Indonesia’s representative, MilkLife Kickers, finished their Girls U14 campaign at Singa Cup 2026 in second place.

LensaHukum.co.id – Indonesia’s representative, MilkLife Kickers, finished their Girls U14 campaign at Singa Cup 2026 in second place. The team coached by Timo Scheunemann had to give up the title to Lion City Sailors because of a difference in goalscoring, as reported from Kompas.

Although they did not top the standings, MilkLife Kickers posted a perfect record of three wins from three matches. The side, made up of players selected through the MilkLife Soccer Challenge All-Stars 2025-2026, collected nine points across the group phase.

Singa Cup is an international age-group football competition that has been held in Singapore since 2011. In the 2026 edition, the tournament featured 136 teams from 13 countries.

Tight contest between MilkLife Kickers and Lion City Sailors

The battle for top spot went down to the final match. MilkLife Kickers had been at the top of the standings after two convincing wins on the second day of the competition.

The first of those wins came against Singapore’s BMW, 8-0. MilkLife Kickers then collected another three points with a 5-1 victory over Fremantle City FC of Australia.

That lead did not last until the final standings were decided. Lion City Sailors turned the situation around after beating Australia’s South Coast Baptist College 9-0 on the afternoon of Friday, 6 November 2026.

That result gave Lion City Sailors three more points and lifted their goal tally. As a result, the hosts took over first place, which MilkLife Kickers had previously held.

The two sides had in fact both collected nine points after winning all of their group-phase matches. The difference in goals scored was what decided their final positions.

Lion City Sailors closed the competition with a goal difference of +32. They scored 35 goals and conceded only three times during the group phase.

MilkLife Kickers, for their part, scored 26 goals and conceded twice. That produced a goal difference of +24, so they had to settle for a place one rung below the Singapore side.

Focus on developing potential players

For Timo Scheunemann, MilkLife Kickers’ participation in this international competition was not solely oriented towards winning the title. Match experience was also an important part of the process of developing young players who have the potential to strengthen the national game.

The MilkLife Kickers U14 coach said the development of the players’ ability after the tournament was something that needed to be watched closely.

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

He also explained that the competition was a chance to find talent that can be developed through ongoing coaching.

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.

Timo Scheunemann

He also expressed his hope that the players would keep consistently raising their level through the training process.

I hope they keep working diligently to raise their level of play.

Timo Scheunemann, who has also led Indonesia Garuda Pertiwi to runner-up at the Srikandi Merdeka Cup 2026

International experience as a challenge for the players

From the players’ perspective, the competition at Singa Cup 2026 also gave the MilkLife Kickers squad an experience of its own. The team’s striker, Albianca Raula, felt the level of competition in the tournament was more intense than in her previous experience.

The runners-up finish showed that MilkLife Kickers were able to compete with the international field. With three wins and nine points, the Indonesian team completed the group phase with a positive record, even though goal difference made Lion City Sailors the group winners.

Source: Lensa Hukum

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