Match Report
2 points and 7 places separated them: Céres 6th with 12, Tampines Rovers 13th with 10. Scoring rates set the scale: Céres 2 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Tampines Rovers 1.67 and 1, with the league averaging 1.48.
Céres arrived off five straight defeats. Tampines Rovers had not lost in 5 games. Céres had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Tampines Rovers, 11.
Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. On the scoreboard, Céres led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.