MilkLife Kickers ended their campaign in second place in the Girls U14 category of Singa Cup 2026 after Lion City Sailors secured top spot with a 9-0 win over Australia’s South Coast Baptist College on Friday (6/11).

PERADABAN.ID – The result cost the Indonesian team the top position even though both teams collected nine points from three wins, as reported by Detik Sport. The extra nine goals put Lion City Sailors ahead on goal difference.

The Singapore team posted a goal difference of +32, with 35 goals scored and three conceded. MilkLife Kickers recorded +24 after scoring 26 goals and conceding only two throughout the group phase. The difference in goals scored decided the final positions of the two teams.

Before the last group-phase match, MilkLife Kickers had led the standings on day two. The team beat Singapore’s BMW 8-0 and defeated Fremantle City FC of Australia 5-1.

MilkLife Kickers coach Timo Scheunemann believes the experience of playing in an international tournament matters more as groundwork for the players’ development. The coach, who also led Indonesia Garuda Pertiwi to runner-up at the Srikandi Merdeka Cup 2026, hopes the players will work harder to improve.

When it comes to winning, everyone wants to win. But for me, what matters more is that after this Singa Cup the players are more motivated to keep focusing on training to raise their level.

Timo Scheunemann, MilkLife Kickers coach

Timo explained that the team’s participation was also part of the effort to find potential players for national football development. The players are expected to develop through a continuous training process.

Only then do we talk about results on the pitch, because what we are really doing here is looking for players with potential who can later be developed into the backbone of the national team. I hope they keep working diligently to raise their level of play.

Timo Scheunemann, MilkLife Kickers coach

From the players’ side, MilkLife Kickers striker Albianca Raula felt this year’s edition was more tightly contested. She also saw the team’s togetherness develop despite a relatively short preparation time.

This year the games were more intense. As a team, I feel this season we were more compact in how we played, and our chemistry with each other clicked, even though, you could say, our preparation was quite short.

Albianca Raula, MilkLife Kickers striker

Albianca said she was satisfied with the team’s achievement and is taking the international experience as a push to raise the quality of her play.

But personally I am satisfied with the result we achieved at Singa Cup this year. The experience here motivates me to train harder to become a better player.

Albianca Raula, MilkLife Kickers striker

Singa Cup is an international age-group football tournament held in Singapore since 2011. The 2026 edition featured 136 teams from 13 countries. MilkLife Kickers were sent by Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation together with MilkLife to take part in the Girls U14 category. The squad was selected through the MilkLife Soccer Challenge All-Stars 2025/2026.

Final standings, Singa Cup 2026 Girls U14:

• Champions: Lion City Sailors (Singapore)
• Runners-up: MilkLife Kickers (Indonesia)
• Third place: Fremantle City FC (Australia)
• Fourth place: South Coast Baptist College (Australia)

Source: Peradaban.id

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