MilkLife Strikers, Indonesia’s Girls U12 team, opened their Singa Cup 2026 campaign in Singapore with a 6-1 win over hosts Lion City Sailors.

• MilkLife Strikers opened Singa Cup 2026 with a 6-1 win over Lion City Sailors in Singapore.
• Ika Wonda performed impressively by scoring a hat-trick, while other players also contributed goals for Indonesia’s victory.
• This victory is valuable capital as well as a benchmark for developing Indonesian women’s football in the U-12 category.

Jakarta, IDN Times – The MilkLife Strikers team started Singa Cup 2026 with sweet results. This squad of Indonesian little heroines successfully crushed the host representatives, Lion City Sailors, with a landslide score of 6-1 at The Rainforest Hub, Singapore, Sunday (1 November 2026).

This big victory was marked by the impressive performance of the striker from SD Kristen Manahan Surakarta, Ika Wonda, who successfully recorded a hat-trick. These positive results are valuable capital in the round-robin league system in the U-12 category.

• 1. Play smartly and take advantage of your opponent’s gaps. The match was actually quite tight. Lion City Sailors immediately launched high pressure on the MilkLife Strikers defense line, but the Indonesian players’ ingenuity in controlling the tempo through short passes succeeded in reducing the opponent’s aggressiveness. The home side’s back line being careless due to high pressure was exploited perfectly through Locita Waranggani’s quick goal in the 3rd minute. This goal released the tension which triggered the next wave of goals from Keyla Azzahra’s header and Nadia Shakila’s penalty. Ika Wonda then completed the host’s misery by scoring two quick goals in just one minute. One additional goal from Ika in the second half successfully closed the match with a convincing score of 6-1.
• 2. Jacksen F. Tiago is satisfied with the team mentality. Coach Jacksen F. Tiago smiled broadly at the performance shown by his team’s children. The former Persipura Jayapura coach appreciated their courage and fighting power. “I’m happy that the players were able to overcome their nervousness on the first day. Even the slightest opportunity must be maximized, and that’s what they did today,” said Jacksen after the match. Jacksen also highlighted the team harmony that developed beautifully during the training camp. Togetherness is what makes the players able to play solidly.
• 3. Becomes a benchmark for youth development. MilkLife Soccer Challenge Program Director, Teddy Tjahjono, called this victory good news for the future of Indonesian women’s football. Teddy believes that Singa Cup is the right arena to measure the extent of the results of youth development at the grassroots level. “We try to give the best players the opportunity to directly test the quality of opponents from various countries,” said Teddy. Due to this victory, MilkLife Strikers temporarily topped the standings with the Malaysian representative, Selangor FC Academy A. The Nepalese representative, Rato Bangala School, was the next test for the Red and White representative.

Source: IDN Times

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