Match Report
Level on 13 points, Lion City Sailors FC (2nd) and Ceres Philippines (1st) met as equals in the table. On recent form Ceres Philippines sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Lion City Sailors FC were scoring 2.5 and conceding 1, Ceres Philippines 2.83 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.73 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Lion City Sailors FC, winners of their last three. Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Ceres Philippines, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The match was played at Jalan Besar Stadium (capacity 55,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Lion City Sailors FC: S. Hamzah (62'), U. Song (74')
Key stats
Possession: Lion City Sailors FC 39% · Ceres Philippines 61% · Total shots: 11-10 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 4-8