Football Frenzy

After 4 rounds of competition in Matchday 1, we have witnessed several early surprises in the Premier League. Back-to-back defending champions of the past 2 years, MacPherson, got off to a disastrous start as they slumped to 4 straight defeats, ending the opening day holding the wooden spoon.

In a show of prowess after final day disappointments in the last 2 seasons, Bukit Merah is set to show the rest of the teams they won't be early season wonders and will not be slipping up that easily this year. They romped home 4 crushing defeats to their opponents, breaching their goalmouths 16 times in the process. Sembawang makes up the other promising title contenders as they also notched up 3 wins and a draw to finish Matchday 1 hot on the heels of leaders Bukit Merah, just 2 points behind.

Marine Parade, on the other hand, have assembled a reasonably strong squad this season as they strive to move away from the basement cellar of previous editions. They are certainly finding goals easy to come by and is the main reason why they are sitting comfortable in an unusually and unfamiliar 3rd place, just ahead of regular challengers, Geylang West on goal difference. Pin your hopes on the latter if you're looking at a possible new champion.

The trio of Bedok, Ang Mo Kio and Taman Jurong, too have made significant changes and additions to their squads and are mounting a strong challenge to fend off their stronger opponents, determined to end the season at the top half of the table. Ang Mo Kio, yet to register their first win, is fast gaining reputation as a draw specialist, which would not help them in the points tally. While Bedok is gaining momentum slowly with a decent 4 points from 4 games, they will have to step up their game on Matchday 2 if they want to stand any chance of being title contenders. Meanwhile, Taman Jurong, who have displayed none of the flamboyant style of play from the past 2 years, are finding it hard to find the back of the net and is also badly let down by its ultra leaky defence.

For more action, head on down to The Cage Indoor Football Stadium this Saturday, 11 July 2009 for more thrills and spills.

See you on Matchday 2!