MilkLife Kickers finished runners-up in the Singa Cup 2026 Girls U14 category, level on nine points with champions Lion City Sailors but behind the hosts on goal difference.

Harianjogja.com, SINGAPORE – MilkLife Kickers had to settle for runners-up at Singa Cup 2026 in the Girls U14 category. Although they ended the competition with three wins and nine points, the Indonesian team could not hold on to top spot after losing on goal difference to the hosts’ representatives, Lion City Sailors.

That was confirmed after Lion City Sailors won 9-0 against South Coast Baptist College of Australia on Friday (6 November 2026). The result gave the Singapore side nine points and the better goal difference.

MilkLife Kickers had led the standings after an impressive day two. Timo Scheunemann’s side won 8-0 against Singapore’s BMW, then beat Fremantle City FC of Australia 5-1.

Those two wins completed MilkLife Kickers’ three wins in the group phase. But nine points, the same as Lion City Sailors, were not enough to make the Indonesian team champions.

Lion City Sailors ended the competition with a goal difference of +32, having scored 35 goals and conceded only three. MilkLife Kickers recorded +24, with 26 goals scored and two conceded.

MilkLife Kickers coach Timo Scheunemann said the position in the standings is not the only focus of the team’s participation at Singa Cup 2026. He hoped the experience of playing in international competition would push the players to keep improving.

Timo said the tournament was also a chance to see the potential of players who can be developed as part of the preparation for building the strength of the national team in future.

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 training with focus to raise their level. Only then do we talk about results on the pitch, because what we are really doing here is looking for players with potential to develop later so they can become the backbone of the national team. Hopefully they can keep working diligently to raise their level of play.

Timo Scheunemann, MilkLife Kickers coach

MilkLife Kickers forward Albianca Raula also said Singa Cup 2026 gave the team valuable experience. She said the competition this year felt more intense, but the players were able to build cohesion despite a relatively short preparation time.

This year the games were more intense. As a team, I feel this season we were more together in our play, and the chemistry between us clicked. Even though our preparation was fairly short. Personally I’m satisfied with the result we got at Singa Cup this year. The experience here motivates me to train harder to become an even better player.

Albianca Raula, MilkLife Kickers forward

Singa Cup is an international age-group football tournament held in Singapore since 2011. The 2026 edition of the competition features 136 teams from 13 countries.

Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation and MilkLife sent MilkLife Kickers to compete in the Girls U14 category. The players in the team were selected from the MilkLife Soccer Challenge All-Stars 2025/2026 season.

In the final standings of the Girls U14 category, Lion City Sailors finished first, followed by MilkLife Kickers in second. Fremantle City FC were third and South Coast Baptist College fourth.

Source: Harian Jogja

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