MilkLife Kickers finished as runners-up in the Singa Cup 2026 Girls U14 category after collecting nine points, the same as Lion City Sailors, but losing on goal difference.

Singapore: MilkLife Kickers had to be satisfied with ending its progress in the Singa Cup 2026 Girls U14 category as runner-up. The Indonesian women’s soccer team was unable to compete with the host representative, Lion City Sailors, who won the title thanks to superior goal difference.

Lion City Sailors ended the competition with a goal difference of +32 after scoring 35 goals and conceding three times. Meanwhile, MilkLife Kickers recorded a goal difference of +24 with 26 goals scored and only conceded twice.

Lion City Sailors started to take over the top position after a landslide 9-0 win over Australian representatives, South Coast Baptist College, on Friday, November 6. These results make the competition for the title even more difficult for MilkLife Kickers.

MilkLife Kickers Had Leading the Standings

MilkLife Kickers started its work at Singa Cup 2026 with a big 13-0 win over South Coast Baptist College. However, they then had to admit Lion City Sailors’s superiority after narrowly losing 0-1 in the next match.

The team coached by Timo Scheunemann was able to recover by winning two consecutive wins. MilkLife Kickers beat Singapore’s representative, BMW, with a score of 8-0, then beat another Australian representative, Fremantle City FC, 5-1.

These two wins made MilkLife Kickers lead the standings on the second day of the match. However, Lion City Sailors’s big win over South Coast Baptist College saw the top spot shift into the hands of the home team.

MilkLife Kickers’ runner-up position was finally confirmed after Fremantle City FC beat South Coast Baptist College with a score of 3-1 on Saturday, November 7. These results also ensure that Lion City Sailors comes out as champion, while MilkLife Kickers takes second place.

Timo Scheunemann Prioritizes Player Development Process

MilkLife Kickers coach, Timo Scheunemann, emphasized that the final standings position is not the only measure of a team’s success in participating in Singa Cup 2026.

According to Timo, the experience of facing international competition should be a motivation for the players to continue practicing and improving their abilities.

When we talk about winning, everyone definitely wants to win. But for me what is more important is that after Singa Cup, the players are more motivated to continue to focus on training to raise their level.

Timo

He explained that MilkLife Kickers’ participation was also part of efforts to attract potential players who could be developed to strengthen the Indonesian national team in the future.

“We’ll just talk about the results on the field, because what we are actually doing here is to look for potential players to later develop so they can become the backbone of the national team. Hopefully they can continue to persevere in the process of improving their level of play,” he continued.

Timo previously also brought Indonesia Garuda Pertiwi to the runner-up position in the 2026 Srikandi Merdeka Cup.

Albianca Raula Values More Intense Competition

MilkLife Kickers striker, Albianca Raula, believes that Singa Cup 2026 will present more intense competition. Even though the team’s preparation time was relatively short, she felt an increase in the cohesiveness and chemistry between the players.

This year it is more intense in terms of play. Then as a team, I feel that this season is more unified in terms of play, their chemistry with each other is also connected. In fact, you could say that the preparations we underwent were short.

Albianca

Albianca said she was satisfied with the results achieved by MilkLife Kickers. She hopes that the experience of competing in Singapore can be a motivation to continue to improve the quality of the game.

“But, I am personally satisfied with the results we got at Singa Cup this year. The experience here has motivated me to train harder to become an even better player,” she said.

Singa Cup is an international age group football tournament held in Singapore since 2011. The 2026 edition takes place from 31 October to 7 November and is attended by 136 teams from 13 countries.

Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation together with MilkLife sent MilkLife Kickers to compete in the Girls U14 category. The players who strengthen the team are the results of the MilkLife Soccer Challenge All-Stars 2025/2026 selection.

Singa Cup 2026 Final Results Girls U14 Category

1. Champion: Lion City Sailors (Singapore)

2. Runner-up: MilkLife Kickers (Indonesia)

3. Third place: Fremantle City FC (Australia)

4. Fourth place: South Coast Baptist College (Australia)

Source: Medcom.id

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