disciplinary and ethics committee confirmed that the Japan J1 League side had fielded an ineligible player in their 6-1 first-leg victory at the Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima stadium on March 5.

In a statement on its website, the Asian football governing body noted that Sanfrecce had fielded Valere Germain “in the match even though he was suspended”.

The French forward, who came on as a substitute in the 69th minute and scored their fifth goal five minutes later, was supposed to be serving a three-match ban.

As a result, the match will be forfeited and Singapore Premier League leaders Sailors will be awarded a 3-0 win instead. The second leg will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium on March 12.

In addition, the Japanese team have been fined US$1,000 (S$1,330) and will not receive half of their US$160,000 quarter-final participation fee.

The Sailors declined comment and told The Sunday Times that coach Aleksandar Rankovic and skipper Hariss Harun would speak at the pre-match press conference on March 11 instead. ST has also contacted Sanfrecce for comment.


Germain joined Sanfrecce from Australia’s Macarthur FC on Feb 27, but had incurred a suspension and a US$1,000 fine after getting involved in a post-match fracas after his former team’s 3-2 loss to Central Coast Mariners in the Asean Zonal final of the AFC Cup, the ACL2’s predecessor.

On its website, the AFC then deemed that the Frenchman had “slapped a player from the opponent team” and brought the game into disrepute.

It was also stated that “the three-match suspensions shall be carried over” in accordance with the AFC disciplinary and ethics code.

With the ruling, the Sailors have revived their chances of advancing to the semi-finals and matching the best performance of any Singaporean side in Asia’s second-tier continental cup competition. If they reach the final four, they will pocket another US$240,000.

Though the ruling will also chalk off Shawal Anuar’s eighth goal of the tournament, which sets him back in the top scorer race currently led by Shabab Al Ahli’s Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun.

The Sailors have had a creditable maiden ACL2 season.

Before being outclassed by Sanfrecce, Aleksandar Rankovic’s side topped Group F ahead of Thailand’s Port FC, China’s Zhejiang FC and Indonesia’s Persib Bandung, before they swept aside Thai team Muangthong United 7-2 on aggregate in the round of 16. They are the only South-east Asian side left in the tournament.

 

[Atilas]

It was possible until TS had spoken.

 

[Scrabby]

 

[Scrabby]

It was possible until TS had spoken.

We have Maxime Lestienne

 

[Scrabby]

 

[deathan9el]

was wondering why ts said defend a three goal lead
thot me had read days ago how SF had beaten them to a pulp

not even aware of the match forfeit

 

[buttbERry]

jin satki turn of events

 

[Scrabby]

 

[StoicGuy]

Irony.
Sanfrecce means three arrows...

 

[Kiwi8]

Possible??

It is possible but u might Scrabby-jinx it.

 

[Shion]

if scrabby say yes means yes !

 

[jerichoo]

easy 5-0 win

not sure wtf is the hooray about

mods pls close thread

 

[acidcrash]

LCS 2nd leg 6-3-1 formation and play long ball.

 

[Kiwi8]

was wondering why ts said defend a three goal lead
thot me had read days ago how SF had beaten them to a pulp

not even aware of the match forfeit

Kinda cock of the rival club indeed. This is an elementary mistake that should have been avoided.

 

[StoicGuy]

LCS 1-1 sanfrecce

And sanfrecce down to 10 men.

Once qualified for semi means guaranteed USD780k in prize money

If add another USD2.5 million as winner or USD1 million as runner.

Quite good money considering this is only the second tier competition...

 

[TUV2008]

Less than 10 min for Hiroshima to score 3 goals to go into extra time